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EPA Supports Water System Recovery in Texas Communities - EPA Supports Water System Recovery in Texas Communities DALLAS – (Feb. 23 2021) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has deployed resources and staff to communities in Texa 
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For the second year in a row and the third time in four years, the Duck Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant will receive a “Plant of the Year” award from the Water Environment Association of Texas.
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The Lower Colorado River Authority is warning pet owners in the Austin area not to let their dogs drink from or swim in Lake Travis after four animals reportedly became sick. The reports came in on Monday, said Clara Tuma in an email to KXAN.
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Emergency water use restrictions implemented by Austin Water on February 20, 2021, are scheduled to be lifted on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. The emergency restrictions, urging customers to limit water use to basic needs, were put in place to help the distribution system quickly deliver excess water to Austin’s reservoirs and improve overall system pressure.
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With the devastation brought about by last week's winter storms, where several San Antonio residents were without electricity and broken water pipes. Caption: (SBG San Antonio) Due to the severity of the winter storm, several residents suffered plumbing damages, so Mayor Ron Nirenberg announced Monday the creation of the SAWS' Community Pipe Repair (CPR) Fund to help residents in need.
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The city of Troup’s boil water notice has been rescinded after water samples passed all lab tests. The city announced on Facebook that the water is safe for all uses as of 8:15 a.m. Monday. The city was under a boil water notice since Feb. 16. Because of the notice, people had to boil any water that would be used for drinking or consumption purposes.
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A citywide boil-water notice could be rescinded as early as Tuesday afternoon depending on the outcome of dozens of water samples tested by inspectors throughout San Angelo early Monday.
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The city of Fort Worth has lifted it's boil water notice, but thousands are still without water due to broken pipes on private and city property. Since Feb. 14, there have been 611 water main breaks in Fort Worth. The city's water department repaired 361 and had another 83 possible main breaks to investigate.
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There is a major effort in Big Spring to restore water to the city after the recent winter storm knocked out access for some families. “Our water, we can’t drink it,” said Desiree Mayes. Ice and snow damaged some of the city’s water main lines, causing leaks, and hurting the supply.
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After a week of severe winter weather, the city of Tyler is still working to recover. City Manager Edward Broussard and Mayor Don Warren stopped by the KETK studio to give an update. Tyler is still under a boil water notice, but Broussard says if everything goes according to plan, that notice could be lifted as soon as 4:30 a.m. Tuesday.
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Quinlan Mayor Jacky Goleman issued a state of disaster for the city Monday due to the shortage of water and implemented emergency water conservation measures. The declaration noted Quinlan was experiencing “unusual and significant threats to the life, health, safety and property of its residents” due to the winter storm.
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Controlled outages began in the early hours of Monday, Feb. 15 and continued through mid-day Thursday. They peaked at around 10 a.m. on Tuesday, when nearly 17,500 residents were without electricity.
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The ripple from last week’s storm that took down electric systems and busted water pipes across Brazoria County continues into this week, as several cities wait on testing to lift boil water notices for residents and businesses. “The city of Sweeny is still operating under a boil water notice but our system is functioning and stable, maintaining pressures in distribution at roughly 50 psi,” said Reese C. Cook, Sweeny city manager.
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Repairs are ongoing after a 120,000 gallon spill was recorded at a Hays County wastewater treatment plant this past week. The spill took place at the Hays County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 Wastewater Treatment Plant on Nutty Brown Road between Feb. 15 at noon and Feb. 20 at 4:20 a.m.
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As of Tuesday, February 23 at 12 p.m., there were 15 cities and water systems in Texoma under a boil order and 7,572 boil orders in the state of Texas according to the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality.
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Many east Williamson County residents still need to boil their water as of Tuesday, Feb. 23. The latest boil water notices from municipal governments or water suppliers serving residents in the Taylor, Thrall, Granger, Hutto and Coupland areas were still in effect this week. Water pressure was returning in the area after outages related to winter storms that passed through the area last week.
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Georgetown officials announced Tuesday\u00a0that restrictions on nonessential use of water will be lifted at noon for all city water customers.
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Many residents across North Texas are still trying to recover from last week's winter storms. Water-related issues continue putting a damper on some things across Dallas County. “It’s bad,” said Annie Brown as she stood in the doorway of her home in Oak Cliff. Brown, 87, has been dealing with damage from water flowing from busted pipes for several days.
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As of Monday morning, City of Sealy officials were waiting for lab results on the city’s water quality according to Mayor Carolyn Bilski. Residents can sign up for the city’s public notification system and be notified when the boil water notice will be officially lifted.
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Public water issues continue to plague the city of Palestine and the surrounding area. Until this situation is completely alleviated, citizens will have to boil water for drinking. Initially, officials thought the problem was twofold, the gauges that show how much water is stored in the city tanks froze up, making it seem there was more water available than there actually was, and the feeder lines for the chemicals that treat the incoming water, stored inside the treatment plant, also froze.
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The mayor of Marlin says after exhausting every effort, the city is on its way to recovering from the winter water crisis. After several days without water, Marlin residents now have a few places they can go to in case they need it. “We saw no resources were coming, so we made it happen on our own,” says Mayor Carolyn Lofton.
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Most of the cities and water districts have lifted their Boil Water Notices that were put into effect when the winter storm led to broken pipes and lower pressure in water systems. Beaumont lifted its Boil Water Notice Sunday night. Mayor Becky Ames says you can check the city website and social media pages for some tips to follow now that the notice is lifted.
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From electricity outages to boil water notices, residents and visitors of the Laguna Madre area have been facing several obstacles created by last week’s freezing temperatures. Monday, bacteriological samples were taken and delivered to the Laguna Madre Water District’s (LMWD) laboratory in Harlingen. Officials say results are expected after 24 hours.
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Over the weekend, on Feb. 20 and 21, Gonzales County residents were invited to fill their own clean containers with potable water at the Gonzales Fire Station. This has been extended through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to a statement from City Manager Tim Patek.
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The city of Kyle has lifted the boil water notice it implemented Feb. 17 after the week's snow storms knocked power out at wastewater treatment plants and pipes burst in homes with heat, which caused water pressure to drop below safe levels.
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