The estimated price tag for the One Water wastewater treatment plant in Marble Falls has risen dramatically due to stiff competition for construction contractors and national tariffs that weren’t in place when the project was planned.
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The Corpus Christi City Council voted 8-1 to move forward with a nearly $175 million brackish water desalination plant. On Tuesday, Feb. 17, city leaders approved a contract with FCC Aqualia USA Corp. of Katy, Texas, for the design and operation of a containerized brackish water desalination plant at the O.N. Stevens Water Treatment Plant. 
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The city of Bellaire is moving forward with phase one of the Regional Drainage Improvement Program, according to a Feb. 16 City Council meeting. The drainage program, also known as the Cypress Ditch project, is a mitigation project to reduce flooding in Bellaire during heavy rain events.
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Most of the Texas Panhandle is considered susceptible to drought in the coming weeks, as statewide drought conditions across Texas reach the largest extent since October 2023, according to the Texas Water Development Board. According to the TWDB’s most recent “Water Weekly” report, 74% of Texas was experiencing drought conditions as of the week of Feb. 10, compared to 69% the previous week, 54% three months ago and 42% one year ago.
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Though it lies only minutes from Interstate 35, Michelle Quant’s property off FM 1187 near Burleson seems a world away from the city and its crowds. Down the hill from the plantation-style home, pecan and walnut trees surround a spring-fed pond that provides water for horses and cattle, as well as a home for catfish and bass. If you look, you can make out a nearby subdivision and some commercial buildings through the treeline, but those are about the only reminders of encroaching urban sprawl, at least for now.
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Hundreds of Canyon Lake residents oppose a new wastewater treatment permit for a Lennar development, citing risks to drinking water and groundwater.
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Utility regulators in Texas will start asking data centers and crypto-mining operations statewide within a narrow timeframe to share information about how much water they’re using and what they’re doing with it. The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) received an update Friday about the agency’s plans to send out a survey to these facilities in the spring. Luisa Venegoni, the chief of staff to the agency’s executive director, said data centers and cryptocurrency facilities will then have six weeks to respond.
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In a compelling new avenue of ecological research, Assistant Professor Matthew Troia at the University of Texas at San Antonio has received the prestigious National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award. His innovative project focuses on unraveling the complex interplay between climate change, urbanization, and freshwater ecosystems, particularly investigating how these factors facilitate the northward expansion of exotic tropical fish species.
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A Local State of Disaster has been declared by Freestone County Judge Lloyd Lane. Signed on Monday, February 9, 2026, the Declaration was filed as a result of widespread wildfire and drought conditions.
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Corpus Christi City Council approved a five-year agreement with Flint Hills Resources that could provide up to 2 million gallons per day of treated wastewater for industrial use, helping ease the city's water shortage during the ongoing drought.
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This comes after the city announced on Sunday night that its water system experienced a series of failures. These issues were compounded by the fact that one pump was already out of service for repairs. As system levels dropped, additional strain was placed on the booster pumps, which resulted in reduced water pressure across the system. The city says residents throughout the city experienced low water pressure. In some areas, pressure dropped to near zero.
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Forever chemicals, known as PFAS, are showing up in farmlands through a sewage sludge fertilizer called biosolids, according to the Environmental Working Group.
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Drainage district workers discovered Tesla discharging dark water into a ditch they maintain. The district says they were never notified.
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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a local public emergency for the sewage spill in the Potomac River on Wednesday, 30 days after a section of a major pipe collapsed, unleashing millions of gallons of sewage into the river. It's one of the largest sewage spills in U.S. history, and while officials say it's not affecting drinking water, the spill poses significant risks to health and the environment.
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The City of Beeville has received approval from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to begin a water well rehabilitation project that leaders say will bring much-needed relief to the area’s water supply. City officials say the upgrades are expected to provide Bee County with more than 2 million gallons of water per day, helping stabilize service for residents and businesses.
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The proposed map -- which was quietly released on the agency's site two weeks ago and intended for technical reviews by floodplain administrators -- marks a major revision in Harris County's flood risk zones that haven't seen a comprehensive update in nearly 20 years.
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Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra is calling for a moratorium on high-volume industrial water usage. He says the water crisis is severe and getting worse with aquifer levels dropping to historic lows.
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Around 100,000 gallons of wastewater overflowed into a storm drain and then into a creek Wednesday morning in southwest Harris County, according to a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality public notification. The spill came from the Harris County MUD 221 Wastewater Treatment Facility, located at 15715 Grovedale in Houston, and flowed 450-feet north into Turkey Creek, according to the TCEQ report.
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City leaders say a new pump station that came online Friday stirred up natural iron. But while they say the water is safe to drink, some are skeptical.
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For the first time in nearly two decades, FEMA is getting ready to finalize a new flood map, reflecting the growing risk of extreme flood events in Harris County.
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In 2025, Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott made improvements in water infrastructure one of his seven emergency items. The final product — the passage of a constitutional amendment providing $1 billion dollars per year for water infrastructure projects from 2027 to 2047, paid for by state sales tax revenue.
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The Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District announced on Jan. 28 it was nearing a historic stage of emergency drought. The declaration, a “Stage 4 Emergency Response Period,” could be made as soon as late March, and follows a Stage 3 Exceptional Drought since October 2025 in the district. If declared, it would be the first stage 4 drought declaration in the district’s 39-year history.
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Vernon city leaders say major repairs have been made following water system failures that led to a boil water notice, but residents are still being asked to conserve water. City leaders say the major issues behind Vernon’s boil water notice have now been fixed, including two water leaks and a crack at the chlorine injector site, which led to E. coli in the water.
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It's a frequently asked question: 'What happens when we run out of water?' Meteorologist Stefanie Lauber explains what the past has to say about the future of our water supply.
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Tyler Water Utilities is conducting smoke testing this week to locate breaks and defects in the wastewater system as part of ongoing improvement efforts.
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