20 ft. deep water break drains Ingram Water Tower last night of freezing temps

Crews worked from 11 pm on Saturday night to 3:30 am Monday morning on the water line break outside of Devine between the well and town. A contractor used this excavator to find the break 20 feet deep on CR 664. The Ingram Water Tower near the golf course drained quickly. Eventually the lines were rerouted and water restored. Temperatures were in the 20s that night. Courtesy Photo

By Kathleen Calame
Publisher, The Devine News
The City of Devine suffered a 12 inch water main break approximately 20 feet deep in the early morning hours around 11:30 pm Saturday night, January 31, 2026 which left the Ingram Water Tower empty and homes without water for about 15 hours in the golf course/Colonial Oaks area. Heavy equipment and contractors had to be called in to help since the break was so deep.
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