Quote Originally Posted by wombat2u2004 View Post

Eight million gallons an hour is a lot of water.
It must be fairly gushing out.

I noticed in the article that the joint was held together
by a metal collar over a rubber sleeve ????
Perhaps the rubber perished ???
That's the Million Gallon Question!
As for "the gushing" ... that's a bit of an understatement!

They have to go look for the pieces & parts of the failed joint - those pieces
washed into the River during the "gusher" and need to be recovered.

The basic joint design - a metal collar over a rubber sleeve and seal - is a
very common type of waterpipe joint that is used in modern water systems.