03/18/2026
Please see the update regarding the water system. Thank you to our Public Works and Emergency Management teams for their efforts throughout this process.
Water Repair Timeline Extended:
Crews continue working to restore water service across the City of Marshall following the major main break yesterday in the 1600 Block of Spring Street.
Marshall Fire Chief and Emergency Management Director David Rainwater says crews have been working through the night to get the situation under control.
“We are just so thankful for our crews and how hard they’ve been working; we’ve had our public works crews out there working side by side with contractors, trying to get this leak stopped and this patch in place,” he said.
Rainwater says a patch was installed overnight, but issues remain due to the condition of the pipe.
“They were able to get the patch welded into place overnight. However, because of the age of this pipe, the patch isn’t sealing fully, so we still have some leaks.”
He says crews are continuing to work through those issues while testing the system.
“They are trying to work through that; they’ve actually worked on pressurizing the system slightly so that they can try to identify if it’s something that we can continue to work on.”
As a backup plan, a secondary repair method is being considered.
“We’ve also put in place a secondary plan. We have a clamp, which is more the traditional method that we would repair these things with, or, at least do a temporary repair; that’s being brought to the site, to wrap over this portion of the pipe and seal it, so that we can try to get pressure restored to the city, while we make a more permanent repair.”
Despite the challenges, Rainwater says he thinks water will be restored today.
“So, we do still anticipate that we’ll have water back on, hopefully today. Obviously, we’re at the mercy of what this repair will do, but we are pretty confident we should have water back on today,” he said.
In the meantime, water distribution is planned for residents.
“We are planning to distribute water at some point in time this morning to the citizens, until we run out again. We are receiving another delivery from the state, to take care of that.”
Rainwater says crews are continuing to push forward as quickly as possible.
“It’s just, it’s a process we’ll just have to continue to work through, but those crews have worked very, very hard, and despite our best efforts, we’re still trying to figure out how we can get the system sealed up and pressurized up.”
“We love our citizens, and we’re doing the best we can. Like I said, we understand the inconvenience that it creates, but, we’re working on it as fast as we can go,” said Rainwater.
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