Batson residents face ongoing water outages as aging infrastructure requires major repairs

BATSON, Texas — Residents west of West Hardin High School remain without water Wednesday as outages and aging infrastructure continue to strain the West Hardin Water Supply Corporation.

The outage is the latest in a string of problems tied to the rural utility’s failing wells and equipment, forcing families in southwestern Hardin County to rely on bottled water distribution and endure ongoing boil water notices. Volunteer firefighters in Batson have been handing out bottled water this week to help ease the shortage.

The company, which operates four wells in the area, confirmed that two of the oldest, Batson Well Number Four and Thicket Plant Well Number Three, are offline. “It’s been off and on about a week right now,” Batson resident Gene Jannise said. “It’s just that we need some help