City of Tucson to pay $990,000 to Union Pacific over waterline break that flooded its rail yard

(Source: Associated Press, January 9, 2013)

TUCSON, Ariz. — The Tucson City Council has approved a $990,000 settlement to Union Pacific Railroad after a city employee improperly marked a waterline location. It resolves a lawsuit Union Pacific filed after the 2010 waterline break that dumped nearly 11 million gallons of water into its rail yard in Tucson.

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