Giant pipe break in Eimsbüttel: Water march-but only for a short time!
Giant pipe break in Eimsbüttel: Water march-but only for a short time!
Hellkamp, 20144 Hamburg, Deutschland - On Tuesday at around 5 p.m., Hellkamp in Eimsbüttel, which left several households without water. House numbers 1 to 13 in Hellkamp as well as 1 to 6 in Rombergstrasse and 46 in Sillemstrasse were affected. Without further ado, Hamburg water provided water a trolley to maintain the drinking water supply. In the evening the water supply could be restored.
The missed pipe dates from 1911 and was to be replaced on Wednesday, the day after the incident. Due to the urgency of the incident, however, the plans were preferred and the exchange work started promptly. According to press spokeswoman Natalia Möbius, such pipe breaks in the Hamburg drinking water network with a length of around 5,300 kilometers are not uncommon. Possible causes can be age -related corrosion, construction work or vibrations from road traffic and winter weather conditions. In the case of the pipe break in Hellkamp, however, the exact cause is unclear.
previous incidents and great damage
Numerous road sections, including Heußweg and the Quickbornstrasse, were converted as a result. The repair work finally 시작 ten on Monday, and the duration of the work remained uncertain. These incidents throw a light on the challenges with which the water suppliers are faced.
The big challenges for water suppliers
The maintenance of the water pipes is increasingly becoming a challenge. In Hamburg are often over 100 years old, and the infrastructure alone includes countless components that can be potentially leaked. Despite year after year after increasing investments in water and sewage infrastructure, the identification of leaks is a major task. This leads to water loss and can cause consequential damage.
Last year, drinking water consumption in Hamburg was 114 million cubic meters, which corresponds to around 312,000 cubic meters a day. However, the number of pipe breaks has reduced significantly over time - from 1,000 per year 20 years ago to around 360 in 2017. Larger leaks are quickly visible, while smaller ones often remain undetected. Treaty solutions such as acoustic inspection systems are tested to locate the leakage and minimize the resulting repair costs.
The latest incidents also lead to increased awareness of the need to modernize the infrastructure and continuously monitor. However, the challenges remain, and the citizens will continue to feel direct effects on their water supply.
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