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The Smithville City Council last week approved slightly more than $1 million in improvements to the Fourth Avenue Lift Station as well as for a citywide water storage tank rehabilitation project.

The Bullard City Council awarded Capco Engineering of Tyler and CP and Y Inc. of Texas a contract for a future sewer plant and application/funding through the Texas Water Development Board during its Tuesday night meeting.

Erin Brockovich will speak at a town hall hosted by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Houston) about creosote contamination in a north Houston neighborhood near a rail yard.

As the deadline to determine the fate of the seasonal lowering of Lake Conroe nears, Lake Houston area entities and officials are lobbying the San Jacinto River Authority to continue the practice.

On Dec. 17, the San Jacinto Regional Watershed Master Drainage Plan (SJMDP), led by the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD), along its local partners – Montgomery County, the City of Houston, and the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA), hosted the first open house within a series of public open houses that were created for local residents to come out and provide feedback regarding the flood mitigation efforts taking place around them.

Houston Mayor Pro Tem Dave Martin is calling on the community to help protect the Lake Houston Area from future flooding. Martin is launching a “Lives Over Levels” email campaign to the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) Board of Directors requesting the approval of temporary, seasonal lowering of Lake Conroe in 2020.

Panorama Village Mayor Lynn Scott anticipates work will begin this Spring to re-dredge Panorama Lake and build a siltation pond to help alleviate an ongoing silt issue. But the city is still pending approval to fund and start the project in the golf course community.

In a 3-2 vote Tuesday, Montgomery County commissioners approved a resolution opposing the seasonal lowering of Lake Conroe. Precinct 2 Commissioner Charlie Riley and Precinct 4 Commissioner James Metts were the nay votes.

City commissioners on Monday authorized two contracts for the design on multiple drainage projects, joining more than 20 drainage projects that are currently in the works across the city.

PFLUGERVILLE, Texas — The City of Pflugerville wants to reassure residents that despite ongoing problems at their water treatment plant, the water is safe to drink.

It’s one of the most distinctive features in Austin: Lady Bird Lake flowing through the center of the city. But it’s a lake that wouldn't have happened had it not been for the need for flood control and more electric power for a growing city in the 1960s.

The Green Valley Special Utility District had been anticipating receiving a $24,985,000 loan last week for its first wastewater treatment plant, but the Texas Water Development Board tabled the case to a date to be determined.

Houston Mayor Pro Tem Dave Martin would like to make District E residents aware the City of Houston has issued a Notice To Proceed (NTP) for debris removal services, specifically large silt deposits at the confluence of the West Fork of the San Jacinto River and Lake Houston, commonly referred to as the "mouth bar."

In the wake of past catastrophic flooding as well as potential future flooding, Lake Houston residents are organizing a massive email campaign, “Lives Over Levels,” requesting that the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) continue its recent policy of temporarily lowing Lake Conroe during 2020.

Multiple law enforcement officials responded to reports of a trespasser at Mansfield Dam on Tuesday, but nothing wrong seemed to be found. According to Travis County officials, deputies were on scene at the dam, along with officials from the Lower Colorado River Authority and the Austin Police Department. Austin-Travis County EMS said no patients had been reported at 11:30 a.m.

 It's no secret Odessa has water problems. The city is all too aware of the issues and says it is working to fix them. "We receive issues every day. I mean there's always either a water main leak, a sewer stoppage or we have leaks at the meters," Public Works and Utilities Director Thomas Kerr said

The City of Bryan is focusing on updating some of the city's infrastructure at Tuesday's council meeting. A lot of the possible changes are aimed at the sewage system.