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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.

Cypress Creek studies and flood-related projects after Hurricane Harvey are underway, local, county and federal officials said at an event hosted by the Houston Northwest Chamber of Commerce on April 16.

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A short agenda for Tuesday’s Killeen City Council meeting will include a public hearing and possible vote to update its water conservation protocols.

Apr 16, 2019: The city of Grapevine has set five- and 10-year water-conservation goals. These goals come as part of an updated plan for water conservation and drought

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. 

Concerns about meeting required creteria necessary to obtain a $5.5 million Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) loan for wastewater system upgrades led Wimberley city leaders to table action on authorizing the debt. Instead, Wimberley city leaders approved... #CraigFore #ErikWollam #GaryBarchfeld

Sandy Harbor residents Soc Gonzalez and Keith Woody stood on the historic bank and looked out at Sandy Creek. The problem was, a pile of sand was all there was to look at. “Sandy Creek is over there, behind that,” said Gonzalez, referring to the massive buildup of sand that stretches up and down this length of the river. The river, what little there is, meanders along the other side. The October 2018 flooding contributed to the pile, but it’s something that’s been growing for years, even decades.

League City is taking a leadership role in addressing regional flooding issues, and April 23 was the first step toward solutions. The League City City Council approved a $500,000 agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop a comprehensive flood-mitigation plan for the lower Clear Creek and Dickinson Bayou watersheds. League City will provide half the cost of the agreement, and the corps will fund the remaining half, city officials said.

Kingsland Baptist Church in Katy will host the first of five meetings planned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District on its study that offers short-, mid- and long-term solutions to reduce upstream and downstream flooding risks along the Buffalo Bayou and its tributaries as well as how to improve the Addicks and Barker reservoirs.

SAN ANGELO — The City of San Angelo wants to further the development of the Hickory Aquifer as a water source, but to do that, it needs funding from the state. City Council voted Tuesday, April 16, to approve the seeking of $66 million in funding from the Texas Water Development Board by a score of 7-0. 

The award recognized the City of Wichita Falls for its outstanding water reuse project that was helped funded by the Clean Water State Revolving Fund after the catastrophic drought in 2011.