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AGAWAM POLICE SAY A BREAK IN A
BIG WATER SUPPLY LINE IN AGAWAM
WILL LIKELY BE A "LONG TERM
FIX." THE SPRINGFIELD WATER
WORKS SUPPLY LINE BURST NEAR
EAST VIEW DRIVE IN FEEDING HILLS
THIS AFTERNOON, REDUCING WATER
PRESSURE AND DISCOLORING
DRINKING WATER ACROSS TOWN AND
ACROSS THE RIVER IN SPRINGFIELD.
THERE WAS SO MUCH PRESSURE,
NEIGHBORS REPORTED FEELING THE
GROUND SHAKE AND A LOUD ROAR
FROM THE ERUPTING WATER.
"I BEEN TO NIAGARA FALLS AND IT
REMINDED MO OF THAT RIGHT OFF.
THE THUNDER AND THE POWER OF THE
WATER."
"IT'S AMAZING WITH THE SIZE OF
THAT PIPE THERE'S SO MUCH
PRESSURE; SO MUCH WATER CAN COME
OUT. AND LUCKILY IT WAS HEADING
IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, NOT
THIS WAY."
THE OVERFLOW FROM THE RUPTURED
PIPE CREATED A TEMPORARY RUSHING
RIVER. AGAWAM POLICE LT. EDWARD
MAGOVERN TOLD 22NEWS THAT THE
AGAWAM DPW DIVERTED WATER TO
RESTORE SERVICE TO AGAWAM
RESIDENTS, BUT THE SPRINGFIELD
WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT WILL
HAVE TO ADDRESS THE BROKEN
SUPPLY LINE IN THE COMING DAYS.
SEVERAL SPRINGFIED, RESIDENTS