Wichita conducting further testing on pipe that failed leading to pressure loss and boil advisory

The city of Wichita said that they are conducting further testing on a 42-inch pipe that led to a failure and loss of pressure last week. The city was put under a boil advisory from Thursday afternoon to early Saturday morning before it was lifted by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. During a press conference, Alan King, Wichita’s director of Public Works & Utilities, said the pipe had been replaced and the hole backfilled. However, the line hasn’t been put back into service. “The repaired section of pipe will be pressure tested, and we will put it at a very high pressure to see if it is able to hold,” said King.
Source: KSN-TV