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The Waco City Council has officially voted to annex and zone more than 153 acres of land in the Chalk Bluff area, clearing the way for a potential future wastewater treatment plant despite mounting concerns from neighbors along the Brazos River. 

The Corpus Christi City Council voted 5-3 Tuesday night to reject, again, an almost billion-dollar water treatment plant after a decade of effort and its long-term water supply still in question. The proposed desalination plant was intended to provide a drought-proof source of drinking water, but opponents questioned its high cost and the environmental impact of its salty discharge on Corpus Christi Bay.

Gov. Greg Abbott launched Project Watershed 250 to give Texas water utilities free cyber defense resources against China, Iran and other threats.

Lake Austin is dealing with fast-growing hydrilla — an aquatic plant whose spread is nearing an all-time high in the reservoir.

Reservoirs have rebounded from critical levels, but an emergency order absolves the city of requirements to resume releasing water for the Nueces River Delta.

This notice has been issued due to a large leak on FM 343/CR 821, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the Lilly Grove SUD #1740014, public water system to notify all customers to boil their water prior to consumption. This notice is for customers that live on the Lilly Grove side of the LGSUD water system.

The City of Farwell eased its drought restrictions Wednesday, moving from Stage 3 to Stage 2 conditions after previously banning all outdoor watering. Under the Stage 2 restrictions, residents at odd-numbered addresses may water lawns only on Mondays and Thursdays. Residents at even-numbered addresses may water on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Nine years after Hurricane Harvey turned streets into rivers and flooded neighborhoods across the Houston area, Harris County has more flood-control infrastructure in place. But is the region ready for another storm of that magnitude?

Scores of data center companies could face criminal investigations after most of the state's known data centers failed to respond to state-mandated inquiries into their water usage. Information requests from state power and water regulators received responses from fewer than half of the data centers identified by the two state agencies.

Tropical Storm Edouard is headed for a landfall along the Gulf Coast with flooding rain into eastern Texas and southwest Louisiana, including Houston, as well as storm surge and gusty winds near the coast.

Austin City Council members were briefed Wednesday on a plan to partially lower Lake Austin this fall so property owners can repair docks, boat slips and other infrastructure. City officials say the drawdown-the first in almost 10 years-also may have the added benefit of stunting the spread of invasive water plants, at least temporarily. 

READ: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/lake-austin-partly-drained-fall-110000543.html

Conroe is moving ahead with a study that could require new developments to help cover the cost of future water, wastewater and roadway infrastructure.

Conroe is moving ahead with a study that could require new developments to help cover the cost of future water, wastewater and roadway infrastructure.

Lake Houston Dredging and Maintenance District board members discussed early obstacles the district will face as it lays the groundwork for continued dredging operations in Lake Houston.

The four-stage contingency plan was created as a part of Katy’s water conservation plan to manage drought conditions and water emergencies as the city works to supply residents with clean drinking water that meets state standards, according to the city’s website. Stage 1, or mild, aims to decrease residents’ water use by 5% based on water usage data over the last 12 months.

A $108 million project aimed at supplying high-volume industrial water users with effluent water is set to begin construction this week in the Coastal Bend, according to state business filings. Phase 2 of the so-called “Reclaimed Water for Industrial Use Project” was set to get underway on Monday, August 17, according to a new filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR).