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Jacksonville and Rusk were among 14 jurisdictions awarded municipal solid waste grants through the East Texas Council of Governments. ETCOG announced that the grants, spread across its 14-county region, totaled $93,000. The funds are intended to bolster or establish ongoing measures that reduce the amount of waste going to landfills. 
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Colorful palettes of bluebonnets and other wildflowers are popping up on Texas Hill Country highways and landscapes as the 2024 wildflower season begins to blossom in full bounty. Peak wildflower viewing typically occurs in early April, but it might be here a bit early this year, according to Andrea DeLong Amaya, director of horticulture at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin.
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Imagine a district built for people instead of cars. Parks, basketball courts and soccer fields linked by canals and tree-lined paths. Nearby a lake welcomes kayakers and families in paddle boats. Couples dine at riverside restaurants and shop in locally owned stores. That is the vision for Panther Island, a once-in-a-generation redevelopment opportunity that could lead to huge benefits for Fort Worth while connecting major hubs throughout the city, according to consultants HR&A Advisors of Dallas. What will Fort Worth’s Panther Island look like? Here’s what we know about new district (yahoo.com)
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The city of Plano is monitoring a sanitary sewer overflow due to an issue with a North Texas Municipal Water District lift station. The estimated overflow volume surpassed 100,000 gallons at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, March 14.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday issued a rule to slash toxic emissions from commercial sterilization facilities that have posed an increased lifetime cancer risk to residents who live near them. These facilities release fumes of ethylene oxide, labeled by the federal agency as “one of the most potent cancer-causing chemicals.”
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Golden Triangle Polymers plans to run a pipeline through Levingston Park near Sabine River in Orange. The pipeline is going to be used for treated industrial wastewater with a standard depth of cover of 4 feet, according to company officials.
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Reports of alligator sightings in the Kingwood area last week prompted local officials to warn residents against attempting to remove the reptiles. Residents reported seeing more alligators in the lakes of River Grove Park and East End Park, a Kingwood Service Association representative said. It’s normal to see alligators in their habitats. The association sent out a reminder to not approach the creatures and to respect their habitats.
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It’s been a somewhat underwhelming winter for South Central Texas. Other than a short bout of Arctic air that saw temperatures drop significantly, the region didn’t quite see the wet winter season forecasters linked to persisting El Niño weather patterns. And things could continue to be dry and hot headed into the rest of 2024, but La Nina conditions could bring a wetter spring to avoid continued drought.
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The City of Irving has invested in projects to improve infrastructure along Lindy Lane, Hard Rock Road, Pioneer Drive and Nursery Road. These projects, totaling over $20 million, addressed critical issues ranging from wastewater management to roadway paving, marking a significant milestone in the city's ongoing efforts to enhance the quality of life for residents.
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The City of Corpus Christi will implement Stage 2 Water Restrictions on Tuesday, March 12. According to a press release, the City of Corpus Christi, the city's combined western reservoir storage levels have dropped below 30 percent, triggering Stage 2 Water Shortage conditions.
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Rice acreage and production in Texas will take a big hit this spring for the second year in a row after it was officially announced last week there would be no river irrigation water available for those producers. Most rice production in Texas is concentrated in a handful of counties south of Houston.
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Lake Travis and Lake Buchanan currently sitting at 42% capacity due to the drought
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McKinney City Council members approved a roughly $11.25 million contract for the construction of the water storage tank as part of the consent agenda at a March 5 meeting. The project, which began design in February 2022, will include a new elevated water storage tank located at the southwest corner of Stacy Road and Watters Branch Drive.
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The city of Seabrook will soon have a fully operational wastewater treatment plant after a three-year effort to move its wastewater treatment capabilities from an older location prone to flooding and hurricane damage.
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A grant from construction equipment company Bobcat to the San Antonio River Authority helped develop Trueheart Ranch Park. New trails were developed, two new bioswales (vegetated rainwater ditches) were dug, and more than 800 native plants and grasses were planted across the park.
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The Trinity River Authority Central Regional Wastewater System treatment plant experienced a wastewater spill on March 13, 2024. The spill, which started at 6:03 p.m., occurred at a screening facility on-site at the treatment plant located at 6500 W. Singleton Blvd. in Dallas. The spill was caused by an equipment malfunction associated with a current construction screening project. The spill will not affect service to any of the facility’s customers.
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Rule changes to bag and size limits for spotted seatrout will go into effect March 26 across the Texas coast. Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission adopted these changes at its January meeting to assist spotted seatrout recovery after several years of below-average abundance.
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The city on Tuesday gave way to the start of construction and expansion of its Geronimo Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant located on Seitz Road just west of the Randolph Auxiliary Airport. Seguin Mayor Donna Dodgen says the project will finally decommission the sewer treatment plant located on Walnut Creek near downtown. She says its waste stream will be transferred to the Geronimo Creek WWTP.
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Bethany Case described the air in the Tijuana River Valley on Tuesday morning as “the smell of the worst porta-potty ever.” The odor is from raw sewage flowing into the valley from Mexico, and much more is expected in the coming days. The International Boundary and Water Commission announced this week that a pump station just south of the border in Tijuana will be shut down for repairs for 10 days, meaning 10 to 12 million gallons of additional untreated raw sewage per day will make its way across the border from Mexico into the agency’s wastewater treatment plant on the U.S. side.
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The City of Bastrop, SpaceX and utility provider Corix have signed an agreement related to treatment of the aerospace company's wastewater, about a year after controversial initial plans were proposed by two of Elon Musk’s companies. The joint agreement, which was announced by the City of Bastrop’s city manager Sylvia Carillo on Tuesday, looks to address the aerospace company’s wastewater disposal needs.
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Rio Grande water released from Caballo Dam over the weekend has flowed 125 miles across Southern New Mexico, bound for irrigation in far west Texas and northern Mexico. In order to send water down, federal officials with the Bureau of Reclamation opened the gates at Caballo.
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Cyclists, runners and walkers call this North Texas trail a slice of paradise. And if it becomes a state park, they hope to see many more people using it. The state’s longest trail is in North Texas. And it could soon become a state park (yahoo.com)
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FlowStat is a mobile application that tracks the amount of municipal or city water used per car wash on an hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly basis. The app provides real-time data that allows operators to quickly detect leaks and high water usage and take necessary actions to resolve the issues.
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This winter was the warmest on record for the U.S., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA records date back to the late 1800s. These records prove that winter has become the fastest-warming season for nearly 75% of the country.
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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has mandated the City of Lytle public water system to issue a boil water notice to all customers. Effective Sunday, March 10, 2024, at noon, residents are advised to boil their water before consumption, encompassing activities such as washing hands/face, brushing teeth, and drinking.
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