Burst water mains

Burst water mains plague South Australia : "The opposition said the SA Government should be embarrassed over how many mains had burst in the last few months, especially when water restrictions were tougher than ever."
Well, yes, it is annoying when we are on restrictions and the mains are bursting. But an increase of 40%? That's even more worrying.It's not just an Adelaide problem. It has been happening interstate as well. All of a sudden we are water fixated. They say drought and heat are the problem. Like we've never had drought and heat before? 214 burst or leaking mains in a month. It seems really very odd, so I think we need to get to the bottom of this. Our water is beng wasted but I cannot believe our mains are that useless when we have been there, done that and we have rarely had burst mains. It has been a real rarity and all of a sudden...bang goes another one. This is sheer and utter nonsense and it needs to be looked into carefully. We are going to have to start Water Watch. I want to see a map with the burst mains. I want to know how this compares to elsewhere. I had a problem in my last house when we had heavy rains and the pressure was on the pipes because they were not at the correct depth. When it rained heavily the water came through 4 houses and overflowed through the toilets...because water goes downhill. No, the experts need to get onto this. I look forward to hearing the news.