exTRA by the Trinity River Authority of Texas

Proposals are in place to address future natural disasters like Tropical Storm Harvey from disabling water pumps in Beaumont. The flooding from the storm knocked water pumps out of service in the city, leaving thousands of Southeast Texans without any clean drinking water for days. The city council is hearing proposals to improve two systems, the Loeb wells and Lawson water plant.

The city of Cleburne asked a judge on Monday to hold the owner of a company that recycles human waste in contempt of court for operating during rainy weather, which the city says threatens the public water supply.

The Lower Colorado River Authority and the Texas Department of Transportation are coordinating efforts to clean up debris from the RM 2900 bridge that washed away along the Llano River arm of Lake LBJ during historic flooding in October.

Completed in 1901, Lake Wichita is the third-oldest reservoir in Texas. At one time, it was the source of water for the city of Wichita Falls and a major recreational attraction for north central Texas. Decades later, as Wichita Falls’ population grew the city developed alternative water supplies.

Numbers that tell the story of the tremendous growth expected in the Permian Basin kicked off the two-day Permian Basin Water in Energy Conference Wednesday at the Horseshoe Pavilion.

After major flooding affected Weslaco last June, city commissioners will seek voter approval in May to approve money that will help with drainage issues in the city.

Depending on where your favorite creek is located, you could lose your arm of the river during the next drought - and that would be perfectly legal.

Today, U.S. Representative Will Hurd (TX-23), who represents eight national parks and historic sites across South and West Texas, was proud to continue to advocate for public lands by supporting the bipartisan Natural Resources Management Act.

Lake Houston’s water levels were lowered by a foot on Monday for scheduled maintenance of the Lake Houston Dam, according to the office of Houston City Councilman Dave Martin.

Sections of the Mission Reach of the San Antonio River went up in flames Monday from fires that were intentionally set. The San Antonio River Authority conducted a series of prescribed burns to improve the habitat in the area south of Southeast Military Drive.

Last year's heavy rains caused millions of gallons of sewage to overflow into streets across North Texas. And the biggest overflow was kept from the public, until now.

In 2018, more than 119 million gallons of sewage overflowed onto the streets and lakes of Dallas-Fort Worth. That's 119,090,756 gallons, to be exact, over more than 1,700 overflow incidents.

Just because something will physically go down the toilet does not mean it should be flushed. It seems like a simple idea, but the troubles with America's wastewater infrastructure remain in the headlines because too many people flush items down their toilets that weren't meant to be flushed. This is having real impacts on the environment and our local wastewater treatment systems when clogs happen as a result of non-flushable products.

Despite Austin’s consistent growth and the city demographer’s prediction that city utilities will need to serve 4 million residents in the next 100 years, Austin Water feels confident that its facilities are up to the challenge.

Home builders say new state regulations for digging private water wells may severely hurt their ability to do business going forward. The new rules restrict how close a new water well can be to existing wells.