<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"Emergency repairs are underway on Milwaukee's fractured water system.Workers paved the road that had been torn apart for weeks as crews worked to plug two holes in a massive intake pipe feeding water from Lake Michigan to the Howard Avenue pumping station.VIDEO:\u00A0Emergency repairs underway on Milwaukee's water systemBut the fix wasn't enough. An inspection of the pipe uncovered more flaws, forcing the city to act.\"We have now decided that we are going to do a major repair of that pipe. We are going to do it on an expedited basis,\" Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said.Between now and July 3, a carbon liner will be placed through 250-feet of that 6-foot diameter pipe, to prevent more leaks from shutting down the system, and that's just the beginning.\"Then we're also going to identify each welded joint and add another layer of carbon to what we would expect is the weakest points in that pipe,\" Milwaukee Department of Public Works Commissioner Ghassan Korban said.Lights were being brought in because this time the work is going to go on around the clock. City leaders said that's essential in meeting this July 3rd deadline.Keeping one of the two water plants off-line when water usage increases in July could trigger more water main breaks. July 3 is the start of that peak water usage season.\"We're hoping by July 3 we're going to have a much more secure system,\" Korban said.The emergency fix is expected to cost about $2 million.\u00A0"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.wisn.com/article/emergency-repairs-underway-on-milwaukee-s-water-system/6321866>