More to the Water Treatment Plant No. 4 Story

"...Dear Editor, Thank you to Nora Ankrum for her excellent overview of the financial and..."

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True Costs of Water Treatment Plant

"...Dunbar's article "To the Lighthouse" [News, Feb. 23] about Water Treatment Plant No. 4. It was balanced and relatively..."

Feb. 27, 2007 Postmarks

Point Austin: Water, Water (Plant) Everywhere

The arguments over WTP4 have petrified

"...odder quirks of the still festering debate over the Water Treatment Plant No. 4 project – now well under..."

Sept. 3, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Austin Water Utility Progress

Cutting greenhouse-gas emissions

"...Every gallon of water used, treated, and pumped in Austin means energy get..."

June 19, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

WTP No. 4: Still migrating

Stakeholders at city and county level struggle to catch up with City Council's decision about plant location

"...Water Treatment Plant No. 4's strange odyssey slogs on this..."

Aug. 11, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Leak No More: Paul Robbins on Austin Water

New report criticizes Austin Water's conservation efforts

"..."Read It and Leak" – deeply critical of city water utility Austin Water's current conservation efforts. Robbins has been..."

May 13, 2011 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Austin Water: The High Cost of Saving

Proposed water conservation measures come with a price tag

"...You have to feel for Austin Water Director Greg Meszaros. With several water-saving proposals he..."

Feb. 4, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Misrepresented Council Meeting on WTP No. 4

"...the City Council meeting on the continuing debate on Water Treatment Plant No. 4 by shooting the messenger and..."

Nov. 3, 2009 Postmarks

News Roundup: Water Flows Downhill

WTP 4 opens, ACLU sues Obama, and Brown awaits his fate

"...The still-debated Water Treatment Plant No. 4 opened, the ACLU sued the..."

Dec. 22, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

The Daily Hustle: 4/20/10

Richard Garriott. 4/20. Coincidence?

"...as the mayor and an intergalactic friend of his announce campaigns to lessen your impact on this planet. Plus:..."

April 20, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Water Fall

Between Austin Water's conservation goals and its execution ... lies a shadow

"...On the Sunday afternoon this past April when Paul Robbins heard his neighbor..."

June 17, 2011 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Dumping the Water Pump

Should Austin's conservation success forestall WTP 4?

"...Somehow Austin just can't stop fighting over Water Treatment Plant No...."

Feb. 20, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

City Hall Hustle: The Magic Water Bullet

What water do we need, and when do we need it?

"...If the recent City Council presentation on the conspiracy-steeped Water Treatment Plant No. 4 was the municipal equivalent of..."

July 31, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Page Three: Clear as Water

Simple as 1, 2, 3?

"...1) There's not enough water in Central Texas for the Austin Water..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Column by Nick Barbaro

City Hall Hustle: Gas, Water, and Trash

There could be a higher utility bill in your future

"...Pump"? Maybe John McCain's dim mantra, "Drill Here, Drill Now," but that's it. (While more truthful, "Build the rigs..."

Aug. 8, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: Activate This!

One insider's fight to make 'good old liberal Austin the city it thinks it is'

"...small-business owner currently under contract with the city of Austin, took the witness stand in federal court last week..."

Dec. 30, 2011 News Column by Amy Smith

Ending the Water War

What if enviros and the city partnered on water conservation?

"...Stacked neatly at the Austin Water Utility are boxes and boxes of brochures about..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

City Hall Hustle: Hell or High Water

WTP4 opposition increasing – and increasingly not on the same page

"...With a monster municipal issue like Water Treatment Plant No. 4, not everyone's going to be..."

Aug. 20, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Beside the Point: Trust Us, We're the Water Utility

AWU's vows to deliver on WTP4 and conservation just don't wash

"...vote – most likely in favor on a narrow 4-3 margin – on a $3.1 million contract that would..."

Oct. 23, 2009 News Column by Nora Ankrum

Mike Martinez: 'Leadership of Austin's Tomorrow'

"...Austin Chronicle: You've emphasized in your campaign that you're "a..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

City Hall Hustle: Water, Water Everywhere ... and Nowhere

Council splits on WTP4 audit, possible shutdown

"...The age of austerity has come to Austin...."

Aug. 5, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Cole on Water

The mayor pro tem considers WTP4, transparency, and necessity

"...the Hustle was rhapsodizing about that perennial nexus of Austin politics, Water Treatment Plant No. 4. (Spoiler alert: Where..."

Aug. 12, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Council Flushes WTP4; Water Plant Iced for Year (Updated)

Looks like the controversial water plant is circling the drain.

"...Item 35 today – the exploration of a regional water plant for Austin and her surrounding cities – is..."

Aug. 9, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

WTP 4: Meryl Streep Plays Travis County?

The county tells the city to take its Cortaña plan and get bent

"...evening, in a dramatic rebuff to the city of Austin, the Travis County Commissioners Court voted against allowing the..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

War Being Waged Against 'Austin Environmentalists'

"...Editor, Michael King's response to Bill Bunch's letter is another hit in the war being waged against "Austin environmentalists"..."

Aug. 7, 2011 Postmarks

No Surprises in City's Answer to WTP4 Suit

Water plant controversy keeps on churning

"...– over alleged environmental violations related to the ever-controversial Water Treatment Plant No. 4. (That's not to be confused..."

Aug. 27, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Opposition to WTP 4

"...Dear Editor, Your article “Dumping the Water Pump” [News, Feb. 20] reported several arguments from Austin..."

March 2, 2009 Postmarks

Unrealized Opportunities: Ester Matthews on the Austin Climate Protection Program

Ester Matthews reflects on the progress of the ACPP

"...Last week the Chronicle spoke at length with Austin Climate Protection Program Director Ester Matthews about the history..."

Sept. 24, 2010 News Feature

Point Austin: More Water Under the Bridge

Reading the political currents flowing through WTP4

"...For old Austin hands, there was an undeniably surreal aspect to the..."

Sept. 25, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Austin Needs a 'Conservation First' Policy With Water

"...featured an article on a possible new city of Austin landfill near Webberville [“The Webberville Conundrum,” News, June 6]...."

June 10, 2008 Postmarks

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