Water line burst in Tracyton, WA

The likely causes here

Damage from digging: a fence post, a tree stake, a landscaper's shovel, an excavator that didn't have the private line marked. In Tracyton that usually means lines running uphill from the beach road near Riddell Road, and the ground, seeps and springs in the Dyes Inlet bluff, decides how far the water travels before you see it.

The second thing we rule in or out is ground movement. Clay on Bainbridge and the bluffs shifts rigid pipe until a joint lets go. It's common enough on sloped waterfront lots on the inlet that we never skip it.

Finally, a freeze. A shallow or exposed line that froze and split, leaking when it thawed. Worth five minutes before anyone digs dense hardpan on the plateau.

What to check first

Silverdale Water District serves most of it, which means a meter at the road and a quick handoff.

What you can check yourself on bluff parcels with natural seeps: keep everyone off the wet ground. Don't dig. If you get that far, we'll pick it up from there with mini excavator on the and tripod work lights for.

The fix in Tracyton

In Tracyton the work that follows the diagnosis is emergency water line repair, and it runs in order: excavate, locate the break, secure and pump. Galvanized on the older waterfront cabins in clay with groundwater along Tracyton Beach Road sets the pace on mid-size lots on the Tracyton Boulevard grid; the sequence doesn't change.

Our Tracyton coverage for water line burst runs Dyes Inlet, the boat launch, Olympic High School, Tracyton Boulevard and everything between. We're based in Central Kitsap, minutes from our base, with mini excavator on the and pumps on the truck.