Adam RollinsThe Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) will distribute $113.5 million to support water and wastewater system improvements, line replacement and contaminant remediation projects.
The city of Paducah will receive the largest sum—$22.7 million—to make various water system improvements. Plans include replacing around 65,500 feet of water lines to reduce water loss in the distribution system. These lines will include the main transmission line responsible for transporting water from wells to the water treatment facility. In addition, the city will rehabilitate three pumps and ground storage tanks and install a membrane system, 1,200 gate valves, 150 fire hydrant assemblies, seven generators and a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system.
A total of $20 million will be awarded to Waco, enabling the city to replace around 77,000 feet of galvanized service lines. The TWDB will also provide $12.8 million to the Red River County Water Supply Corporation to upgrade 58,000 feet of water lines to 3-inch lines and replace 19,000 feet of transmission lines. The corporation will also build three water wells and a 150,000-gallon elevated storage tank.
Shallowater will spend $8.4 million to complete plans and designs of two or three wells, collection piping and a transmission line from a well field to the water treatment plant. The city will also plan complete improvements to the irrigation system and finish designs for an upcoming expansion of the existing wastewater treatment plant or for a new mechanical wastewater treatment plant.
A selection of additional projects receiving awards from the TWDB include:
- The city of Marshall will spend $7.5 million to replace 850 lead service lines.
- Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 215 will use $7.3 million to improve and expand a wastewater treatment plant’s capacity and buy a generator.
- The city of Springtown will receive $6.2 million to replace approximately 23,260 feet of cast iron water transmission lines.
- Los Fresnos will spend $5.8 million to improve its wastewater collection system by replacing nearly 22,000 feet of sanitary sewer lines, rehabilitate or replace around 40 manholes, install two new manholes and reconnect service lines to the new infrastructure.
- Garrison will use $5.7 million to finish building a wastewater treatment plant.
- Fort Worth will receive $4 million to build a per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) treatment facility.
- The city of Moulton will spend $2.9 million to improve and upgrade its south wastewater treatment plan and buy a generator.
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