Water main breaks on Washington and Grant Saturday

Water mains on Washington and Grant avenues broke repeatedly this weekend, despite repairs, although at press time Monday both water mains were repaired and working.

“We’re hoping it holds right now,” Havre Public Works Director Dave Peterson said this morning. “They put in close to 100 feet of pipes into the breaks they had on Washington and Grant on the 1200 Block. They finished about 5 p.m. last night on the one on Washington.”

“But they’re just fixes, it’s not replacement,” Peterson said. “The system needs to start replacing the pipe, not just fixing it.

“It’s...