Not so long ago, developers of the massive server farms talked about powering them with wind and solar power. But now, with the coming of power-hungry AI platforms, they’re bypassing the grid, building their own gas-fired power plants on site.
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Footage shows the extent of the flooding, though Sheriff Woody Wallace noted that residents in the area are accustomed to such conditions, as flooding regularly occurs during periods of heavy rain. Now, the only access to the area is by boat or jet ski.
The five-year plan includes street and drainage improvements, new fire stations, a water plant overhaul and airport renovations. City council debated amendments that would give council members more power to challenge project delays and cancellations.
City council approved a $2,462,950 contract with Capps-Capco Construction for the Westside Wastewater Treatment Plant Fast-Tracked Sludge Lagoon Rehabilitation Project. This project is part of a larger initiative to support Tyler’s continued growth through 2052.
Pearland City Council on June 23 heard comments on a proposed public improvement district that, if eventually approved, would pave the way for wastewater infrastructure to be installed in an 80-acre area.
The Watershed Protection Department is developing a new strategic plan called Rain to River. The initiative is meant to address problems like water quality issues, bank erosion and local flooding over the coming years.
Houston City Council is altering its plan to allocate $315 million in federal funding for disaster recovery efforts from two recent extreme weather disasters after residents expressed disapproval of zero funding going toward housing.
The cities of Van Alstyne and Anna are teaming up to address problems with their wastewater infrastructure.
"We've seen the growth coming for years, and we've come up with a solution," explained Mike Shaw, a spokesperson for the City of Van Alstyne. "Rather than spend millions to build a brand new [wastewater treatment plant], it makes a lot more sense to have an agreement with Anna."
The safety of drinking water for San Antonio residents is in question if the Guajolote Ranch development, which includes a wastewater treatment plant, is built in northwest Bexar County, according to a local professor.
The legislative clock ran out on at least nine major water-protection measures that had already received committee approval, according to an analysis by the GEAA, which represents water users' interests in 21 counties overlying the Edwards and Trinity aquifers.
A recent study by Freese and Nichols [...] found that multiple lines of Bellaire’s wastewater collection system have an excessive amount of inflow and infiltration of groundwater and stormwater from defective manholes, pipes and drains.
The project is to replace aging existing waterlines in Promenade Tower at Coit Road, Stillmeadow Drive between Lois Lane to Audelia Road and Dunbarton Drive between Edgewood Drive to College Park Boulevard. The need for the repairs is based upon frequent water main breaks that occur at these locations, per the documents.
The project includes installing over 10,000 feet of wastewater line, and 25 manholes from Jesse Bohls Drive to the Verona and Weiss Lane lift stations. The work will decommission the Verona lift station, routing wastewater to the Wilbarger Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility, currently under construction. Once the treatment facility finishes construction, the Weiss Lane lift station will also be decommissioned.
Curtis Hancock, the city’s water and wastewater director, said rehabilitating Wastewater Treatment Plants No. 1 and No. 2 was “long overdue.” The two plants, built in 1975 and 1988, have accumulated “grit and debris,” resulting in a loss of treatment capacity, according to a city staff report.
The BCRWWS plant expansion will bring the plant’s treatment capacity to 30 million gallons per day. The project is a regional collaboration between Round Rock, Austin, Cedar Park and Leander.
Those taking effect immediately range from enhancing the state’s water infrastructure to addressing education issues, including grades in K-12 and higher education.
The city of San Antonio has hired Kleinfelder, a national engineering firm that has done consulting work for the city in years past, to analyze the causes and impacts of the June 12 flash flood that claimed 13 lives. The goal of the review is "to understand exactly what happened and ensure our response and mitigation efforts" are guided by facts, City Manager Erik Walsh told Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and members of San Antonio's City Council in a memo.
Committee members discussed the reliance on historical drought data, specifically the drought of record from the 1950s, which is still being utilized by the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) in their modeling. This approach has been criticized for potentially skewing water availability assessments, as it does not account for more recent drought events, such as the severe drought experienced in 2011.
Whitney's received an $18,000 fine because of its wastewater treatment plant for environmental violations, as city officials consider building a new facility to address ongoing issues.
In 2024, city-owed pipes seeped and spewed 9.3 billion gallons of treated water – a 31% increase over the previous year, according to annual audits submitted to the Texas Water Development Board.
Whitmire reversed his initial position that none of the $315 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which awarded the funding in response to last year’s storms, should go toward housing. Community advocates say unmet housing needs require at least $100 million.
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