Mayor Pro Tem Dave Martin would like to make Kingwood area residents aware Houston Public Works is conducting a force main renewal and replacement project for the Woodland Ridge Lift Station that began Monday, May 11.
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Mayor Pro Tem Dave Martin would like to make Kingwood area residents aware Houston Public Works is conducting a Force Main Renewal and Replacement Project for the Woodland Ridge Lift Station that began Monday, May 11.
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The execution of this contract with the lowest bidder, Brookshire-based W.W. Payton Corp., is in line with the city’s groundwater plant rehabilitation project that maintains, improves and expands 12 city-owned and -operated groundwater plants, Assistant City Engineer Timothy Jahn said.
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The region's past, current and expected future decisions all seemed to come to a head at Tuesday's council meeting with the choice to move forward reviewing projects recommended as part of a years-long drainage study kicked off weeks before Tropical Storm Harvey hit in 2017.
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The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) has experienced a sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) of domestic wastewater from the 121 Force Main pipeline near the cul-de-sac of Cadbury Court, which is south of McDermott Road and west of Robinson Road in Plano, Texas.
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The 1950s-era Lyon Street water tank is ready to undergo a much needed renovation beginning this fall. A new $12.8 million design is scheduled to commence this summer.
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Heavy rainfall this weekend resulted in the spill of domestic wastewater. The area potentially affected by the spill is the Cedar Bayou receiving stream.
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