SALADO, Texas (KXXV) — The potential for millions of gallons of treated wastewater heading to Salado Creek daily has many Bell County neighbors on high alert.
Source: A Central Texas couple is working to protect a vital resource in a Bell County village | KXXV 25
Georgetown voters approved the city’s plan to sell off portions of its water utility during the May 2 election, a move city leaders say will help stabilize water rates and significantly reduce long…
Source: What’s next after Georgetown voters approve plan to sell portions of water utility | KXAN
A recent credit rating drop for Corpus Christi could make borrowing more expensive as city leaders weigh costly water supply projects with lake levels dwindling.
Source: Corpus Christi’s water crisis just got harder to pay for | ABC News
Corpus Christi’s looming water crisis has prompted the nation’s largest credit rating agencies to downgrade the city’s credit ratings or put it on notice that a downgrade could be forthcoming.
Source: Corpus Christi water crisis triggers credit rating downgrade. What we know. | mySA
A new Houston company hopes to build a $1.3 billion facility in the area and wants the city, which is on the brink of a water crisis, to commit to 30 years of purchases.
Source: Corpus Christi to begin talks on desalinization plant proposal | The Texas Tribune
Proposal includes cutbacks for three years as negotiations over future of shrinking reservoirs have been unsuccessful
Corpus Christi is in danger of a potential water emergency. The eighth-largest city in Texas is currently on track to dry up its reservoirs, which would leave citizens, industries and businesses without water. Analysts say the costs could lead to a multibillion-dollar economic crisis.
Source: Texas residents shouldn’t bear the brunt of Corpus Christi water crisis – The Ticker
Over the weekend, Georgetown residents voted to sell a large portion of the city’s water utility. It’s a move that is projected to save the city millions, but it means a private company could be servicing around 40 percent of customers.
Source: Georgetown residents approve selling water service areas | Fox 7 Austin
In the past years, two data centers have been constructed and a third was approved for zoning in Round Rock on Feb 12.
Source: ‘Smoke and mirrors’: Texans call for transparency on data center water consumption | KXAN Austin
Fresh water sources have dried up, leaving close to half a million people in Texas’ gulf coast at risk of not having drinking water.
Source: How Corpus Christi’s water crisis got so bad | Here & Now