Water and sewer projects across Huntsville are nearly halfway complete. Project managers for the city’s water construction project and wastewater plant project each told the Huntsville City Council on Tuesday that the projects were under budget and are progressing as expected.
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AUSTIN – The LCRA Board of Directors on Wednesday approved a business plan of more than $1 billion for fiscal year 2020 and also approved $435 million for capital spending in the fiscal year for en[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] [politics] [sports] [news] [photos] [classifieds] [Texas State] 
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Using Brazos River water for residential and industrial development along Allen’s Creek in Austin County is the intent of a bill that’s ready for Governor Greg Abbott’s signature. State Sen. Joan Huffman, the Senate sponsor for Rep. Lyle Larson‘s HB 2846, noted last week that the water problems in the area of the city of Wallis, west of Houston, resulting in the need for a $500 million reservoir that Sen. Huffman said needs to move forward.
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Housing sales would drop, gasoline prices would increase and Texas would lose hundreds of billions of dollars in economic output if a major storm struck an unprotected coastline, according to a new study. The joint study by Texas A&M University at Galveston and the Texas General Land Office assesses the storm surge impacts on the three counties along Galveston Bay — Galveston, Harris, and Chambers — and explores how flooding from a severe storm would impact different sectors of the local and national economies.
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May 20, 2019: This article has been updated to include comment from the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District. Senior District Judge Lamar McCorkle signed a final
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The City of Jacksonville said a spill of wastewater occurred out of their collection system. They said the spill happened around 10 p.m. Sunday on South Bolton Street at Sunnydale Drive and the Lake Shore Lift Station.The spill is estimated to be greater than 100,000 gallons of wastewater. Excessive rainfall is believed to have been the cause of the spill.
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TEMPLE, Texas - The weekend's heavy rainfall forced more than 100,000 gallons of wastewater to spill into Temple areas. These places include South 61st Street, Westwood Road, and parts of Lions Park. "When we have a lot of infiltration from storm water into our santitary sewer system, we get overflows at the park," says Ed Kolacki, Temple Public Works Project Manager.
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The Wichita Falls City Council will consider a resolution at their regular meeting Tuesday to choose a bidder for a water utility improvements project. The bid and contract are proposed to be awarded to Bowles Construction Company for $1,539,039.
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BELTON — Plans to replace the aging clay sewer line on Old Waco Road have been gathering dust for more than a year. “We did not know if funding was available for construction,” Public Works Director Angellia Points said. “Now that we know it’s available, we are presenting to you a contract for bidding and construction phase services.”
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GONZALES, Texas -- In a statement, Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority is comparing the Lake Dunlap spill gate failure Tuesday morning to one that happened in Gonzales at the dam at Lake Wood in 2016. That dam has still not been replaced or repaired.
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The failure of a spillgate at a 91-year-old dam in Texas this week is thought to have been caused by aging structural steel, although the official cause of the incident has not yet been determined.The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authorit
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Developer fees will pay for less of the San Antonio Water System’s Vista Ridge pipeline than they might have under state law, after City Council approved a fee structure that did not assess the maximum amount allowable.
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City council looked at possible drainage solutions for future floods, while studying results from the past flood that occurred on April 6. The city council meeting, held on May 9, looked at statistics from April’s flood and past studies from years before done by Halff and Associates, the company working on drainage improvements.
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McQueeney Dam is five miles northwest of Seguin in Guadalupe County on the Guadalupe River. Construction on the dam was completed in 1928. TP-4 is approximately one-half mile southwest of Seguin on th
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The National Association of Clean Water Agencies has recognized four Trinity River Authority of Texas wastewater treatment systems with Peak Performance Awards. The recognition program consist
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AUSTIN – Austin Water will begin work on the Exposition Blvd Water Improvements Project on Saturday, May 25, 2019. The project will replace aging water and wastewater lines on Exposition Blvd between Enfield Road and West 35th Street. Construction is expected to take about 1 year to complete.
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The Tomball City Council approves four eminent domain ordinances as part of a water line project, renews a water conservation plan and a rezoning request.
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Converse City Council members have begrudgingly given their support to a rate hike for sewer service that shows a 16.5 percent increase in cost for its residents for the coming fiscal year.
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Construction begins next month on wastewater mains that run through The Golf Club Fossil Creek. Make plans to attend the project meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Monday, June 3, at The Golf Club Fossil Creek, 3401 Clubgate Drive, to learn more about the project and impacts to residents.
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The City of Nacogdoches said due to unprecedented rainfall over the weekend, the city wastewater treatment plant has been overwhelmed and the capacity of the system is at its maximum.
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May 9, 2019: The city is planning to undertake a drainage study that will lead to the development of a master drainage plan in partnership with the Harris County Flood
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The City of Bowie approved its 2019 Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plans as required by the state water code, Monday night making no major changes other than to updates based on state rule changes.
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State officials have issued a public notification form regarding wastewater discharges that occurred May 10-17 in the vicinity of South Bolton Street at Sunnydale Drive in Jacksonville.
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Using Brazos River water for residential and industrial development along Allen’s Creek in Austin County is the intent of a bill that’s passed the Texas Legislature. State Sen. Joan Huffman, the Senate sponsor for Rep. Lyle Larson‘s HB 2846, noted the water problems in the area of the city of Wallis, west of Houston, resulting in the need for a $500 million reservoir that Sen. Huffman said needs to move forward.
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — Only one waterway is still closed Thursday after a number of them in Austin were shut down following recent heavy rains in Central Texas and floodgate operations meant to mitigate the affects of that rain.
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