A water main break on Michigan Avenue left about 100 Santa Monica households without service on Sunday, Aug. 30, as city crews worked to isolate the damaged pipe and restore flow.

Residents along the street reported taps running dry after the line failed Sunday afternoon, according to the Santa Monica Observer. Santa Monica Public Works crews on scene said their priority was shutting off the broken section, completing repairs and returning pressurized service after flushing and testing.

As of Sunday evening, the city had not issued a public statement about the break. No timeline for restoring service was available. Residents were advised to watch for updates on any boil-water notice if pressure dropped long enough to risk contamination.

The pipe's age is unknown.

The break follows a string of aging-pipe failures across Los Angeles County this summer. In July, a riveted steel trunk line dating to 1916 ruptured under Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, spilling 17 million gallons and closing the road for at least several days, the Los Angeles Times reported. A second leak followed days later on Santa Monica Boulevard. A separate line at the Santa Monica Pier also leaked earlier in August after construction work.

The Santa Monica City Council adopted a two-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) on June 23 that allocates $109.8 million in the current fiscal year and $116.6 million the following year across 77 projects, according to a city announcement of the proposed budget. The CIP funds both underground infrastructure and surface projects including paving, sidewalks and protected bike lanes.

"Three years ago, we had $456 million in deferred capital projects and a General Fund that couldn't keep up," Mayor Caroline Torosis said in the June 5 budget announcement. "Now we are turning the page."

Residents without water can report outages through Santa Monica's service request system or contact Public Works directly.