MARION, IL — Many families are still without running water Thursday night after a pipe ruptured in a water treatment plant late Wednesday evening.
That incident happened near Rend Lake, Illinois, and sent many scrambling to find clean drinking water.
Related: Pipe rupture causes school, business closures as locals warned to conserve water Local 6 drove through the affected area Thursday looking for stores that have bottled water in stock.
Managers told me they have deliveries coming in every 30 minutes.
I spoke to one man in Marion who is selling water for $7 a case out of his truck.
We asked him about the price, and Walston said it was to help him make up his fuel cost from driving around to sell the water.
You can also fill up from water tanks at Gold’s Gym next door to the Walmart.
Co-owner Dylan Baxter said Tropical Sno was able to stay open because the business brings water in from an area not affected by the water main break.
“A lot of people just don’t think anything is open.” Back at Walmart, managers said they’ve heard people thought they were closed, but that’s not the case.
Those who live in Carbondale are not affected by the water issue.