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The Tyler City Council approved a $5,941,570.00 rehabilitation project for a major city sewer pipe, Wednesday. The Greenbriar force main is located on Spur 164, north of Lindsey Park. It is the drainage basin for more than 4,400 acres and pumps an estimated 2.2 million gallons of sewer daily. 
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The combined levels for the City of Corpus Christi’s primary Western water sources, Lake Corpus Christi and Choke Canyon Reservoirs, are at 19.9% capacity. Under Section 5 of the City’s Drought Contingency Plan, the authority to declare Stage 3 water restrictions lies with the City Manager when combined lake levels drop below 20%.
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The city of Killeen has initiated a “Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Survey” to identify issues in the local wastewater system. The initiative is part of a 10-year project, with around 10% of the wastewater lines being evaluated each year. The smoke testing involves introducing non-toxic smoke into the sanitary sewer system to identify deficiencies. During testing, residents may see smoke escaping from the ground or smoke vents in their homes, according to the city.
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At a Dec. 9 meeting, Katy City Council approved a nearly $5.1 million contract with Environmental Allies LLC for the Heights, Airline and Drexel Drainage Improvements Project to improve water flow with a majority of work planned for Drexel Drive, City Engineer David Kasper said.
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The Harker Heights City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved awarding a $1.388 million contract for a wastewater connection project and also voted to outsource water meter reading services in light of ongoing employee vacancies. The wastewater connection will link the city to the Bell County WCID No. 1 South Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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Some southeast Austin residents are under a boil water notice after wastewater overflowed from a sewer manhole on Tuesday. According to Austin Water, more than 100,000 gallons of wastewater spilled from the manhole by the 5000 block of Creek Bend Dr. before spreading into a dry portion of Williamson Creek.
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Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Lesley Briones announced Dec. 9 that 20 infrastructure projects across the precinct will receive about $49 million in funding.
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The construction of wastewater mains on Garland Rd/St. Francis Ave./San Fernando Way/San Rafael Dr., is projected to make progress this week.
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Last year, the city of Blanco lost tens of thousands of gallons of water due to old pipes. This past February, a major leak resulted in the city temporarily moving to Stage 6 water restrictions. Now, the city said this new decades-long agreement with the Texas Water Company secures the infrastructure necessary to deliver up to 540,000 gallons per day.
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The announcement said the 25-year agreement secures the infrastructure needed to deliver up to 540,000 gallons per day to the city, which the city said is a vital resource.
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The Trinity River Association already increased their water rates for 2025, which will go into effect Jan. 1. City staff proposed adding an additional percent increase onto the TRA water and wastewater rates in order to increase revenue earned for capital investment projects at the end of five years.
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Alliance Water is working to meet the growing water needs of Central Texans, cutting the ribbon Thursday on a new water treatment plant in Hays County.
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Bellaire officials will host a public workshop on Dec. 9 to discuss questions surrounding an assessment of the city's wastewater treatment plant.
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As part of Mayor John Whitmire’s Water Improvement Plan, Houston Public Works began replacing broken remote-read devices that were causing inaccurate water bills for Houston residents earlier this year. The new remote readers were installed to residential and commercial customers, with nearly 100,000 of those installations done at single-residential households, said Randy Macchi, the Houston Public Works director.
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Starting Monday, Dec. 16, we’re not going to be allowed to irrigate our lawns with tap water in Port Aransas and surrounding areas because that’s when Stage 3 water-use restrictions begin.
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Austin Water crews are responding to a domestic wastewater overflow from sanitary sewer manhole located near the 5000 block of Creek Bend Drive. Preliminary findings indicate that the manhole overflowed over 100,000 gallons of wastewater into a dry tributary segment of Williamson Creek.
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A boil water notice has been issued for several residents near Nacogdoches Tuesday morning. According to a press release by the Lilly Grove SUD, a notice was issued due to the installation of an isolation valve on a 19-inch main located on CR 811.
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A North Texas family is seeking answers after their mother's body was recovered at a Wastewater Treatment Plant, according to the Medical Examiner's Office
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City leaders said this campaign is to help residents understand more about local water issues. The contract is worth up to $375,000 with Crosswind Media and Public Relations to craft a campaign to highlight the need to keep the water supply local.
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Much of Southeast Texas is completely out of the drought, while some areas of Texas are under an exceptionally bad drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Between El Paso and San Angelo, there is still an “Exceptional Drought”, which is the worst level of drought according to the Monitor. Between San Antonio and Austin, there is a severe drought.
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The city of Bertram secured an amendment to its groundwater permit Nov. 20, adding 103 acre-feet of water to its annual allocation and bringing its total water rights to 895 acre-feet. However, the impact of this increase on a nearby aquifer and surrounding wells is unknown.
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Methane is the second-most-emitted greenhouse gas worldwide, following carbon dioxide. However, it heats our atmosphere more than 80 times faster than carbon dioxide in the short term. Once released, it hangs in the air, trapping heat and warming the planet. In contrast to carbon dioxide, which can linger in the atmosphere for hundreds of years, methane emissions largely dissipate after 20 years. However, that’s plenty of time for these emissions to do their dirty work.
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A century-old dam on the San Antonio River could be removed or modified, which would allow fish to move freely upstream and also open up new recreational opportunities for paddlers. The Otilla Dam was built on the far South Side in 1911 to divert water from the river to irrigate a pecan orchard on a 300-acre ranch. Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article296731424.html#storylink=cpy
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For decades, a little-known company now owned by a Goldman Sachs fund has been making millions of dollars from the unlikely dregs of American life: sewage sludge. The company, Synagro, sells farmers treated sludge from factories and homes to use as fertilizer. But that fertilizer, also known as biosolids, can contain harmful “forever chemicals” known as PFAS linked to serious health problems including cancer and birth defects. Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/article296687024.html#storylink=cpy
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The boil water notice issued for the city of Ennis has been rescinded after the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality determined the water no longer requires boiling prior to use.
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