About 6 a.m. Thursday morning, students in three residence halls were not able to shower because a water line outside Lucille Clement broke. The incident caused a water shortage in Lucille Clement Hall, Nell Dossett Hall, Luntsford Hall, the Center for Phyical Activity and the physical plant. “After further review, we found about a 4×4 sinkhole in the yard facing the CPA,” said David Farmer, associate director for housing facilities. “At that point we thought it was definitely a waterline break and we hired a contractor to come in.”

The breakage may have been caused by recent heavy rains, according to Farmer.

“I don’t know the exact number of gallons [lost], but I do know that our water tank was down to a critical level,” he said.

Whitney Marshall, freshman, was working at the recycling center on Thursday morning.

“It’s a dirty job,” she said. “I couldn’t go to my class at noon because I couldn’t shower.”

Marshall, along with many other students, received an e-mail later in the day saying that they could use the facilities in West Hall. Penhellenic and Dossett Hall were also opened to students who were effected by the water line breakage.

The water line was repaired at about 4 p.m. and the CPA, which had temporarily closed down during the shortage, was reopened.

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