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The Texas General Land Office has awarded six grants to cities in Navarro County through the 2015 Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program. Corsicana received three grants totaling $4,000,000. Two of the grants will bring $1 million each in storm sewer, drainage ditch, and culverts to the northeastern and southeastern quadrants of the City, where flooding occurred along Post Oak and Town Branch Creeks in 2015. 
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The revamping of the creek has been compared to the River Walk, but County Judge Nelson Wolff sees the creek project's focus on history and culture as a feature that sets it apart from other city and county improvements.
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Fredericksburg City Council voted to approve a contract for Phase I of the San Antonio Street sanitary sewer line rehabilitation project to Vaught Services, LLC, during their Monday night meeting. Phase I of the project weighs in at just under the $1 million mark, contracted not to exceed $999,976.53. This sewer line project has been listed as one of the highest-ranking wastewater projects and longest standing items on the city’s capital improvements plan with a cost estimate of $1.7 million.
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The San Jacinto River Authority said on Tuesday it will work on flood control efforts, something it hasn’t done until now. The move comes after Texas Governor Greg Abbott directed the authority to better protect communities along the river that flooded during Harvey. The river authority has tapped College Station’s deputy city manager Chuck Gilman to head up a new flood division. While there aren’t any specific plans on the table yet, Gilman said solutions could range from new infrastructure to operational changes.
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City officials say tests show Frisco’s water is safe amid a week when doubtful North Texans plan to meet with environmental activist Erin Brockovich. Eight “extra” water quality tests were conducted March 26 by an independent laboratory, city officials said in a statement Tuesday. They tested for trihalomethanes, which are disinfection by-product chemicals that show up such as after chlorine is used. March 26 was the last day of the “chlorine maintenance period” by the North Texas Municipal Water District, city officials said.
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Besides meeting with concerned residents, Erin Brockovich will be meeting Thursday with officials at the North Texas Municipal Water District.
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Lake Conroe will reopen at noon to normal boat traffic, according to the San Jacinto River Authority. Officials closed Lake Conroe Friday morning due to high lake levels, submerged objects, floating debris, and other hazards that could put people at risk.
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To prepare for inevitable growth and development in the area, Parker County will participate in a study to examine the floodplain of Mary’s Creek after the commissioners court approved funds for the study at Monday’s meeting. “There’s a lot of growth and development coming to Parker County. This study would immediately aid your developers, your businesses and your county staff,” said Edith Marvin, director of environment and development for the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCoG), which will help conduct the study.
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HOUSTON (AP) - Officials in the Texas county hardest hit by Hurricane Harvey want to ask voters to approve up to $2 billion in bonds to fund critical flood-control projects, but worried Tuesday about potential roadblocks.
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TEXAS (KXXV) - Over half of Texas is suffering from severe drought while East Texas has record rainfall during the month of February, the Texas Farm Bureau said. During the week of March 26, about 61 percent of Texas was impacted by drought. The High Plains region even experienced record low rainfall from November to February, with only 0.38 inches.
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VICTORIA- On Sunday, April 1, the City of Victoria will begin converting its water disinfection process to free chlorine for a period of approximately one (1) month. This is a temporary measure taken at the treatment plant to improve the quality of water being served to our customers. Generally, there are no noticeable changes in the quality of the water as a result of this temporary change. Some taste and odor changes, however, are possible. These are normally short lived and there are no associated health risks as a result of this temporary change.
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"Heat can ruin roads, end jobs — Texas weather woes are likely to multiply in decades ahead," March 18 news story. Anna Kuchment nails it about concerns shared about the future of not just D-FW, but all of Texas. She did a great job with specifics about scientific research. What she didn't mention were all the groups in North Texas pushing for change, and this push is not just from Democrats — conservative Republicans are pushing, too.
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Getting a lake built in Texas isn't easy. With tough environmental regulations, angry landowners and the high costs, it rarely happens anymore. In fact, the last major reservoir to be built in the Dallas-Fort Worth region was Joe Pool Lake in 1986. But during the drought that broke three years ago, Lake Palo Pinto was close to running dry. The lake, 20 miles southwest of Mineral Wells, had formed cracks in the lake bed and workers would drive vehicles out on the lake in search of the retreating water. At one point in January 2015, the lake was only 8 percent full and projected to be dry by June.
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The San Jacinto River Authority's recent about-face regarding its responsibility to provide flood control should be met with skepticism in the wake of the state agency's seemingly uncaring, unaccountable and uncommunicative attitude concerning the mass flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey's historic rainfall last August.
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FRISCO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Most have seen her name or watched a glamorized version of her story on the big screen. But on Thursday night, Erin Brockovich and her team rolled into North Texas to address water quality concerns. “We’re here on our time and our dime because we want to be,” said Brockovich to a crowd of hundreds.
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On March 15, Gov. Greg Abbott announced authorization of about $5 million in initial funding for flood control projects to support the Kingwood area. Abbott announced that $3 million in funding has been preapproved to cover engineering and permitting costs of dredging the San Jacinto River basin, according to a press release. The state also preauthorized funding for a $2 million regional study that will evaluate ways to prevent future flooding along the San Jacinto River.
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MIDLOTHIAN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Residents in Midlothian are receiving notices in the mail, attached to their municipal water bills, regarding their drinking water. In November, the drinking water exceeded the maximum contaminate level for chlorite. The level was deemed a health concern, although not an immediate risk.
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Officials are trying to find a new way to warn the region of incoming floods described as a “reverse 9-1-1.” At a planning session led by Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, officials from Harris, Waller, Galveston, and Fort Bend counties, as well as the San Jacinto River Authority and the City of Houston discussed ways to better inform residents of potential flooding. Emmett said he wants the project to be done in the “short term,” given that hurricane season is two months away. In order for that to happen, he said, counties and other authorities will have to work together.
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(ARLINGTON, TEXAS) – The Red Oak Creek Regional Wastewater System plant experienced an overflow on Friday, March 30 at 2 p.m., at 1020 W. Reindeer Road in Lancaster, Texas, due to a force main rupture. All wastewater overflows in excess of 100,000 gallons must be reported to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the public and other designated public officials. The final estimated quantity of the overflow will be reported to TCEQ.
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The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) recently released additional water test results showing that levels of disinfection by-products measured during its annual temporary chlorine maintenance are well within regulatory
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In East Texas, the primary threat to aquatic ecosystems and the lake user experience is giant salvinia – a highly invasive, free-floating aquatic fern that can double in size in less than a week. Due to the thick mats it forms, giant salvinia can make fishing, boating, swimming and other water recreation nearly impossible.
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HOUSTON, TX — Houston City Council Member Dave Martin announced that the daily pooling level of Lake Houston will be reduced from 42.5 feet to 40 feet, effective immediately. The decision came after a meeting held Monday afternoon with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner. Shortly after that meeting, Houston Public Works Director Carol Haddock directed the Coastal Water Authority to start lowering the level of Lake Houston in advance of Wednesday's predicted storms.
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THREE RIVERS – The city is getting some much-needed help addressing its water infrastructure needs. Three Rivers was one of just six Texas cities selected to participate in a Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) pilot program. Interim City Administrator Ray de los Santos Jr. said Friday that TWDB will cover the costs associated with the city’s completion of an asset management plan. The document, he said, will be the road map for Three Rivers as it addresses aging water infrastructure needs, future water needs and possible future water resources.
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Ranking Texas worst-in-nation for water violations, a new report is raising questions about whether Texas regulators are doing enough to protect the water supply. The new report from Environment Texas Research and Policy Center tallied up how many times “major industrial facilities released pollution that exceeded the levels allowed under their Clean Water Act” during a 21-month period.
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After the flooding from the Tax Day Floods of 2016, The Woodlands Township officials decided they needed to do something about flooding in south Montgomery County. Their response was to create The Woodlands Township Storm Drainage Task Force, an entity which has grown from a dozen or so member groups to more than 30, said task force Chairman Bruce Rieser. Rieser, who is also a member of The Woodlands Township Board of Directors, said the organization was established as a way to pull together all agencies that have drainage responsibility for drainage systems and watersheds that impact The Woodlands.
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