Question

can a faulty sewer line cause water-brone diseases in the area

Answer 1

Faulty sewer lines can cause deadly effects upon human being by increasing the risk of water borne disease. ... Other water borne disease may be caused by exposure of water from sewer to the surface by either blockage or broken sewer line, which increases problems with water borne viral and protozoan disease.

Answer 2

Generally, sewer lines and drinking water lines are laid under ground side by side. Faulty sewer lines can cause deadly effects upon human being by increasing the risk of water borne disease. One of the most common ways this happens is by mixing of drinking and waste water which increases the risk of contracting cholera. Other water borne disease may be caused by exposure of water from sewer to the surface by either blockage or broken sewer line, which increases problems with water borne viral and protozoan disease.