Recycled water line ruptures near Fallbrook High; FPUD working on repairs

Crews were working to fix a ruptured water line that flooded part of a Fallbrook roadway for a short time Wednesday.

The Fallbrook Public Utility District was alerted to the leak around 5 a.m. when someone called the utility’s after-hours phone service to report water running across South Mission Road near Winterhaven Road, district spokesperson Noelle Denke said.

Crews arrived shortly thereafter and determined a 16-inch piece of pipe on a recycled water line had ruptured.

Service was shut off to 16 recycled water customers in the area, including Fallbrook High School and nearby nurseries, Den...