Wichita Falls’ harrowing experience with a five-year drought that began in 2010 could help other Texas communities through future water crises.
Gov. Greg Abbott recently signed into law a measure that puts the state on the path to developing water resources through Direct Potable Reuse projects.
Direct Potable Reuse (DPR) means processing effluent sewer water for immediate use as drinking water.
When Wichita Falls hurried a DPR system into use during the drought, the city made headlines across the country as the city that drinks “potty water.”
But it worked and now Wichita Falls can maintain a steady level of potable water into Lake Arrowhead, the primary water reservoir.
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City of WF recognized by national publication for reuse water system WF recognized by national publication for water system (Source: The American Water Works Association) By KAUZ Team | March 5, 2021 at 3:38 PM CST - Updated March 5 at 3:38 PM
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) - The city of Wichita Falls reuse water system is gaining some positive attention.
The city implemented Indirect Potable Reuse and Direct Potable Reuse water systems in response to the historic drought in 2014.
Seven years later, The American Water Works Association, issued a 6-page-spread praising the city for their innovation.
The City of Wichita Falls, Texas, made international news in 2014 when its water system became a water reuse pioneer. In.Posted by City of Wichita Falls, Texas Government on Friday, March 5, 2021