City Surges for Water Treatment Plant 4

Cortana tract not dead after all

"...commissioners revisited their most contentious issue in recent memory: Water Treatment Plant 4. Commissioners last dealt with WTP4 back..."

Jan. 10, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

New Water Treatment Plant to Be Built in the Wrong Location

"...made a jaw-dropping final decision to build the new water treatment plant on some of the most environmentally sensitive..."

Jan. 24, 2007 Postmarks

Water Treatment Plant No. 4 Is a Colossal Waste of Money

"...Dear Editor, While Katherine Gregor’s article [“Dumping the Water Pump,” News, Feb. 20] on Austin’s proposed $500 million..."

Feb. 24, 2009 Postmarks

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

New Water Treatment Plant Is a Boondoggle

"...Dear Editor, Katherine Gregor’s article on the Austin Water Utility and Austin environmental advocacy groups doesn’t mention the..."

Sept. 16, 2009 Postmarks

Stop Water Treatment Plant No. 4

"...Now is the time to put the brakes on Water Treatment Plant No. 4 [“Dumping the Water Pump,” News,..."

Feb. 23, 2009 Postmarks

Conservation Instead of a New Water Treatment Plant

"...Dear Editor, In your water article last week [“Dumping the Water Pump,” News, Feb...."

Feb. 23, 2009 Postmarks

More to the Water Treatment Plant No. 4 Story

"...overview of the financial and environmental mess that Austin Water is putting us in [“Water Fall,” News, June 17]...."

June 21, 2011 Postmarks

Crashing the Green Water Treatment Plant Proposal Party

"...from the five proposing master developers for the Green Water Treat­ment Plant (and Austin Energy) site. Each team will..."

May 16, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Austin Water Audit Zeroes In on Problems at Treatment Plant

Weak morale, understaffing contributed to four system failures in five years

"...After the city-deemed "ultimately preventable" boil water notice in early February of last year that led..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin Water Audit Zeroes In on Problems at Treatment Plant

Weak morale, understaffing contributed to four system failures in five years

June 2, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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

Austin Water Issues Citywide Boil Water Notice

Customers asked to curtail water use as much as possible

"...The city of Austin issued a precautionary boil water notice Saturday evening, citing an internal treatment process issue..."

Feb. 5, 2022 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Citywide Boil Water Notice Issued

Treatment plant power loss impacts water quality

"...Power loss at Ullrich Water Treatment Plant, Austin Water’s largest water treatment facility, has..."

Feb. 17, 2021 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Water Fall

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

"...know him would surely guess – working on his water report: a critical analysis, characteristically unsparing in detail, of..."

June 17, 2011 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

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

New Reservoirs Should Curb Boil Water Notices in South Austin

Austin Water staffing improves but drought will get worse

"...In light of the rising number of boil water notices in recent years, Austin Water updated City Council..."

May 26, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Expectations and Explanations for the Boil-Water Notice

Plus, how to register for emergency alerts if you didn’t get one

"...On Saturday evening Austin experienced its third boil-water notice in four years, this one a result of..."

Feb. 7, 2022 News Post by Lina Fisher

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

Dumping the Water Pump

Should Austin's conservation success forestall WTP 4?

"...Somehow Austin just can't stop fighting over Water Treatment Plant No. 4...."

Feb. 20, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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 water..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Anger at Water Plant Plan Boils Over

City planners and residents at odds over future use of Guerrero Park

"...opposed to city plans for a 30-acre, $227 million water treatment plant in the Roy G. Guerrero Colorado River..."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

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

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

City Hall Hustle: Cole on Water

The mayor pro tem considers WTP4, transparency, and necessity

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

Aug. 12, 2011 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

"...that would begin excavation of a pump station for Water Treatment Plant No. 4. The vote marks a crucial..."

Oct. 23, 2009 News Column by Nora Ankrum

Austin Needs a 'Conservation First' Policy With Water

"...a billion dollars (of our money) on a new water treatment plant at the same time the city is..."

June 10, 2008 Postmarks

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

Boil Water Notice Caused by Human Error, Ongoing Problems

"Ultimately preventable" at Ullrich

"...year ago, it aimed to figure out why Austin Water had to issue its third citywide boil water notice..."

Feb. 18, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Boiling Water Has Some Boiling Mad

Seeking a definitive end to annual occurrences, Council calls for external audit

"...Last Saturday Austin experienced its third boil water notice in four years: this time a result of..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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