One year after 7 On Your Side covered the story, legislation seeks to hold utilities responsible for leaks that homeowners were once forced to pay for. A year ago Thursday, 7 On Your Side set out to solve a mystery of what was causing underground water pipes to suddenly spring leaks.
Those leaks caused flooding and cost homeowners tens of thousands of dollars in repairs in several Queens neighborhoods.
The investigation blames utility companies and now a bill is headed to Albany to force utilities to pay for the damages.
Homeowners applauded Sen. John Liu's bill which aims to hold public utilities responsible for sewage and water pipe repairs when it's been found the utility is causing the damage.
It's been a long fight to prove what Queens residents long suspected and first showed 7 On Your Side one year ago.
It's called electrolysis -- stray electric current corroding copper pipes that should last a lifetime in just months.
7 On Your Side called an expert to explain the problem last July.
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