An analysis of city utility data by NBC 7's news partners at inewsource shows in the last three and half years, asbestos cement pipes accounted for three out of every five breaks in the city of San Diego.
Through the California Public Records Act, inewsource requested data from the city showing where water mains are breaking. Joe Yerardi with inewsource analyzed the data to find out how often pipes are breaking, where they are breaking and how much it is costing the city.
For years the city has been working on replacing cast-iron pipes. While those projects continue, a consultant recently completed a condition assessment of the city's 2,200 miles of asbestos cement mains.
Click here to read more about what Yerardi found and click the photo below to see an interactive map of where the water main breaks are in San Diego.
