The city said there has been no impact on the safety of the water supply and the drinking water is safe.
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As the dust settles on the 89th Legislative Session, environmental groups in Central Texas came together Wednesday morning to celebrate the bills that passed and mourn those that didn't. 
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From
grist
Grist asks: If it's perfectly safe to drink purified wastewater, why aren't drought-plagued states using more of it?
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A sale of the certificates of obligation is expected to take place June 4 with the town receiving proceeds in late June.
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Of the roughly 1,200 bills that passed the legislature this legislative session, several were identified as emergency priorities of Gov. Greg Abbott. Two he will sign into law include expanding the state’s water infrastructure and nuclear power capabilities.
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Executive Director John Byrum said they are working to secure funding.
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In celebration of one year to go to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Trinity River Authority, City of Fort Worth, City of Arlington, University of Texas at Arlington, Trinity Coalition and North Texas FWC Organizing Committee are hosting a community cleanup around Lake Arlington.
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As part of the summer skilled trades academy, area high school seniors who are unsure if they want to attend college can learn more about careers in the water and wastewater sector.
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Texas lawmakers bypassed bills that would have restricted “forever chemicals” in sewage sludge, studied health impacts and banned some uses of PFAS-laced firefighting foams.
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Water levels in the Edwards Aquifer have hit historic lows, prompting the Edwards Aquifer Authority to implement groundwater pumping restrictions for people in their service area, such as Hays County.
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Estimated to cost $7 billion, the Galveston Bay Park Plan is a new storm surge defense plan that aims to protect the Greater Houston area from hurricanes.
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Taking emergency action, the Devine City Council authorized the possible replacement of the wellhead and pipe for the city’s number two Edwards Aquifer water well after damage from a major break in a 12-inch water main reported April 27.
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The contracts further city projects to extend wastewater service and expand the Colorado River raw water pump station.
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From
myrgv
For about a year, officials here have been planning a “multi-million dollar” project aimed at generating ground water to help supply the city while selling any surplus water, City Commissioner Tom Goodman said Wednesday.
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Recent rainfall has caused Concho Valley reservoirs to fill up from runoff. “This time of year, all these reservoirs are going down. We’re using them in their evaporating,” said Chuck Brown, CEO of Hydro Corporation. “So, for it to be the same that it was a month ago is great.”
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UT Arlington researchers say wastewater treatment plants are not effectively removing microplastics, a complex pollutant that needs more research.
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The city of Jacksonville posted an alert to its website Friday, May 30 informing residents that the city’s public water system had exceeded the maximum contaminant level. According to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the city’s water exceeded the level for trihalomethanes.
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Aubrey Spear, general manager for the river authority, said the authority reached out to Conroe last year about providing an additional 1.5 million gallons of water a day. However, he said the authority was "hesitant" to release the water until an agreement is reached on the payment of back-owed fees the city has collected from customers but not paid to the river authority. Conroe official wants to pay debt to river authority so it will release more water to the city
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With a new hurricane season underway amid uncertainty about the future of FEMA, Houston-area officials and organizations are making plans to respond to emergencies without the assistance of the federal government.
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The release of water from Caballo Dam drew hundreds downriver on Saturday, May 31 to celebrate the release to area parks.
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What started as a KSAT story investigating brown water in two Wilson County neighborhoods has since concluded in the creation of two new state laws.
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Legislation to bolster our state's water supply is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. But the final decision on the multi-billion dollar plan rests in the hands of Texas voters.
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Texas property owners can use nearly as much water under their land as they want. That’s unlikely to change even as the state approaches a crisis.
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Under the interlocal agreement, rather than FEMA approving the submittals, SARA will, resulting in a reduced timeline for project approval, as well as local experts reviewing the plans rather than national experts, according to Engineering and Mobility Director Jeff Carroll.
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The Keller City Council voted unanimously to amend the city’s water ordinance during its regular meeting May 20.
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