WACO, TX - The City of Waco reports that with the heavy rains over the past 24 hours, there has been an overflow and spill of over 375,000 gallons of wastewater. The discharges took place at nine locations around the city, with all but three of them having stopped by Friday afternoon, with cleanup activities underway through the day.
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Excessive rainfall led to a wastewater overflow of 388,475 gallons, the city of Temple announced Friday afternoon. The latest overflow comes about a week after more than 1.3 million gallons of wastewater overflowed at five spots in the city. “Recent excessive rainfall surcharged the wastewater collection line, causing the discharge into Bird Creek,” city spokeswoman Ellen Morton said in a news release. 
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With an early Saturday morning sewer spill, at a local wastewater treatment facility, the city of Seguin is reassuring the community there is no threat to any public water.City staff was able to contain the sewer spill, which occurred at 6 a.m. Saturday, after a 16-inch sewer line, broke and released more than 100,000 gallons at the Geronimo Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant on Seitz Road.
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SAN AUGUSTINE, TX (KTRE) - Water lines are repaired, the community for the most part has running water again, and a boil water notice could soon be rescinded for one of the communities hardest hit by a tornado last week in San Augustine.
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TYLER, Tx (KETK) - The wastewater system in Tyler has been a big topic since 2016, when the city was fined and agreed to make changes to the infrastructure due to age.
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says giant salvinia is believed to have been eradicated from Lake Fork and Lake Athens.
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More water is coming to Manvel. The city is running a marathon, wasting no time to ensure that the city’s water supply system will be ready after the explosive growth that is expected to continue over the coming years. Discussions with the Brazos River Authority mean Manvel could be in for a large windfall of available water.
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Surveyors will be going door-to-door in flood-prone areas of the city to ask residents about drainage problems in their neighborhoods. In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Victoria was allocated $6 million to help address the city’s drainage problems, which were laid bare during the storm.
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Mitsui & Co Ltd's Intercontinental Terminals Co (ITC) faces five environmental criminal charges for the release last month of toxic chemicals from its Houston area petrochemical facility into waters that flow into the Gulf of Mexico, local officials said on Monday.
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As of April 26, data from LCRA totaled Lake Travis at 681.16 msl, marking almost six months in a row that the lake has averaged 100% capacity or higher.
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With recent instances of heavy rainfall, the city of Carrollton wishes to remind citizens of its commitment to effectively maintain its 430 miles of public sanitary sewer lines and 5,947 manholes to help prevent sanitary sewer overflows (SSO).
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After heavy rain Tuesday night, about 70 vehicles parked in the lower level of the garage were partly or completely submerged by Wednesday morning.
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After seven years of conservation efforts, Dallas officials don't want to dilute the city's watering restrictions. The City Council on Wednesday unanimously passed the 2019 Water Conservation Plan — which continues its mandatory twice-per-week lawn watering limits — as part of its consent agenda.
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The city of Kilgore reported an unauthorized discharge of between 400,000 and 600,000 gallons of partially treated wastewater early Thursday at its wastewater treatment plant at 270 Angeline St. The discharge occurred from about 4 to 9 a.m. when about 5 inches of rain fell, causing localized flooding of Bighead Creek, the city said.
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The final reading of an ordinance in Laredo’s City Council chambers is usually perfunctory. The votes would already have been decided from when the ordinance was introduced two weeks before. Council members would have already debated and landed on a consensus or at least a majority. The final readings are often approved all in one fell swoop.
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The fecal matter concentration in Cypress Creek is one of several water quality concerns prompting the Houston-Galveston Area Council to develop a watershed protection plan with the help of local stakeholders.
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Funding Water Infrastructure: How Texas Pays for Water - Water infrastructure — dams, pipelines, reservoirs, desalination plants and more — can be tremendously expensive, and usually requires financin
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Argyle Residents Looking For Long Term Solution To Flooding Problems: ‘It’s Getting Worse Each Time’
The town of Argyle received torrential rain resulting in several flooded homes in the neighborhood at Skyline Drive and Valley View Court on Tuesday night.
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SEGUIN—The Texas Senate confirmed four directors of the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) on Wednesday, April 10. Immediate Past Chair Robert (Rusty) E. Brockman, Jr. of Comal County, Secretary/Treasurer Kenneth A. Motl of Calhoun County, Stephen (Steve) B. Ehrig of Gonzales County, and Director Oscar H. Fogle of Caldwell County were appointed by Governor Greg Abbott in 2018 to serve six-year terms.
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WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) - As we go through what seems to be a rainy season, lawn mowing has become more frequent and so does the possibility of debris. That is why city officials in Iowa Park have made some changes to the yard waste ordinance.
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With recent instances of heavy rainfall, the city of Carrollton wishes to remind citizens of its commitment to effectively maintain its 430 miles of public sanitary sewer lines and 5,947 manholes to help prevent sanitary sewer overflows (SSO).
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The Lower Colorado River Basin Coalition continues to support proposed legislation that would require the Lower Colorado River Authority to strengthen its public engagement policies, as recommended by the Texas Sunset Commission.
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Members of the Sherman City Council received an update on the city’s solid waste and recycling programs Friday as officials took early steps toward drafting a budget for the next fiscal year. The update came following changes to collections by the city in late 2018.
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Flooding is not a new issue in Taylor, but after the flooding on April 6, Director of Public Works, Jim Gray, said the city wanted to invite residents to voice their concerns. Gray said the city already has a number of long-term plans designed to help mitigate flooding on the table.
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