When Democratic Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar and Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez decided on Tuesday to tour the South Texas border levees damaged by border wall construction, they had expected to be trashing the federal government for putting residents at risk while delaying repairs.
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The Humble City Council kicked off their regularly scheduled meeting April 22 by thanking the Humble Public Works Department for their nonstop, round-the-clock support during and after Winter Storm Uri. Department members came to the front of the room to receive a custom plaque. 
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The April 30 boil water notice for CR 246 and Account numbers 617,618 and 451 has been rescinded, according to Swift Water Supply officials.
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Heavy storms over the weekend absolutely drenched folks in Alamo Heights. Caption: Heavy storms over the weekend absolutely drenched folks in Alamo Heights. Viewer video from Saturday taken on Broadway near Austin Highway captured the raging floodwaters that took over the street.
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To learn more about Drinking Water Week, visit https://www.awwa.org/Events-Education/Drinking-Water-Week
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A boil water notice issued for neighborhoods on the east side of Houston continued Sunday after a water line broke in the area late last week. Many residents on the east side have been without water since early Friday morning.
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More than a million gallons of drinking water killed fish on the Comal River last week. According to the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung, an "undetermined" amount of fish died in the river after the potabale water spilled from a main break into the nearby Blieders Creek and then flowed into the Comal, New Braunfels Utilities Chief Communications Officer Melissa Krause told the paper.
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Lake Conroe remained temporarily closed to boating traffic Saturday evening because of debris hazards following heavy rainfall in the area. As of 5 p.m. on Saturday Lake Conroe was at 203.01 feet, about 2 feet above its normal conservation pool level with a release at 9,275 cubic feet per second.
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Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Stacey Buick to the San Jacinto River Authority Board of Directors for a term set to expire on October 16, 2021. 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 Amarillo (COA) has launched the “Every Drop Counts” 2021 Poster Contest to remind citizens of the importance of water conservation, officials said. The contest is open to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, and to participate, the city said all artwork/posters should depict water conservation.
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In 2020, three hurricanes – Hanna, Laura and Sally – left many along the Texas Coast holding their breath. In the tense hours before landfall, residents feared what might come. Each “near miss,” as many called them, brought critical flood and coastal resiliency to the forefront of conversations.
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Wednesday morning, officials with El Paso Water rolled back the curtain on their latest initiative to transform waste into energy to power one of their oldest plants: the Haskell R. Street Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Eric Burnett, Karin Knolle, and Stacy Meuth to the Nueces River Authority Board of Directors for terms set to expire on February 1, 2027. The board has authority to administer the control, employment, and conservation of the waters of the Nueces River Basin, forestation and reforestation, groundwater, storm water floodwater, water quality control, solid waste, and parks and recreational facilities.
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With city employees, elected officials and community leaders looking on, silver shovels penetrated soft beige soil framed by wooden boards marking the ceremonious start to the first phase of renovations to the Moore Street Wastewater Treatment Plant in Beeville.
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The San Jacinto River Authority and the Montgomery County Constable Precinct 1 reopened Lake Conroe Monday after heavy rains forced the closure Saturday causing dangerous conditions on the water.
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Officials are asking people to not swim in or eat fish out of Lake Murvaul in Panola County until they can determine what’s killing fish and other wildlife at the lake. According to Bregan Brown with Texas Parks and Wildlife, the first report of fish kill came on March 27, involving catfish.
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Two South Texas congressmen back plans by Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez to send in county work crews to fix giant breaches in the earthen levees that were caused by unfinished border wall construction, and one told Border Report he has already requested $10 million for repairs.
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Due to a water main break, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the Swift WSC to notify all customers to boil their water prior to consumption (e.g., washing hands/face, brushing teeth, drinking, etc).
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The facts are that the population of Texas continues to grow, putting increased demands on our existing infrastructure (the basic physical structures and facilities needed for operation), especially aging water and wastewater utility systems.
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The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) is now receiving public comments on the Draft 2022 State Water Plan. Updated and adopted every five years, the state water plan serves as a roadmap for addressing the water needs of our state and ensures that Texas will have adequate water supplies during times of drought in the next 50 years.
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The Bastrop City Council is readying to issue $35.7 million in certificate of obligation bonds to help pay for the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant, water treatment plant and new fencing in the Hunter’s Crossing Public Improvement District.
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The city of Marble Falls entered into a $1.1 million contract for design and engineering services with the Austin-based firm Plummer to build a new wastewater treatment plant. The vote came during the council’s meeting Tuesday, April 20. The city’s existing 1.5-million-gallon-per-day treatment plant, located near Johnson Park, previously reached 75 percent capacity three months in a row, resulting in a state requirement to increase plant capacity.
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This should go without saying, but we'll write it out anyway – don't litter. Over the weekend, it rained a bit in the area, leaving the San Antonio River Authority crews to clean up more than 4,200 pounds of trash in the past three days. And they're still at it.
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