exTRA by the Trinity River Authority of Texas

There is currently no accurate estimate as to the amount of wastewater discharge

Residents and Bowie city leaders are hoping to find an alternative to draining the lake after the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality found damage to Bowie Lakes’ dam.

City officials estimate that Sherman could see a nearly $2.1 million in savings over course of the next 20 years on a series of water bonds for waste water improvements. 

Wimberley residents expressed their frustrations with a wastewater update presented by City Manager Shawn Cox during a town hall meeting Jan. 30. 

According to the independent firm hired to investigate last year's water advisory, there have been about 6,000 water boil notices in Texas public water in the last 6 years.

Officials with the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District have threatened legal action against a former employee who posted information inadvertently provided to him by the district in response to an open records request on social media.

Residents in Aransas Pass are concerned about the future wastewater that will come from the Steel Mill being built out in San Patricio County.

Issues related to water and wastewater continue to dominate meetings of the Beeville City Council. And Tuesday’s meeting was no different. The council, after a lengthy discussion, voted 4-1 in favor of a contract with Performance Services Inc. for the installation of 4,200 new water meters.

League City City Council in October signed an agreement with the city of Houston to reserve an additional 20 million gallons of water per day at an annual cost of $530,000 to start, but the city’s work is far from over.

A water fight is heating up as citizens jump on board with leaders of several North Texas cities who argue they’re paying for more water than they use. An online petition posted Thursday garnered more than 900 signatures.

The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) announced on Thursday that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has approved an updated water management plan that will govern the management of lakes Buchanan and Travis.

"Texas only has one natural (not man-made) lake."

Have you heard that statement before? Well, it's not completely true. While almost all of our lakes and reservoirs are man-made, and certainly almost any lake you have been to or can think of is man-made, there is more than just one natural lake in Texas.

State agencies and Texas B.A.S.S. Nation are making improvements to the fishing habitat at the Coleto Creek Park Reservoir during the weekend.

Community leaders in Plano, Richardson, Garland and Mesquite are saying one reason for that is its residents are collectively paying millions for water they don't use. 

Weatherford City Council approved several zoning changes during their meeting on Tuesday evening. One of the items approved was a conditional use permit for the new water tower at 1208 Newport Road.

The skyline of Melissa will change with the addition of a 2 million-gallon water tower that is set to be built on the city’s north side.

Given the city’s current and anticipated rates of growth, the Melissa City Council unanimously authorized City Manager Jason Little to enter into a contract with a company that will construct the Melissa North Elevated Storage Tank, which has been dubbed NEST.

Upper Trinity Regional Water District’s (“Upper Trinity”) Riverbend Water Reclamation Plant, located in northeast Denton County, is being recognized nationally for its innovative treatment technology utilizing a magnetite ballasted activated sludge process.