Effective Saturday, May 16, 2026, the City of Breckenridge has rescinded the boil water notice that was issued on Wednesday, May 13, for the southeastern quadrant of Breckenridge due to a damaged water line.
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After initial repairs were made to a water line break in southeast Breckenridge on Wednesday night, May 13, the City of Breckenridge has turned off water to the area again today, Thursday, May 14, to repair a leak in an old pipe adjacent to the one that was hit by a fiber-optics company.
Breckenridge City Manager Cynthia Northrop said in a phone call with the Breckenridge Texan this afternoon, May 13, that city crews have isolated the leak and stopped the flow of water from the broken water line at the intersection of South Jackson Street and East Hullum.
City of Breckenridge crews have been on the scene of a damaged water line on South Jackson Street this morning, Wednesday, May 13.
Election Day for the Breckenridge City Commission and Breckenridge school board, as well as the Fort Griffin Special Utility District board will be Saturday, May 2.
City of Breckenridge employees are at the site of a recent sewage discharge into Gunsolus Creek today, working under a TCEQ plan to clean up the sludge that has settled to the bottom of the creek following last week’s discharge.
Breckenridge City Manager Cynthia Northrop has been named as one of the three finalists for the City of Marshall’s city manager position.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has launched an investigation into the discharge of partially treated sewage from the City of Breckenridge Wastewater Treatment Plant into Gunsolus Creek on Friday night, April 24, but the safety of the water in the area has not been confirmed by any of the agencies that typically handle such situations.
A clog at the City of Breckenridge’s wastewater treatment plant has led to a discharge of partially treated sewage into Gunsolus Creek just north of Breckenridge.
Local registered voters will have a chance to elect their government representatives for the school district, city commission and Fort Griffin Special Utility District, beginning with Early Voting this week and wrapping up with Election Day on May 2.
