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Utility companies that serve El Paso are returning to normal operations; Meaning if you don’t pay, you could lose service. El Paso Water announced Tuesday, service will be shut off if you don’t pay your bill. If you’re still struggling financially because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are options. 
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The San Jacinto River Authority has been awarded almost $1.4 million in state funding to move forward on three studies that could help protect the region from future flood events.
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The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) will temporarily change the disinfectant in its water treatment process from March 1 through March 29, 2021. The annual, routine change is necessary to maintain the regional system and year-round water quality.
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The City of Laredo in Texas is building a new sewer tunnel to divert wastewater flows from its existing Zacate Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The Zacate Creek WWTP receives and treats an average flow of 11 million gallons per day (MGD) from residential, commercial and industrial areas. It is the City’s oldest plant and has high operational costs. The plant is also located in a flood plain. Consequently, the City is planning to phase out and decommission the plant.
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THE WOODLANDS, TX - In a recent social media post, Commissioner Noack stated that a Comcast Contractor struck a 12'' waterline on Lake Woodlands Drive, causing traffic delays in the area. American Communications Construction, a directional drilling contractor working for Comcast, struck a 12-inch waterline on eastbound Lake Woodlands Drive, east of Pinecroft Drive, Thursday afternoon.
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We collected 112 gallons of grease during the 2020 Holiday Grease Roundup! That is 112 gallons kept out of the drains and the sewer system. Thank you to everyone who disposed of their grease properly! If you missed it or still have unused grease laying around, find a year-round drop-off location here: http://defendyourdrainsnorthtexas.com/take-back-locator.html
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At its March 9 meeting, the Killeen City Council is set to revive an issue which has come and gone for more than a decade — impact fees. On Dec. 8, the council issued a motion of direction to move forward with the process of implementing water and wastewater impact fees, according to a city staff report.
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Texas will soon begin a program to test drinking water in thousands of elementary schools and child care facilities across the state following an update to federal standards on lead and copper exposure.
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Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Stacy Meuth of Floresville to the Nueces River Authority board of directors for a term set to expire on Feb. 1, 2021. 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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An estimated 115,000 gallons of untreated wastewater spilled from the Kemp Wastewater Plant due to a loss of electrical power and a failed emergency back-up generator, according to the City of Kemp. The spill occurred from January 23, 2021, at approximately 4 p.m. until January 24, 2021, until approximately 12:21 p.m. at the Kemp Wastewater Plant located at 1298 Tolosa Road.
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The Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District, an entity that regulates groundwater usage in Montgomery County, adopted new groundwater rules in September, a change that will affect the amount of groundwater entities can now pump. New groundwater rules in Montgomery County abolish previous restrictions
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Austin Water is undergoing a major overhaul of its water and wastewater infrastructure, thanks to continued low interest rate funding from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). Earlier today, Austin Water closed on a second installment of multi-year loan funding for a combined $19.8 million in TWDB funding through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund.
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City Council took crucial steps last week towards making major improvements to the city’s water and wastewater systems through more than $50 million in Texas Water Development Board assistance. Council authorized notice to issue certificates of obligation in connection with receiving $36,400,000 for wastewater system improvements and $20,300,000 in water system upgrades.
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The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved awarding nearly $1.4 million in grant funding from the state’s Flood Infrastructure Fund (FIF) to the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) for watershed-based flood protection planning studies. SJRA has secured partnerships with numerous entities for the 50% local match required by the grants. Funding partners include City of Houston, City of Humble, Harris County Flood Control District, and various Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs).
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A water main break flooded surrounding streets Tuesday morning in east downtown Houston. ABC13 received reports of water shooting high above a building at Hutchins Street and Polk Street around 4:30 a.m.
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Parts of Round Rock are under a boil water notice Saturday morning, Crossroads Utility Service confirmed to KVUE. Crossroads Utility Service said that the boil water notice is due to a leak but didn't specify where the leak occurred. The following areas are under the boil water notice: Links Lane, Links Lane at Forest Creek, Lee Trevino Cove and Hal Sutton Cove.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) $72,632,000 to provide low-interest loans to fund clean water projects in Texas. EPA provided the grant under the Clean Water Act’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), a federal-state partnership that provides communities low-cost financing for a wide range of water quality infrastructure projects.
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In her first move on City Council, new member Vanessa Fuentes authored a resolution directing the city to provide an update on its flood resilience plans. “Often in my community it’s not a matter of if the next big flood happens, but when the next big flood happens,” Fuentes said. “It is essential that this issue remains a priority in order to prevent further loss of life and displacement, which unfortunately disproportionately affects the most vulnerable members of our community.”
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The water board that controls drinking water for Killeen, Copperas Cove, Harker Heights, Belton and Nolanville unanimously approved an amendment to its fiscal year 2020-2021 wastewater budget at Wednesday’s meeting.
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Mount Vernon, Texas 75457, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a renewal of Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. WQ0011122002 which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 425,000 gallons per day. TCEQ received this application on August 4, 2020.
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The City of El Paso announced Tuesday afternoon the award of a $4.5 million grant from the Texas Military Preparedness Commission’s (TMPC) Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant (DEAAG) Program to invest in aquifer storage and recharge, supporting Fort Bliss. “The funding will further enhance our civilian and military communities’ resiliency and bolster an already strong partnership between El Paso and Fort Bliss,” said Senior Deputy City Manager Cary Westin.
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Lower Colorado River Authority customers in Pflugerville will soon be able to use a new customer portal due to a $100,000 grant, which will also be used to update the city’s water metering infrastructure. The cost-share grant was awarded by the LCRA to Pflugerville to help update the current meters to an advanced metering infrastructure.
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The Brady City Council will vote at its next council meeting Tuesday, Feb. 2, whether to tear down the City's water tower or keep it standing, but not before hearing from the citizens of Brady. “At some point long ago, we decided it would be removed and it is currently part of the contract. As we got closer to actually taking that action, a couple members of the council expressed a concern that we do too many things without consulting the public and making sure their informed, so we took plenty of time, table the action we are working on to the meeting that is next Tuesday," Brady Mayor Anthony Groves said.
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The city of Rollingwood is under a boil water advisory until further notice. Mayor Mike Dyson said there was a significant line rupture in the city’s system that was discovered around 7 a.m. Friday and that a Public Works crew was on the scene quickly to isolate the problem.
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Who doesn't love a Flashback Friday post? The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority of Texas certainly agrees and did just that with a post sharing images from the 1966 picnic celebration. About 3,000 people joined in April of that year for a barbecue to dedicate the dam's construction, which had actually been completed two years earlier.
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