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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.
WF City Council: A look at what was passed Tuesday
City council approves funding for road repairs By Mason Brighton | May 18, 2021 at 6:53 PM CDT - Updated May 18 at 6:53 PM
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) - The Wichita Falls City Council is moving forward with various infrastructure improvements. Public Works
A contractor has been selected to finish out the 2021 Concrete Street Rehabilitation Project in the amount of $676,450. Parts of Production Blvd., Sprague Dr., Langford Ln., and Royal Oak St. are included in this project.
A contractor has also been selected to replace a sewer line at Memorial Auditorium. The project will cost $94,130. Public Works Director Russell Schreiber said in Tuesday’s meeting the current sewer line has given maintenance crews issues over the last two years. Construction is estimated to last one month.
WF Economic Dev. Corp. to begin $10 million improvement project at business park
WF Economic Dev. Corp. to begin $10 million improvement project at business park By Emily Bjorklund | April 6, 2021 at 4:05 PM CDT - Updated April 6 at 6:14 PM
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) - The Wichita Falls Business Park is about to get a $10 million upgrade. While it is a major project with a major price tag, city officials say they are hoping the pay-off will be ten-fold.
“So we think these expenditures and improvements will definitely be a huge advantage for the EDC in attracting future development out there,” Russell Schreiber, the city’s public works director, said.