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Mountain View tries ‘pipeline pigging’ to restore clean water near Cuesta Park
With nearly two dozen homes in Mountain View’s Cuesta Park neighborhood still without safe drinking water after a city contractor inadvertently contaminated a water main last month, the city is now performing “mechanical pipeline cleaning” to remove any harmful bacteria.

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According to Mountain View Voice’s source item, Mountain View tries ‘pipeline pigging’ to restore clean water near Cuesta Park, With nearly two dozen homes in Mountain View’s Cuesta Park neighborhood still without safe drinking water after a city contractor inadvertently contaminated a water main last month, the city is now performing “mechanical pipeline cleaning” to remove any harmful bacteria.
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- Mountain View tries ‘pipeline pigging’ to restore clean water near Cuesta ParkMountain View Voice - 2026-05-14T21:08:06+00:00
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