The city of Corsicana and Navarro County will host a Clean Up Day from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 5 at Corsicana Regional Landfill, Jester Drive on East Hwy 31. If rained out, Clean Up day will be moved to Saturday, June 12. If you are a business owner in Navarro County, but not a resident, you may take part in the Clean Up Day, but will need some type of verification, like a water bill, to prove your business is in Navarro County.
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Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced the Texas General Land Office (GLO) approved $179 million in flood mitigation projects for multiple cities in Galveston County. These drainage and wastewater infrastructure projects will directly benefit more than 123,000 residents in majority low-to-moderate income (LMI) areas that have faced repetitive storm damage in 2015 and in 2017 with Hurricane Harvey. 
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Today, Corpus Christi Mayor Paulette M. Guajardo and City Council approved $4,494,321.00 for significant upgrades at the Laguna Madre Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). Approving this contract serves as the first upgrade the plant will receive since 1983. To improve the area’s wastewater system, upgrades to infrastructure will increase efficiency, provide modernization of treatment and sanitation while improving the WWTP’s overall sustainability.
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After many years of service, the water pumps at Abilene’s main water source are in need of repairs. City officials say the water plant at Lake Fort Phantom needs $2 million to complete those repairs.
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A $16,499 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative will help the Beaver Creek Volunteer Fire Department purchase new emergency gear for its firefighters. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $4,123 in matching funds, will allow the department to replace aging self-contained breathing apparatus units and purchase portable 5-gallon poly fire tanks that hold water to aid in fighting grass or brush fires. The grant also will help purchase fire-resistant hoods to protect firefighters during emergencies and pagers to quickly notify first responders of an emergency call.
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Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced Friday that the Texas General Land Office has approved more than $90.4 million in drainage, water, and wastewater infrastructure projects to mitigate the effects of widespread flooding in the area. “These funds will certainly make a positive impact on our infrastructure and improve the quality of life for our citizens,” said Mayor Brandon Capetillo. “There’s more work to be done, and we will continue to seek funding to aid in our future drainage and flood mitigation projects.”
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Help is on the way to shore up the infrastructure in Galveston County in an effort to soften the blow of natural disasters that have devastated local communities. The Texas General Land Office approved $179 million in flood mitigation projects for Galveston, Texas City, Dickinson, La Marque and Hitchcock.
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A pair of cities in Guadalupe County are receiving a combined $47.8 million in state funding for flood mitigation projects focusing on drainage, water, and wastewater improvements. The Texas General Land Office announced Friday it awarded the city of Seguin $37.8 million and the city of Marion $9.9 million to improve areas that have a majority of residents at low-to-moderate income levels and received repeated storm damage in 2015 and during Hurricane Harvey in 2017.
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A water outage in the West town of Vinton has prompted the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to notify residents to boil their water before consumption. The TCEQ advises residents to boil water before using it to wash hands, brush teeth, drink, cook or make ice to eliminate harmful bacteria and other microbes. Water should brought to a vigorous rolling boil for two minutes.
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Mission Mayor Dr. Armando O’Caña won the ‘Best Idea’ award from Texas Municipal League for forming the Municipal Drainage District. “Every 15 days the four largest city mayors will be meeting, and our next meeting is tomorrow afternoon,” said O’Caña.
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The North Canal Project, a $131 million proposed flood mitigation plan for downtown Houston, received funds to enter its design phase May 19. The project includes rerouting White Oak Bayou along downtown, adding an overflow channel east of downtown, and improving bridges and channels along Yale Street and Heights Boulevard to increase water conveyance capacity.
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During their Tuesday, May 18 meeting, the San Marcos City Council voted to approve an Interlocal Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of San Marcos and Hays County related to the Cape’s Dam Complex.
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Houston city council moving forward Wednesday on what will eventually be a $2 billion rate hike - spread out over the next 15 years. Mayor Sylvester Turner says the added revenue is needed to make water and wastewater improvements demanded by the federal government.
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Seadrift Mayor Elmer DeForest issued a press release from the Texas General Land Office regarding two grant awards for drainage projects. The GLO approved more than $16 million in flood mitigation projects to improve roads, sewer, and drainage infrastructure in Calhoun County and the city of Seadrift, the release said. The projects will directly benefit thousands of residents in the majority of low-to-moderate income (LMI) areas at high risk of hurricanes and tropical storms, according to the press release.
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Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'AAA' rating to the following City of Arlington, TX (the city) revenue bonds: Approximately $43 million water and wastewater system revenue bonds, series 2021. The bonds will be sold on June 16 via competitive bid. Bond proceeds will be used to make improvements and extensions to the city's water and sewer system (the system) and pay issuance costs.
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Michael Murphy has been hired as the chief operations officer of the city's Water Utilities Department. Murphy will direct the operations of the department, which has a $215 million budget. Will update financial information and making sure standards are met. Also report directly to City Manager Peter Zanoni.
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The City of Kingsville now has close to $50 million in grants and interest free loans to try and fix its drainage and sewage problems. Without those dollars, the city manager said hardly any of this work would be able to be done. Kingsville City Manager Mark McLaughlin tells 3News that money that will pay for all nine areas of Kingsville that the city has targeted as having the worst drainage and sewage problems.
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The city recently held a public hearing regarding the long awaited Wilbarger Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility. The proposed project would allow for the treatment of a 24 million-gallon-per-day (MGD) wastewater treatment facility in the city. The Wilbarger Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility will be located on 159-acres of city owned property at 10100 Gregg Lane, east of Fuchs Grove Road and west of FM 973 in the southeast portion of the city.
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Midland City Council will vote on a wastewater plan and the city’s next fiscal budget during the next regular city council meeting. At 7 p.m., Monday, May 24, council will meet over Zoom to hold a public hearing on its Concept 5 wastewater plan. Residents can tune in over Zoom or through the city’s website.
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On Friday, The General Land Office of Texas approved millions of dollars in flood mitigation funding for several East Texas counties and cities. One of those areas in San Augustine, where the winter storm devastated the city and county with people there not having water for weeks. The Texas General Land Office approved more than $7.5 million dollars to San Augustine County and the City of San Augustine for flood mitigation projects with damage caused in 2015, 2016 and 2017 with Hurricane Harvey.
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Thursday morning, as sunny skies blanketed Calhoun County, the light of day found many in the county dealing with the aftermath of the storms that raged through the region Tuesday night and much of Wednesday, resulting in wide-spread flooding and damage.
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A billion dollars in federal funds meant to help areas for flood mitigation after Hurricane Harvey won't be coming to Houston. Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia says the City of Houston and most of Harris County were left off the list. The Texas General Land Office said neither area scored high enough on their application to get money.
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A consultant has presented over $1.6 billion worth of potential regional flood solutions for the Bay Area. Consulting firm Freese and Nichols came up with the proposed projects after a year of research of the Clear Creek and Dickinson Bayou watersheds.
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The City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Water System have lifted Stages 1 and 2 water restrictions effective Thursday. According to officials, recent rains in the area have sent the 10-day average for the Edwards Aquifer above the trigger of 660 feet mean sea level.
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Responding to strict regulations on water quality from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Brady is making headway on a $27 million dollar municipal water system improvement project. The money was gathered through a series of loans and grants, and with the assistance of the Texas Water Development Board.
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