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City inks 50-year water deal with LCRA
"...The Austin City Council approved the 50-year water deal with the Lower Colorado River Authority by a..."
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Performer Matches: Knife in the Water, Water the Dog
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Oct. 15, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson
ACWP
Ex-director of water program says he's blowing whistle on pollution; city officials say they're on top of it
"...chambers Thursday as the council approved funding for the wastewater improvement program known as the Downtown Wastewater Tunnel project...."
Feb. 3, 2006 News Feature by Michael King
Neighbors vs. Neighbors
A profile of the Central Texas struggle over Alcoa Rockdale and its plans for expansionAlcoa announces new "voluntary" emissions reductions.
"...delivers a friendly, rambling talk on the progress of water district legislation at the Capitol, another water board official..."
July 27, 2001 News Feature by Michael King
Becoming Drought Tolerant
Central Texas looks for ways to balance population growth with future water supplies
"...It Never Rained, author Elmer Kelton recalled, "Ranchers watched waterholes recede to brown puddles of mud that their livestock..."
Aug. 29, 2014 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen
The Daily Hustle: 10/18/10
Neighbors sick of the WTP4 shaft
"...It's been a minute since we checked in on Water Treatment Plant No. 4 and the latest front in..."
Oct. 18, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar
Council Watch
High Chairs, Water Systems, and Jails
"...meeting, which will start with an item to provide water service to Freeport's proposed 700-acre Lantana development, located southwest..."
July 21, 1995 News Column
The Daily Hustle: 11/19/10
Waterlogged meeting for council
"...session in Council Chambers yesterday, with major votes on Water Treatment Plant No. 4 and the water/wasterwater service extension..."
Nov. 19, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar
Beside the Point: All Grown Up
How Water Treatment Plant No.4 got where it is today
"...here – let us raise our glasses and toast Water Treatment Plant 4...."
Sept. 1, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar
The Daily Hustle: 9/15/10
Spelman waxes on WTP4, rate increases
"...adoption we touched on in our live-blog was Austin Water's rate increases and Bill Spelman's failed motion to roll..."
Sept. 15, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar
City Council Notebook
A rundown of what's on the agenda this week.
"...Leffingwell's conservation task force, including a prohibition on daytime watering and a switch to a twice-weekly watering schedule. Item..."
Aug. 8, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar
Beside the Point
Jennifer Kim fights a lonely battle to get the new Green Water Treatment Plant built
"...complicated events transpiring the night before – approval of Water Treatment Plant 4 over Green Water Treatment Plant, or..."
June 30, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar
City Hall Hustle: Council Kix Pix to Click!
Music, water, and fusion in the air
"...at the Save Our Springs Alliance are saying about Water Treatment Plant No. 4, the city's decades-delayed plant slated..."
Aug. 7, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar
Naked City
Moving treatment plant draws both applause and scrutiny from enviros
"...last week for relocation of the Thomas C. Green Water Treatment Plant. Green is the city's oldest plant, processing..."
Aug. 12, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Urban Renewal, Sustainable Development, and ... Fluoride?
Preview Pt. One of a crowded Council agenda
"...with tons packed into their final meeting of 2011: water fluoridation, the Urban Renewal Board, the Austin Resource Recovery..."
Dec. 12, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar
TDH: 9/7/11
A stream of budget questions from City Council
"...a look at council members' concerns. (Hint: They have water on the brain.)..."
Sept. 7, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar
City Council Notebook
What's happening this week at City Council.
"...18, 21: Nearly $200K in legal fees for LCRA/TCEQ water negotiations (bringing the total to $1.7 million! Who the..."
July 24, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar
The Daily Hustle: 4/20/10
Richard Garriott. 4/20. Coincidence?
"...can we miss you if you won't go away, Water Treatment Plant No. 4?..."
April 20, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar
To the Lighthouse
After 20 years, WTP4 returns to a still unanswered question: Do we need it?
"...Judge Sam Biscoe. The topic was the city's proposed water plant, Water Treatment Plant No. 4, expected (at full..."
Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Letter to City Council
Reasons why the city should forestall WTP 4
"...Greg Meszaros, Director, Austin Water Utility..."
Feb. 20, 2009 News Feature
A Liquid Proposition
Austin's Water Quality Protection Lands are few and far between: can they do the job they are meant to do?
"...land recently purchased by the city to help preserve water quality and quantity in Barton Creek, Conrad's caution extends..."
July 6, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko
Not So Cool
Austin's 2009 Climate Protection Program update confirms progress on energy – but reflects a feeble citywide effort
"...of significant and impressive work by the city-owned electric utility on all the pertinent fronts. Many goals have been..."
June 19, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground
Austin slowly thaws out from an unprecedented – but not entirely unexpected – disaster
"...the near collapse of the state electricity grid, and water system failures that forced a citywide boil water notice...."
Feb. 19, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Austin Climate Protection Plan
The five components
"...emissions and 2) energy consumption. Most critical is the water department, which Mayor Wynn said is responsible for about..."
March 9, 2007 News Feature
Taking Budget Mountain by Strategy
To balance the city's long-term accounts, financial discussions need to climb beyond the General Fund
"...June forum. "We run the Austin Energy and Austin Water utilities. We run the Convention Center; we run the..."
July 23, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Chamber Raises a Glass to WTP4
WTP4 supporters are a who's who collection of business interests
"...At last Thursday's city-sponsored Palmer Center debate over Water Treatment Plant No. 4, the opposing arguments could be..."
Sept. 25, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Brigid Shea: 'A Proven Leader'
Brigid Shea sits down for a Q&A on a wide range of city topics
"...When I first worked on the Austin Clean Water project, we put together a bid and as we..."
April 27, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith
And the Winner Is...
Who Will Benefit the Most From Annexation?
"...the mere price of a 10% hike in their water/sewer and drainage fees, stood to gain $1.5 billion worth..."
Nov. 14, 1997 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton
Council Watch
Freeport's Back
"...April and May between officials from Freeport and the water and wastewater utility, is the installation of a $4..."
July 7, 1995 News Column by Alex de Marban
Conservation: How We're Doing
A progress report on the city's water-saving initiatives
"...expected to save up to 32 million gallons of water a day during peak watering season over the next..."
Aug. 22, 2008 News Feature by Nora Ankrum
Cool Austin, Cool Planet
This Earth Day, the ambitious Austin Climate Protection Plan celebrates a first year of slow, quiet, but impressive progress
"...Austin Energy, Roger Duncan – recently promoted to the utility's top director position – is planning a series of..."
April 18, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
ACL Live at the Moody Theater