Fort Worth and Tarrant County are facing a water shortage, so they're cooking up a plan to find new sources. This is all about making sure we don't run dry in the future.
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Stable — consistent level of discussion. 5 mentions in the last 30 days, 10 the 60 before, 2 the 90 before that.
Future service level increases will require greater financial investment and may impact utility rates.
Residents in flood-prone areas will benefit from improved drainage and reduced risk to property.
Residents outside of traditional FEMA flood zones who are still seeing sharp increases in insurance costs.
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“When people talk about toilet to tap, I always say it’s not toilet to tap, it’s toilet to treatment to treatment to treatment to treatment to tap. So it’s being treated more than our water supply.”
The city of Boyd sent a letter to the TCEQ requesting a contested hearing regarding a proposed landfill near water shed.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required the City of Crowley to issue a water boil advisory.
The proposed Chisholm Trail Disposal Landfill is located near the West Fork of the Trinity River, an important water source for Fort Worth.
Water restored for thousands of Fort Worth residents following water main break Monday WFAA
Fort Worth water main repaired: Boil water advisory ends, city says Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Water main rupture forces Fort Worth to issue boil water advisory and open bottled water distribution site FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth
Fort Worth rescinds boil water notice after restoring quality of water from main break WFAA
Fort Worth completes water main break repairs, boil water notice rescinded NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Residents are concerned about the rising cost of flood insurance and the impact of FEMA's new risk rating system on household budgets.
The city is planning for the next 20 years of stormwater management to prevent flooding. This includes better maintenance and potentially stricter rules for new construction.
An accident during ongoing construction prompted the Parker County city to advise customers to boil their water to prevent infection.
The 20th anniversary of the Stormwater Utility was celebrated, emphasizing its role in protecting residents and property from flooding through infrastructure improvements and advanced warning systems.
Flash flooding on West Seventh renews concerns over Fort Worth's aging storm drains CBS News
Massive Texas city invests $464M to avoid future water crisis MySA
The city is continuing its practice of adding fluoride to drinking water, following CDC guidelines. An EPA toxicity assessment is underway, which will inform future recommendations on safe fluoride levels.
The council was reminded of the existing practice of not disconnecting water services on Fridays, a measure implemented for resident convenience and to avoid issues during weekends.
Luther Lake Dam Repair FortWorthTexas.gov
New water resources needed for North Texas. Here’s a look at how Tarrant plans to tap them Fort Worth Report
Fort Worth taps $4M state loan to remove ‘forever chemicals’ from wastewater Fort Worth Report
Fort Worth approves $180M water treatment expansion to support growing population WFAA
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