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Austin Monitor
3 days ago
Austin

City Council approves water conservation plans, for now - Austin Monitor

City Council endorsed Water Conservation and Drought Contingency plan updates despite stakeholder concerns. [ more ]
Austin Monitor
1 week ago
Austin

Austin Water sends conservation plan to City Council without support of key task force - Austin Monitor

Proposals for new water conservation goals face criticism for not being ambitious enough, lacking support from a city advisory panel. [ more ]
Austin Monitor
2 weeks ago
Austin

Amid worsening drought, Austin Water floats updates on conservation and drought contingency plan - Austin Monitor

Austin Water aims to reduce daily water consumption per capita from 127 to 123 gallons by 2029, with plans for wastewater recycling and infrastructural improvements. [ more ]
Austin Monitor
1 month ago
Austin

Travis County signs up for more reclaimed water - Austin Monitor

City Council authorized Austin Water for interlocal agreement with Travis County for purple pipe project.
Expanding purple pipe system to court buildings will save 45 million gallons of water annually for Travis County. [ more ]
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Austin Monitor
1 month ago
Austin

Council OKs contract for advice on additional water pump station - Austin Monitor

City Council approved a $3 million contract for a study on a new pump station and reservoir in Southwest Austin.
The study aims to enhance redundancy, relieve reliance on the Davis Lane Pump Station, and address issues identified post-Winter Storm Uri. [ more ]
Austin Monitor
1 month ago
Austin

Austin Water report shows few traces of 'forever chemicals' in drinking water - Austin Monitor

Little to no detectable traces of PFAS found in Austin's drinking water, verified by EPA tests.
Only one PFAS compound, PFBA, was found in trace amounts within acceptable limits. [ more ]
Austin Monitor
2 months ago
Austin

Water reuse plan coming back to Council next month - Austin Monitor

City Council to consider making on-site water reuse mandatory for large future projects
Austin Water has proposed reducing the cost of participating in the reclaimed water system [ more ]
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