Marlin, Texas Water Crisis: Decade-Long Nightmare For Residents

Marlin, Texas has been experiencing an ongoing nightmare of water issues that date back almost a full decade, and it continues to cause schools and other businesses to close, sometimes without hardly any notice.

After nearly a decade with millions and millions spent, residents are well past the threshold for frustration and many are asking where the money has gone, and what was it used for if not to fix the problem?

Ongoing Nightmare Now Causing State Of Emergency For Texas City

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According to this KCEN article, they have been tracking the seemingly never ending water crisis since 2016, and are consistently seeing school called off because of a lack of reliable water.

Other essential services are also frequently interrupted, and heaven forbid a natural disaster happens that would cripple the city substantially. A lack of access to clean water can also be a major factor in the spreading of disease.

Why are the water problems in Marlin taking so long to fix?

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That has turned into the $10 to $13 million plus dollar question because residents are all wondering where all the money has gone, and why has it taken over five years to fix a problem since that money was granted?

At the time of this article, Marlin has also applied for more water funding for next year, and according to the Texas Water Development Board, none of the previous projects have been completed.