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A residential area in Bryan could be getting a little relief from ongoing flooding problems. 
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Diboll’s City Council authorized city manager Gerry Boren to defer payments, waive late fees and schedule repayment plans for residents whose work was impacted by COVID-19 on Tuesday.
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The city of Victoria is now offering a way to potentially find a solution to this problem. You can register for daily usage monitoring, with an alert added to your monitoring request when water use is excessive or just out of the ordinary.
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The city of Conroe is moving forward with two major water and sewer projects totaling more than $15 million. In March, Conroe council members approved the construction of a new water plant near McCaleb Road. The council awarded a $6.8 million contract to Sugarland-based Wharton-Smith.
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Due to a series of rain events over the last month, Lake Travis has risen 3.5 feet since March 16.
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A river flood warning is in effect for the Trinity River near Moss Bluff until further notice. Flood stage is 12.2 feet and at 8:30 Wednesday morning, the gauge was showing 13.9 feet. Minor flooding is already affecting the area.
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Gov. Greg Abbott orders state parks closed as park officials struggled to keep compliance with social distancing guidelines at their facilities.
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Water utilities taking steps to prevent disruptions, assist households, according to new AWWA surveyWith water and wastewater critical to fighting the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, water utilities are swiftly employing plans to prevent service disruptions and assist households struggling to pay water bills, according to a recent survey conducted by the American Water Works Association (AWWA).
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Kelly Hajek, a representative with Strand Associates—engineering consultants for the city—presented proposals to build a wastewater treatment plant near Mill Creek, estimated to cost $38 million, and a water plant near Spur 149, estimated to cost $10.5 million.
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Aqua Texas, part of Essential Utilities, provides water and wastewater services in your community and has several important consumer tips that can help keep wastewater lines and household plumbing clear.
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Late this afternoon, a power surge rendering pumps inoperable resulted in a wastewater back up in the vicinity of Cimarron and Yorktown. The pumps in the wastewater lift station should be operational again by 7 p.m. Vacto
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Approximately 124 households in the northwest side of Ingram will soon be connected to wastewater lines. Construction is expected to begin as early as October 2020 in the area along Junction Highway that lies between Moore Street on the west and Josephine Street on the east.
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As the threat of the novel coronavirus spread across the globe, lots and lots of shoppers in the United States began to stockpile cleaning supplies.
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The Lubbock City Council approved a $10.6 million contract for the construction of two new water towers during a Tuesday. The water towers are expected to be constructed and operational by December 2021.
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CPS Energy has extended the closures for Lake Calaveras and Lake Braunig to comply with local and state orders to minimize social gatherings, according to representatives from the company.
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City Council today made minor amendments that will allow wastewater bills to be based on winter quarter averaging. The averaging data was based on the months of December, January and February. Beginning May 1st that formula will be used to calculate wastewater charges.
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Sewage at a major treatment facility in Massachusetts showed there are likely hundreds more people with coronavirus in the area than officials thought, researchers say.
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In order to meet the health and safety recommendations of the State of Texas, Wolf Creek Park will be temporarily closed to all visitors beginning at 5 p.m. on April 7, 2020. The park will remain closed until further notice. The staff at Wolf Creek Park will continue to keep the grounds and facilities maintained and be ready for reopening when the State of Texas determines it is safe to do so.
Thanks for your understanding during this time. We will closely monitor the state’s recommendations; please check website and Facebook page for any changes.
All the best,
Wolf Creek Park staff
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State judges delivered a blow to landowners from Bastrop and Lee counties last week in a long-awaited decision that favored the water interests of the Lower Colorado River Authority over the property owners’ protests.
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Discolored water from wells near the Kinder Morgan Permian Highway Pipeline is causing distress. Test results on the water, taken where the pipeline is about to cross the Blanco River, are expected soon from a Lower Colorado River Authority laboratory. Once the result
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A shortage of toilet paper during the COVID-19 public health emergency might tempt some local residents to use alternative personal hygiene products. Please don't, city officials pled Friday. To keep wastewater flowing back to treatment, they urged residents not to flush hygiene products, including anti-bacterial and baby wipes.
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All of us at the North Texas Municipal Water District share your concerns about the new coronavirus and how it will impact our families and communities.
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As a hub for outdoor activity, Lake Conroe is exempt from Montgomery County’s stay-at-home order issued to help thwart the community spread of the coronavirus.
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