exTRA by the Trinity River Authority of Texas

PORT MANSFIELD — Residents Monday continued to dig out of soggy wreckage after Hurricane Hanna tore into this tiny fishing village late Saturday afternoon, ripping off the roofs at least two homes while damaging more than 80 others. “The locals say this one did 10 to 15 times the damage as there was with Dolly,” …

The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) will temporarily substitute chlorine for the current chloramine disinfectant used in the treatment of drinking water at the Port Lavaca Water Treatment Plant (PLWTP). The conversion will begin Friday, July 24, and will continue through Friday, August 14.

The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) today approved financial assistance totaling $453,820,000 for water and wastewater system projects. $550,000 to the City of Roby (Fisher County) for a water system improvement project
$75,470,000 to the North Texas Municipal Water District (Collin, Dallas, Denton, Fannin, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties) for a wastewater treatment plant expansion project

The City of Beeville is in the process of replacing all of the old water meters with new smart meters around the city.The city has agreed to spend $3.65 million to replace all the Beeville water meters. That's the cost of the meters plus the installation of the new software.

Several residents spoke out in opposition of a proposed location for a new Willow Park wastewater treatment plan Tuesday night. 

The existing wastewater plant is located near Kings Gate Boulevard on the west side of the the city, in the Tax Increment Revenue Zone. 

The public water system of the City of Mason has reached a Critical, Level 2 condition recently, one of our wells is down for maintenance and the City Administrator John Palacio has implemented additional water conservation measures.  

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Corpus Christi Inland Fisheries Management Team, with assistance from the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, have built and deployed 92 fish habitat structures this year within Coleto Creek Reservoir.

he heavy rainfall over the weekend left communities across the Valley devastated, the hardest hit was in Edcouch.

“At this point I would say we have total devastation,” said Victor De La Cruz. Cruz is the city manager of Edcouch and has been dealing with another round of damaging rainfall.

Flooding continues to be a huge issue in Santa Rosa, each year some resident’s homes are inhabitable during hurricane season.

In Santa Rosa, many people have left their homes because of flooding and loss of power, as heavy rain over the weekend caused extreme damage in parts of the city.

As of Monday morning, Hanna continues to weaken and is considered a Tropical Depression over northern Mexico. Models continue to show the dissipation of Hanna over higher terrain this week.  Hanna made landfall on Padre Island shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph. These wind speeds classified Hanna as a strong Category 1 hurricane. 

City leaders unanimously approved separate motions during a Monday council meeting that will allow them to begin search processes for a new wastewater treatment plant site and a new police chief. According to Bullard City Secretary Doris Crockett, the plant was discussed during closed session, with action taken when the council reconvened into open meeting. City officials will consider all avenues, including purchase or condemnation of property for the site, she said.