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Two years after a spillway collapse led to the dewatering of Lake Dunlap, the Lake Dunlap Water Control and Improvement District (WCID), in partnership with the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA), is thrilled to announce that construction has finally begun on the new hydraulic crest dam. If all goes according to plan, this new dam will replace the damaged one by December of 2022 to Spring of 2023. 
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Fifteen Friends of Lake Livingston (FoLL) volunteers braved 98-degree heat and near matching humidity on July 31 for the first planting in 18 months, to add over 800 aquatic plants to a small island shoreline on the north end of the reservoir. Over 800 American Water-willows, bulrush, spike rush were placed in the lake, and plants such as button bush and bald cypress in riparian zones onshore, reducing erosion.
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Today, SouthWest Water Company (SWWC) the second largest private water and wastewater utility company in Texas will begin doing business in the Lone Star State as Texas Water Utilities (TWU). The business unit will continue to oversee operations of the systems currently named Midway Water Utilities, Inc.; Monarch Utilities I L.P.; Hornsby Bend Utility Company; Windermere Utility Company; and Mid-Tex Utilities.
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A flood risk reduction program in Texas is seeking minority- and woman-owned small businesses in order to provide relief to low-to-moderate income communities in a flood-prone area. The Halls Bayou Bond Implementation Program includes 14 projects planned to be built over the next five to seven years at an estimated cost of more than $400 million.
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Work to prevent flooding during intense daylong rains in Pearland’s West Lea subdivision is set to begin before year’s end and wrap up in spring 2023. The $7.1 million project is part of Pearland’s 2019 drainage improvement bond package.
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On Tuesday, Corpus Christi City Council met to try and sign off on a plan that's been in the works for nearly five years. It was back in December of 2016 when Corpus Christi made national headlines after a water boil alert threw the city into turmoil.
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Sections of the San Antonio River in the downtown area will be completely or partially drained for a week in late January for maintenance work, the city said in news release. From Jan. 23-30, the river loop and extension areas near East Market Street will be completely drained.
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As the first step in preparing for new federal requirements related to copper and lead levels in drinking water, Sherman recently authorized a nearly $50,000 contract for consulting services to assist Sherman in transitioning to these new requirements. The Lead and Copper Rules Revision, also known as the LCRR, by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency creates new requirements for screening, and mitigation of copper and lead levels in municipal water.
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The Greenville City Council is scheduled to vote this evening on purchases which will allow continued pumping of water from Lake Tawakoni, with one of the items considered an emergency measure. The council’s regular session agenda is set for 6 p.m. in the Fletcher Warren Civic Center 5501 Highway 69 South. A work session is also scheduled starting at 5 p.m.
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Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Ronnie Anderson and Stacey Buick to the San Jacinto River Authority Board of Directors for terms set to expire on October 16, 2027. The San Jacinto River Authority is a government agency whose mission is to develop, conserve, and protect the water resources of the San Jacinto River basin.
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The City of Big Sandy lifted its boil-water notice Friday. The decision came after city officials received word from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality that all of the water samples submitted to the state agency tested within the normal ranges.
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The City of Laredo provided an update on Thursday night regarding the ongoing aftermath of this year’s boil water notice. The city announced it has received a notification from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding their report on the water issues.
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For the first time in 20 years, City of San Angelo staffers are working on a new master plan for the city’s drainage systems. During this week’s City Council Meeting, council members heard proposals about some of the cost estimates which are in the millions.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Christine Giese of Brenham to the Brazos River Authority Board of Directors. Giese is the owner and president of BENCOR, a printed circuit board manufacturing and assembly company she started in her living room in 1992.
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On Wednesday the Public Service Board heard from El Paso Water's Alan Shubert about the wastewater pipeline in El Paso's Upper Valley. Work to repair the damaged pipe lines at the Frontera Force Main has stopped.
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The city of Trinity is under a boil water notice effective immediately. Due to water quality issues, the Texas commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has required the city to notify all customers of the Trinity public water system that the entire system is affected.
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Major work is underway in Linden, Texas, just two blocks from the town square. Yellow earth-moving machines are digging and moving heavy quantities of soil. The project is funded by a $2 million grant by the Texas General Land Office to fix the town's drainage problem.
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During Tuesday’s meeting, the Odessa City Council approved 6-0 to award a bid for $95 million for water treatment plant rehabilitation and miscellaneous upgrades projects. District 2 Councilman Steve Thompson motioned for the bid to be awarded, while District 4 Councilman Tom Sprawls seconded the motion.
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The Randall County Commissioners' Court voted unanimously to reinstate a 90-day burn ban for the county on Tuesday due to precipitation rates for the region being at a much lower rate than average. In May, the court lifted its previous burn ban that came as a result of drought-like conditions.
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The City of Rusk has rescinded a boil water notice for residents. The boil water notice was put into effect on Saturday by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
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The Odessa City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on awarding a bid for $95 million for water treatment plant rehabilitation and miscellaneous upgrades project. The company being awarded the bid is Garney Companies, Inc., while there will also be an agreement with Carollo Engineers, Inc., for project management during and post construction phase services.
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Lake Buchanan is a major water source for Central Texas and it’s home to the Buchanan Dam. The Lower Colorado River Authority just wrapped up a $51 million upgrade to the gates of the dam that hold the water in place, or release water in the event of flooding rains.
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The City of Killeen’s Public Works Department says preliminary data shows an estimated 39 million gallons of water was flushed during the city-wide boil water notice issued October 19th through the 29th, and estimates it cost $28,470. City officials say these are initial estimates, and final totals are due in by next week.
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A local attorney involved in litigation against the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority recently called foul after the authority claimed failure at another of its area dam spill gates. The opposing counsel says the allegations are “nonsense.”
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The Lower Colorado River Authority has completed a more than 12-year project to upgrade the floodgates at Buchanan Dam to maintain continued reliable and safe operations at the dam. The $51.1 million project took more than a decade because the rehabilitation work was extensive and was performed on only a few of the dam’s 37 floodgates at a time to keep the dam capable of responding to flooding at all times.
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