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

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

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

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?

"...can we miss you if you won't go away, Water Treatment Plant No. 4?..."

April 20, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

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

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

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

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

No Surprises: City snafu over WTP 4 continues

Auditor's report raises questions about city's site-selection process for new water treatment plant

"...an auditor's report on the controversial site-selection history behind Water Treatment Plant 4. The report, on "Allegations of Integrity..."

Nov. 10, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

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

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

"...Commissioners Court voted against allowing the city to build Water Treatment Plant No. 4, on the Cortaña tract in..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Then There's This: Water for Sale

WTP4 has to pay for itself, by hook or by crook

"...minority" of people who questioned the wisdom of building Water Treatment Plant No. 4, you must be feeling somewhat..."

Nov. 30, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

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

Cool City: Water Utility Flows Green

Daryl Slusher hops from Austin Energy to Austin Water Utility to serve as first assistant director of environmental affairs and conservation

"...Can the Austin Water Utility – like its sister utility, Austin Energy –..."

May 25, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Water Use Sinking, Rates Rising

Austin Water officials agree something's got to give

"...Austin Water customers may see up to a 16.6% rate increase..."

April 11, 2014 News Feature by Amy Smith

County Doesn't Blink on City's WTP 4 Challenge

City dangles Bull Creek in front of bulldozers, but county won't take the bait

"...the Travis Co. Commissioners Court, the city's plans for Water Treatment Plant No. 4 are anyone's guess. Last Wednesday,..."

Oct. 13, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Austin's Water Prospectors

New city rules have slowed the demand, but urban wells remain a hot commodity in wealthy neighborhoods

"...There's a price to pay for watering lawns and filling swimming pools, but hundreds of Austin..."

Nov. 15, 2013 News Feature by Amy Smith

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

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

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

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: Water, Water Everywhere ... and Nowhere

Council splits on WTP4 audit, possible shutdown

"...of "Notices to Proceed" for any new construction at Water Treatment Plant No. 4 until City Council is presented..."

Aug. 5, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

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

Page Three: Clear as Water

Simple as 1, 2, 3?

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

Sept. 25, 2009 Column by Nick Barbaro

Opposition to WTP 4

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

March 2, 2009 Postmarks

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