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California Water Service responds to 300 to 400 leaks like this every year, but the company says in the 2024 infrastructure improvement plan, they’re focusing on maintenance and upgrades to keep these spills from hitting your neighborhood.
A water leak in front of your house is not what you expect to welcome you home from vacation, but that’s what happened to Kelly Hargraves.
“I was out of town. I came back, and it was a huge flood, and I made the phone call,” Hargraves said.
Hargraves says she called Cal Water who responded to the leak in less than 48 hours.