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Engineers completed a master plan that evaluates the condition of the city’s systems and 25-year growth and makes recommendations for capital improvements, but City Council was not ready to accept
Colorado River Authority officials denied a request from the city of Marble Falls to desilt Lake Marble Falls, adding the waterway was not created for water supply storage nor lake recreation but for flood control and power generation.
More than 100,000 gallons of wastewater is estimated to have spilled from the collection system in Jacksonville.
According to a notice sent out by the city, the spill happened between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17 at a 18″ sewer interceptor near the Canada Street wastewater treatment plant.
A Tyler engineering firm will study possible water sources that could one day serve the city of White Oak. The White Oak City Council agreed Tuesday to a $57,900 contract with Schaumberg and Polk Inc. for an engineering report about potential water sources for the city.
The Fort Worth City Council voted at last night’s meeting to oversee economic development initiatives relating to the Trinity River Vision project as recommended by a recent report from a consulting group.
Oct 15, 2019: The Oak Ridge North City Council unanimously approved a renewal of its permit with Lonestar Groundwater Conservation District for 2020 during its Oct. 14
A water war is brewing in Bastrop County. People there are upset with a plan to pump and sell off more than 8 billion gallons of groundwater every year to the Lower Colorado River Authority.
Huntsville residents and farmers living on the edge of the city limits were caught by surprise, as water rates in the extraterritorial jurisdiction saw a 40% increase from the previous year.
Lake Dunlap residents and the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) are nearing a compromise on the future of the drained lake in which property owners would vote on the creation of a property tax and a taxing district
Houston residents will not see a refund of drainage fees paid to the city since 2011, a state appellate judge ruled Oct. 18. The fee, which is calculated
Experts inspecting the Guadalupe Valley lakes system for safety are close to reporting their findings on three of the four lakes that have water, officials said.
Alongside completion of the fiscal year 2019-20 budget during public deliberations in August and September, The Colony City Council approved mechanisms for funding important upgrades to the Stewart Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).
Water has been restored, at no extra charge, to all residents who had been disconnected after a sudden, unannounced billing change last month. Finance Director Jim Mahoney on Tuesday admitted the city had erred by not notifying customers of the change.
The back and forth over a problem caused by last year’s historic flooding is playing out Tuesday in Marble Falls, and Marble Falls city leaders aren’t taking “no” for an answer.
The Allen City Council on Tuesday adopted increased water and sewer rates to go into effect Nov. 1. The water rate increase will result in an additional $8.33 per month for residential and $40.55 per month for commercial, based on a 10,000 gallon benchmark.
Oct 12, 2019: Georgetown City Council voted 5-1 in favor of an agreement to sell 10,000 acre-feet of excess water to Blanchard Refining Co. on Sept. 24. In 2006, the
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