TWDB Approves Funding For Water Projects, Flood Gauges

Board members of the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) this week approved funding for three water projects, one water supply project in Strawn and two wastewater system improvement projects.

 

The largest funding amount approved this week was $46 million to the Upper Trinity Regional Water District. The money will go toward the financing of the design and construction costs for the expansion of the Riverbend Water Reclamation Plant. The project will double the facility’s treatment capacity to 4 million gallons per day.

Additionally, TWDB staff this week updated the board on progress they’ve made regarding $6.8 million in flood prevention funds that Gov. Greg Abbott released last fall following devastating flooding in the Hill Country. The U.S. Geological Survey is currently installing two new streamflow gauges near Wimberley in the Blanco River, and TWDB staffers are formulating plans to install 30 more, as recommended by the National Weather Service and other stakeholders. The new measuring devices will aid local and state authorities in anticipating and predicting rising water levels in the future.