[publius911]

Actually, from what I've heard, conserving water is what causes the pipes to break because it changes the pressure in them.

Dang it!
They went and changed the ages old physical laws of hydraulics since I retired!

I better look that up, it must be amazing.

[dragnet2]

That information probably came from the LADWP official, Lou Flung Poo.

Spokeman Flung Poo said consumers cut back on their water usage so much, the pipe just went limp and collapsed on itself.