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Water Utility Promises Reimbursement for Damage Caused by Pipeline Break
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission says it intends to reimburse residents for damage to cars and homes caused by a water line break Friday, but stopped short of taking responsibility.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission hasn't taken responsibility for the broken water main that sent 100 feet of water streaming into the air for three hours the day after Thanksgiving, but a PUC water system manager told the San Mateo County Times that the utility would "make whole" the damage caused by at least a million gallons of flooding water.
, damaging at least seven homes and flooding cars. Homes were evacuated and water continued to flood until fire officials turned off the valve at 12:45 p.m.
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David Briggs, a San Francisco Public Utilities Commission water system manager, said a report about what caused the break would become public tomorrow or Thursday. Until then, he said the PUC can't know what caused it, but cited possible faulty materials or worksmanship to the San Mateo County Times.
The PUC is still calculating the total cost of the damage it says it will reimburse.
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