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The city of Pflugerville is receiving a $176 million loan from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to improve its water infrastructure.

The City of Waco is spending just over $12 million to relocate water and wastewater lines along Franklin Avenue to prepare for major reconstruction.

A park in north Fort Worth will lose a small portion of its space due to the Trinity River Authority of Texas relocating a water meter. Fort Worth officials granted a permanent easement for wastewater, electric and access at Chadwick Farms Park during the Jan. 27 council meeting.

Veolia, alongside the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and the American Water Works Association (AWWA), today launches Veolia Workforce Academy North America, a free fully digital workforce training and employment pathway program, designed to expand nationwide access to water sector careers while creating skilled jobs and strengthening the U.S. water sector.

Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra is calling on water providers to amp up their water restrictions to Stage 4 in the wake of Gov. Abbott's Drought Disaster Proclamation issued last month. Gov. Abbott issued the proclamation on Jan. 17, renewing a state of disaster in certain counties based on "serious drought conditions" that increased wildfire danger.

A citizen-led petition backed by environmental and community groups would require large industrial water users to pay drought fees and follow mandatory cutback rules.

Nueces County WCID No. 3 TCEQ violation shows arsenic above federal limits. Officials stress no immediate risk and order additional water testing.

Vinton broke ground on a $4M federally funded water and sewer project expanding potable water, adding fire hydrants and business connections in town.

The city of Marlin is searching for permanent solutions to fix its water treatment plant after recently going days without water and requiring a local disaster declaration from Governor Greg Abbott. City Manager Jason Creacy said the city has been working around the clock to ensure all residents have running water without issues. However, setbacks continue to plague the system.

Harlingen city officials broke ground Friday on a $50,000 drainage project at Nixon Road and Westgate Circle. The project, aimed at preventing a repeat of the catastrophic 2025 floods, will replace undersized 12-inch pipes with 30-inch infrastructure to protect the neighborhood from future heavy rainfall.

The TRA volumetric rate will go into effect starting Feb. 1, Colleyville Finance Director Cassie Smith said. 

A project in the works in Georgetown has just received federal funding to help address its water needs.

Wastewater services in Dripping Springs are slated to expand after a seven-year setback. Dripping Springs City Council approved several items related to wastewater services at a Feb. 3 meeting.

Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra said Wednesday that “all water supply corporations, municipal providers and groundwater districts” in the county should implement Stage 4 water restrictions “immediately.” He cited Gov. Greg Abbott’s renewed drought disaster proclamation in his request.

After more than a year of community opposition and state-level approvals, San Antonio City Council is expected to vote Thursday on whether to approve a key piece of a controversial northwest Bexar County housing development.

The plan will reflect current data and use modern modeling techniques to create a list of prioritized flood reduction projects, actionable recommendations and a centralized database to guide development and funding decisions, according to the city’s website. Funding to create the plan comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, administered through the Texas Division of Emergency Management, according to the city’s website.

Liberty Hill City Council unanimously approved plans Jan. 28 to sell $25.9 million in bonds to fund construction of an Advanced Water Purification Facility—a wastewater treatment system—pilot.

HPD executes a search warrant at a Weee! Distribution warehouse in Houston after they say a red-dye test reveals raw sewage flowing into Brays Bayou.

The motion to advance engineering services for Harris County’s road flood warning system prototype passed unanimously at the Jan. 29 meeting of Harris County Commissioners Court.

The City of Marlin Water Treatment Plant increased production to 1,000 gallons per minute Wednesday following chemical backwashes, officials said in an update.