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Clean and quality water is a basic need no matter where you live, and the City of Midland is working on a 100-year water strategy to ensure the Tall City always has a healthy supply of safe water. "The entire state of Texas, is concerned about water, and so we, as Midlanders have to be making decisions not just for today and the Midlanders that we're serving today, but for future generations of Midlanders," said Midland Mayor Lori Blong. 
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The last few Texas summers have been some of the hottest ever recorded. So, even though 2024 is still technically above normal temperatures, it still feels cooler than recent summers.
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The TCEQ required Swift WSC to issue a boil water notice on Tuesday, July 16th after a reported water main break.
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Residential water and sewer rates will be going up in October, but the Murphy City Council has not yet decided how much. Chris Ekrut, chief financial officer at NewGen Strategies & Solutions reported to the Tuesday, July 16, council meeting on anticipated cost increases and potential rate adjustments for the coming fiscal year.
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Fort Worth increased its stormwater utility fee by 15% last year in a bid to tackle rising flood risks across the city. This year, city staff are proposing an additional 5% increase that would bump average residents’ monthly fee from $6.61 to $6.94.
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A San Antonio biology professor could receive $1 million in federal funding to study pathogens and microbes in the city's water and wastewater, a project that could provide new information about public health and potential threats. Davida Smyth, an associate professor in Texas A&M University-San Antonio's department of natural sciences, is already working alongside students to study and monitor COVID-19 levels in wastewater, through a partnership with the San Antonio River Authority.
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says the intense heat and low lake levels have lead to a decline in the Zebra mussel population in Lake Travis. However, the threat of spreading the invasive species lingers despite an unlivable conditions for the mollusks.
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“The top three conservation issues in Texas are water, water and water,” proclaimed former Texas Parks and Wildlife executive director Robert Cook in the early 2000s. Ensuing years of searing droughts, parched reservoirs and rampant wildfires proved Cook’s prediction prescient. The state’s ballooning population and intensifying weather patterns promise to only worsen the strain. Texas is getting hotter. Are you doing enough to help Fort Worth save water? (yahoo.com)
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While much of Central Texas is still experiencing a drought, it's nothing compared to this time last year when many cities were under severe water restrictions.
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Indigo Ranch residents frustrated with Aqua Water's communication and lack of reliable backup generator after regaining water with a boil notice.
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Residents in the area must reduce water usage until further notice.
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The approved plans call for replacing nearly 200 of the city’s water valves, which help control the flow of water through 700 miles of pipes that carry roughly 28 million gallons of water daily into homes and businesses. The city will also replace 17,000 feet of pipe, more than three miles along two major roadways.
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The Brazos River Authority enacted Stage 3 water restrictions following temporary pump failures at Lake Granger, the City of Taylor announced Monday afternoon. Officials noted they expect the issue to be resolved “in a timely manner” and for restrictions to return to Stage 2 in the near future, per a Monday release.
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Mayor Ciri Villarreal apologized to Mathis residents over the weekend after receiving notice that a water boil order had been reissued following multiple days under the initial notice. That order was initially lifted on Sunday afternoon, but Villarreal informed residents that it had been reinstated by Sunday evening due to low residual chlorine in a sample taken by TCEQ.
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The Toilet to Tap Water treatment plant is estimated to cost $12 million. A consulting firm is currently working on the environmental study for the project so it can be turned over to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for approval.
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Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority’s $450-million water treatment and raw water intake project will serve fast-growing cities near Austin.
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Officials here are considering taking on millions in new debt in order to fund the repair of water, wastewater, landfill and other infrastructure projects.
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As the drought in Texas continues, farmers in rural areas of the state are growing more concerned about their water. The concerns stem from a confluence of factors: an already steep price tag associated with farming, compounded by worries over water access, exacerbated by Texas' burgeoning population.
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Residents of a gated community about a half an hour northwest of downtown Fort Worth feel they got less than they bargained for when they bought their homes. Their most ardent complaint: there’s not enough water.
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Many of the solutions are costly, putting them out of reach for small towns. But the region's most populous cities are getting innovative.
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Wise County and the cities of New Fairview, Rhome, Boyd and Aurora have selected a representative who will craft legislation required to form a regional water district in the county‘s pursuit of a longterm water source. The New Fairview City Council Monday gave city administrator John Cabrales the green light to execute a professional services agreement with the law firm Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle and Townsend, PC, to offer legal services for the potential creation of a regional water/wastewater utility district.
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A product that uses crushed coconut shells is helping to keep the San Antonio River healthy and well protected from erosion. They're called Coir Logs and Michael Kollodziej of the San Antonio River Authority said the natural fiber product helps native plants take root, as they serve as a host while the young delicate sprouts get established.
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Work and repairs on the Lake Livingston Dam continue. As of Tuesday, the lake level is at 129.81 feet above mean sea level (msl). It is anticipated that the lake level will fluctuate between 128.0 and 131.0 msl for the next three weeks.
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The steady stream of people moving to Central Texas means a constant need for housing. But some Hays County homeowners and environmental groups are fighting a proposed wastewater treatment facility that would service a new housing development over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone, or where water enters the aquifer.
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Lake levels are higher than they were this time last year due to recent rainfall, but the Austin region is still in a drought, with experts urging conservation. Water from lakes Travis and Buchanan—part of the chain of Highland Lakes on the Colorado River northwest of Austin—is sourced for drinking water and daily use in most of Hays, Travis and Williamson counties.
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