Water main break results in brief service shut-off

CLOVIS — Residents near downtown Clovis might have noticed some water on the streets Sunday night and Monday morning, but there was no rain.

EPCOR Water, which provides the municipal supply for Clovis, reported a break was discovered about 6:15 p.m. Sunday on a 6-inch water main.

Rebecca Stenholm, a spokesperson for EPCOR, said the leak was contained about 9:30 p.m., and the Citizens Bank branch on Commerce Way was the only customer affected. The company did temporarily turn off service to some other customers, Stenholm said, to prevent mud or debris from coming through to the customer side of the meter while the leak was isolated.

The temporary shutdown impacted Marshall Middle School, which was unable to offer grab-and-go lunches Monday.

Stenholm estimated 950,000 gallons were lost as a result of the break.