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Things are looking good for the City of Bowie’s loan application as the Texas Water Development Board meets Thursday. 
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The City of Sherman is taking action to make sure backup power to generate drinking water is available in case of an emergency like February’s winter storm. They also approved a study to look into the wastewater treatment plant at the city council meeting Monday night. Sherman City Manager Robby Hefton says the historic winter storm exposed a weakness in the water system.
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Mayor Pro Tem Martin would like to make Lake Houston residents aware, Houston Public Works is lowering Lake Houston by 6 inches today, April 6, from 42.5 feet to 42 feet to allow contractors to conduct surveys around the spillway for the Lake Houston Flood Gates Project. Property owners should secure property along the shoreline.
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The long-delayed White Settlement bridge in Fort Worth opened quietly over the weekend, the first of three bridges to be built connecting downtown to the northside — part of the larger Panther Island project, which appears stalled because of a lack of federal funding.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Sunday that crews are working to prevent the collapse of a large wastewater pond in the Tampa Bay area while evacuating the area to avoid a “catastrophic flood.” Manatee County officials say the latest models show that a breach at the old phosphate plant reservoir has the potential to gush out 340 million gallons of water in a matter of minutes, risking a 20-foot-high (about 6.1-meter-high) wall of water.
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The City of San Marcos is entering stage one drought restrictions this weekend. The restrictions go into effect on Sunday, April 4 at noon. Stage one drought restrictions limit the use of sprinklers to one day per week on a designated weekday determined by address. Irrigation using hose-end sprinklers is allowed on the designated weekday before 10 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
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The City of Mission takes another step into the future with its new water meter project. At its regular city council meeting held on March 2, 2021, the Mission City Council approved financing of the performance contract to upgrade the city’s water delivery management system to more efficient, accurate, and reliable water meters.
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With a unanimous vote March 23, League City City Council showed support for the creation of the Gulf Coast Protection District, an entity that could be formed through the Texas Legislature to fund the coastal barrier.
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The outdated Allison Wastewater Treatment Plant hasn't been updated for nearly 40 years. The plant serves the northwest area of Corpus Christi, including Tuloso-Midway, Annaville and Calallen. It was built in 1965 and last upgraded in 1984. During its regular meeting Tuesday, the City Council awarded a nearly $18 million construction Associated Construction Partners, Ltd. to renovate the plant.
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At today’s regularly scheduled City Council meeting, Corpus Christi Mayor Paulette M. Guajardo and the City Council authorized the award of a construction contract to Associated Construction Partners, Ltd., for the Allison Wastewater Treatment Plant Lift Station and Plant Improvements, for a contract amount of $17,745,523.13. The project for the Allison Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Lift Station and Plant Improvements provides for upgrades to the lift station, aeration basins, clarifiers, effluent filter, disinfection system, aerobic digester, pre- and post-thickeners, belt press building, and a new blower-electrical control room building.
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City wastewater customers will see rate changes on their water/wastewater bill sent from the Dripping Springs Water Supply Corp. on April 1. Rates are based on water consumption through December, January and February. During the 2020 winter averaging analysis, overuse charges were generated at about half the amount they should have been due to an adjustment error.
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The Navasota City Council held a Regular Meeting Monday, March 22, and approved a payment plan for Navasota utility customers. According to Finance Director Lance Hall, utility bills for the timeframe covering the February winter storm are about to go out and customers will most likely see higher than normal bills.
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Austin watershed officials are again warning pet owners to keep dogs away from algae spotted in Lake Austin and Lady Bird Lake after toxins dangerous to the animals were detected last month. Now that the toxin has been detected during the cooler seasons in at least four lakes, the city's Watershed Protection Department said it plans to reevaluate its monitoring program.
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For those looking to get away and hit the beach, there's one area in the Nueces County area to avoid. Portions of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel South Jetty off Aransas Pass will close for weeks to repair damages caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017, according to a news release from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District.
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Almost two years since voters overwhelmingly approved $73 million worth of bonds for local flood mitigation projects, the first of several is officially underway. As of late March, contractors have begun Phase 3 of the Bay Ridge flood reduction project, which League City City Council approved a contract for in October. It is the first of 21 planned drainage projects throughout the city.
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Engineers and dam safety specialists evaluating the danger of a catastrophic flood from a leaking Florida wastewater reservoir determined that the threat of a possible second breach was “unsubstantiated,” the Florida Department of Environmental Protection said. Officials had said Monday that a drone discovered a possible second breach in the reservoir, whose east wall continues to show “concentrated seepage.”
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The second phase of designing a drainage improvement project in Copperas Cove may begin soon. City council members on Tuesday will consider approving City Manager Ryan Haverlah to execute a professional services agreement with Mitchell & Associates, Inc., a Killeen-based company, for the design and construction-phase services for the Hardeman Street and MLK Boulevard Drainage Improvements project.
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The drought conditions continue to worsen across North Texas, with much of the state now in moderate to severe drought. Much of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is classified as moderate. While portions of Montague and Wise counties are classified as severe.
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When should I water my yard?” “How much water should I apply?” These are common questions asked by many businesses and homeowners as they begin watering landscapes in response to current drought conditions. Landscape irrigation can account from 50 to 80 percent of water used in a home during the spring and summer. Unfortunately, most of this is wasted due to inefficient watering practices.
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With spring now rolling around, the city of Plano is asking residents to water their lawns and landscapes no more than twice per week from April 1 to Oct. 31. The city is also requesting that automatic sprinkler system settings be turned off, watering be shut off amid periods of rain and to water landscapes and yards only between the hours of 6 p.m. and 10 a.m., when spring and summer temperatures are generally at their lowest.
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Arlington Water Utilities employees are dedicated to providing the City’s residents and businesses with reliable, high-quality tap water. But, like everyone else in our community, 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic brought unique challenges for the department. The newly published Arlington Water Utilities 2020 Year-End Report is filled with details about the year and accomplishments of the department.
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The City of Lubbock Water Utilities is pleased to announce that April is the Wyland National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation, hosted by the Wyland Foundation. Mayor Dan Pope is joining other mayors across the nation in asking residents to pledge to conserve water. To date, those who have pledged from previous challenges have committed to save over a billion gallons of water, and Mayor Dan Pope is asking for your participation in this year’s event held April 1 - 30.
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Stage 2 restrictions went into effect in Alice a week ago Monday after the water level at Lake Corpus Christi -- the Jim Wells county town's only water source -- dipped below 86 feet. It makes restrictions such as limiting outdoor watering to only two days a week mandatory -- and enforceable by citations and fines.
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The city commissioners for Rio Grande City are attempting to do some creative financing to leverage a state financial assistance package and expand a wastewater treatment project by adding sewer lines to seven colonias west of the city limits.
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