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The city utility charges people differently for the wastewater they produce versus the rest of the water they use. Your average monthly wastewater use is calculated in winter and added to your bill throughout the year.
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City officials are deciding where to store about three Lake Austin’s worth of water underground. They'll meet with residents in Lee, Bastrop and Travis counties this week to discuss the proposed aquifer storage and recovery project.
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While the change in restrictions are minimal, the department said this is a reminder that the city is in a drought.
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The Austin Water investigation lays out a clearer timeline of what led to the city issuing its third boil-water notice in four years. An external investigation is ongoing.
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The vote comes nearly two weeks after Austin Water issued a citywide boil water notice.
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In the process of prepping a basin to treat incoming river water, employees added too much of a mixture containing calcium carbonate. This resulted in high levels of what the utility calls “turbidity,” or cloudiness, in the water.
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City Council members say they want to know how Austin Water can prevent another boil-water notice from happening in the future.
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In a letter addressed to City Manager Spencer Cronk on Friday, Greg Meszaros said he was "ready to step aside."
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Boil-water notices, like the one issued this past weekend, can often be precautionary. It turns out this one was.
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A citywide boil-water notice was issued Saturday evening. Austin Water said human error led to issues at the Ullrich Water Treatment Plant.