Liberty Hill is spending $270,000 to replace the 18 membrane bioreactor modules at the wastewater treatment plant after they were damaged due to a failed screen intended to keep larger items out of the plant.
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Some households could be wasting 10,000 gallons of water each year — equal to 270 laundry loads — just with running toilets. 
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Most people think as little as possible about the wastewater that is produced daily from their showers, bathtubs, sinks, dishwashers and toilets. But with the right techniques, it can become a valuable resource.
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Residents in Deer Park were urged to shelter in place for most of Sunday as a petrochemical fire raged at chemical storage facility in the city of 34,000.
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A boil water notice is in effect in Bastrop.The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required Aqua Water to notify customers to boil water prior to consumption. The affected area includes south of FM 812, along Hwy. 21 W. and includes Caldwell Rd., St. Mary's Rd., Laredo Dr., Legend Oaks subdivision and Elm Forest subdivision.
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A report filed by a the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission delves into environmental impacts on the Texas LNG Project. This all comes as plans of the Rio Grande Valley's first natural gas liquefaction and export terminal moves closer to becoming a reality.
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The San Jacinto River Authority released Phase 1 of its Flood Protection Planning Project—a more than two-year project studying flood plains in and around the West Fork of the San Jacinto River—on Feb. 25.
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One of Sherman’s water pumps will be temporarily out of service for repairs. The Sherman City Council awarded a $161,068 contract to Weisinger Incorporated for the repair of Sherman pump No. 3 which is one of the three Lake Texoma water pumps.
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Despite recent findings released by state officials regarding its investigation into a water contamination case in Craft-Turney, a sole attendee – from New Summerfield – was present at Tuesday's Craft-Turney Water Supply Corporation meeting.
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County residents gathered at the Ector County Utility District’s office Wednesday for answers to their many questions following a water rate hike that left some residents stunned.
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A huge silver-colored piece of equipment weighing more than eight tons and called a “heating water jacket” is poised outside one of the primary digesters at the Jacob Hands Wastewater Treatment Facility (JHWWTF), ready to be installed. After more than 35 years of service, it’s time to replace the old jacket.
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Aransas Pass City Council met with public works on Wednesday to discuss what happened during their water leak and how they can prevent a major leak like from happening again. According to public works officials, it took workers a week to find the leak; however, once they did, it took a total of 22 minutes to fix it.
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As the city of Peñitas continues to grow, the idea of getting the city its very own water service might soon become a reality.
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Plans for the $15 million street improvement bond that will be voted upon by Greenville residents in May also include upgrades to underlying utilities – such as water and sewer lines – city officials and employees say.
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Lakeway City Council approved the renewal of an agreement with the Central Texas Water Coalition that has been in effect since 2013.
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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality notified Cassie Water System customers that the water exceeded the Maximum Contaminant Level for nitrate. Infants younger than 6 months who drink water containing the excess level of nitrate could become seriously ill and, according to the TCEQ notice, might die.
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Lingering questions on how Kinder Morgan’s proposed Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP) could affect local groundwater sources led Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) leaders to withhold judgment.
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The proposed Re-Adoption of the Groundwater Management Plan was the first meeting in a 3-part District Board Meeting that also included the Hearing on Permit and Permit Amendment Applications and finished with the Regular Public Meeting of the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District (LSGCD).
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Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has completed a periodic review of the ratings of Lower Colorado River Authority, TX and other ratings that are associated with the same analytical unit. The review was conducted through a portfolio review in which Moody's reassessed the appropriateness of the ratings in the context of the relevant principal methodology(ies), recent developments, and a comparison of the financial and operating profile to similarly rated peers.
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Fort Worth's nearly $1.2 billion Panther Island project is pitched as a flood control measure that would bring a vibrant riverfront neighborhood to the city, but critics are questioning whether it's disguised as a flood plan to tap into federal money.
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Rancho Viejo Waste Management, which is trying to open a landfill 20 miles east of town, sued the City of Laredo and four of its council members last year after a private equity firm backed out of a deal to buy or invest in the business, according to an order filed Monday by U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo, in which she also dismissed the case.
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More than a month after both a dark oily sheen and dead fish were found floating along the top of Skull Creek near Altair, the three state agencies involved in the investigation of the contamination have, separately, identified Inland Recycling’s Altair facility as being under investigation in connection with the contamination, identified type of substance discovered in the creek, and revealed their initial thinking concerning whether or not a sealed salt water injection disposal well near the site of the contamination was its cause.
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Notice a change in your water this month? Some North Texans residents have, and they are again raising concerns about increased chlorine smell and taste.
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Six years ago, a near-record drought almost cut off the city from its Delta Lake water supply. Since that scare in 2013, City Manager Eleazar Garcia has been taking steps to build a reverse osmosis water plant to make the city’s water supply self-sustaining.
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In an update on the 2015 water rate study, Athens City Manager Elizabeth Borstad said the increase did what officials intended and has placed the city in a much better position than it was in five years ago.
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