The LA Times recently published a story on the repairing and replacing hundreds of miles of pipeline, including some that are 100 years old.
L.A.’s perilous game of water pipeline triage
With money scarce, repairs occur only in areas considered most likely to break next.
By Hannah Fry
The Los Angeles water system is so old — and money for replacements is exceedingly scarce — that officials are left playing a dangerous game of triage.
They know huge swaths of the system are in desperate need of replacement. But with limited time and money, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has no choice but to focus on the lines it believes are most likely to blow.