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Before and during the repair of the Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority underwater raw intake pipeline, both Cedar Park and Leander—which receive water from the utility—implemented emergency watering restrictions. While the repair’s estimated completion date of Oct. 4 is not guaranteed, city officials said emergency restrictions will not be in place longer than necessary. 
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It’s no secret that this year hasn’t been particularly kind to us in terms of rainfall. As we get ready to flip the calendar over to the month of October, here’s a look at our rainfall stats through the first nine months of the year so far. When you tally up the numbers of how much rain we’ve officially recorded from January 1 to September 30, the total for 2022 comes out to only 8.20″.
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A production issue at the water treatment plant has caused a service outage to customers. Bacteriological samples will be collected as soon as conditions improve, and the utility would cancel the Boil Water Notice once favorable results are received.
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The City if Vernon has been notified that it has been awarded an Economic Development Grant from the U.S. Departmetn of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration in the amount of $2,930,000 in support of the Vernon Water Line Project.
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Climate change, habitat loss and herbicide use are continuing to threaten butterfly populations. The dramatic decline in numbers is why pollinator gardens are being dug into the landscape along a 300-mile-wide path from Wichita Falls to Eagle Pass.
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The Lower Colorado River Authority said Monday it will lower Lake Marble Falls for about three months. The LCRA said it is lowering the lake, so crews can work on Starcke Dam and property owners can remove debris, repair docks, retaining walls and other parts of their property.
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Tanya Trujillo, assistant secretary for water and science with the Department of the Interior, said the funding would create “one of the first direct-to-distribution reuse projects of its kind.” EP Water President and CEO John Balliew said the facility will create a “drought-proof supply” of water.
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Due to a main line break, a boil water notice has been issued for all Rusk Rural Water Supply Company customers by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. “To ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, water for drinking, cooking, and ice making should be boiled and cooled prior to use for drinking water or human consumption purposes,” the company said in a release.
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State environmental regulators on Thursday voted to issue a controversial wastewater discharge permit to the Port of Corpus Christi Authority for its proposed seawater desalination facility on Port Aransas' Harbor Island, clearing a path for the first plant of this size and scope in Texas. The permit is one of two needed to commission the port's proposed 50 million-gallon-per-day island facility, which is expected to cost at least half a billion dollars to construct.
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A boil water notice has been issued for N.E.W. Water Supply due to electrical issues at a plant on Friday. The customers affected are on FM 711, CR 203, CR 205, CR 223, Harmony, Fountain Town, and Woodland Acres Communities.
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Without rainfall, farmers and ranchers are relying more on those well-established water supplies in the state. And without that same rainfall, the aquifer and reservoir levels can’t be replenished as quickly as they are being depleted.
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These projects will bring water into the county from outside pipelines and improve water facilities. Both grants will be funded through reimbursement from the American Rescue Plan.
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With the repair of the Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority underwater raw intake pipe completed, both Cedar Park and Leander have returned to their nonemergency outdoor watering schedules, the cities announced in a news release. In Cedar Park, this means residents can run their outdoor irrigation system on their two designated water days per week, and residents in Leander can water once per week on their designated day, according to the release.
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The Trinity River Authority of Texas notified the city of Corsicana that, on Friday, Sept. 30, it initiated Stage 1 of its Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan based on the declining water levels of Navarro Mills Lake. Stage 1, which is characterized by mild water shortage conditions, is triggered when the level of the lake falls below 421. 5 feet. The lake is currently at 74% full.
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Days after Ian’s last gusts, the Orlando region’s sewage systems are fighting to recover and losing ground in many cases, swamping homes with wastewater, sending streams across roads without warning and pouring untold thousands of gallons into lakes. Orlando leaders have warned that people should stay out of every city lake as a precaution and should “severely limit water usage until further notice.” That could be for at least a week. Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-world/national/article266725871.html#storylink=cpy
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The Center for Conservation and Research at San Antonio Zoo on Wednesday set free 50 of the zoo-hatched reptiles, known in parts of Texas as “horny toads.” These lizards are listed as a threatened species in Texas, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
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The strategy focuses on improving the health of the soil and allows for increased profit for growers. “In most cases, the soil that’s in better health deals with declining water better,” said Nicholas Kenny, agriculture engineer.
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Due to a break in the line, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has required San Augustine Rural Public Water System to notify customers on FM 353, State Hwy 21 E and the Sunrise Community to boil their water prior to consumption.
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The amount of Texas experiencing drought conditions increased for the first time in eight weeks, according to the Texas Water Development Board's Monday report for the week of Sept. 20. Further, the TWDB advised that additional increases are expected in the coming weeks due to weather conditions forecasted to be drier and warmer than usual.
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As water managers wait for more data to come in from the monitoring wells, park officials are also waiting to see how much rain will fall this winter. That will determine the new summer swimming policy.
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The community of Derby has had to depend on donations of bottled water to cook, clean and go to the bathroom for the last month and a half. In July, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality said it spoke with the water supplier, Derby ING. TCEQ notified the company that a compliance investigation would be underway on Aug. 11.
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The past six months have put a spotlight on the Brushy Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant in Round Rock. City utility staff notified residents that leaks in pipes leading to the facility were overflowing the plant's capacity, causing floating solid effluent to discharge into Brushy Creek.
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Texas Water Utilities issued a boil water notice for some Henderson County customers on Saturday. Officials said a water line was hit by a customer who was doing some yard work.
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The heads of CPS Energy and the San Antonio Water System said on Wednesday they have taken measures to keep the lights on and the water flowing during the next big winter storm, like the deadly one that struck the city in February 2021. Tens of thousands of people were left without water or power or both for hours and, in some cases, days during a weeklong mix of snow, freezing rain, and subfreezing temperatures and wind chills.
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