TDH: 8/17/11

Spelman on WTP4, politics and conspiracies

"...cost of a five or 10-year construction shutdown at Water Treatment Plant No. 4. Will prohibitively high numbers mean..."

Aug. 17, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

City Council Notebook

A rundown of what's happening at City Hall this week.

"...funds/projects for this year. Exciting developments – the power plant isn't the only thing catching fire! Item 54: Sheryl..."

Sept. 25, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

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

TDH: 8/9/11

Council's WTP4 site meeting, and what's next for the waterworks

"...Yesterday’s special-called City Council meeting at the Water Treatment Plant No. 4 site provided an enormous backdrop..."

Aug. 11, 2011 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

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

A Dam Shame

Trout fishing group and recreational users oppose Guadalupe Blanco River Authority's plan to sell water to growing communities.

"...beauty of conjuring handsome and fierce trout from crystal waters. In Central Texas, where there is but one fishery..."

Nov. 12, 1999 News Feature by Dan Oko

Council Watch

Water Gate: Is LCRA Offering City a Whale of a Deal?

"...Authority more than $1 billion to extend the city's water supply for 50 years. The LCRA has given the..."

Sept. 3, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

The Daily Hustle: 12/15/10

Why is WTP4 bigger news than Leffingwell's election announcement?

"...Is Thursday Water Treatment Plant No. 4's last hurrah?..."

Dec. 15, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Daily Hustle: 11/9/10

WTP4 update

"...It's been perhaps a week since the words Water Treatment Plant No. 4 were uttered, which may be..."

Nov. 9, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Seaholm Powers Ahead, Amid Questions About the 'Public Interest'

Oft-delayed development getting serious at City Council

"...Seaholm – the historic power plant to be transformed by a private development team into..."

Dec. 12, 2007 News Post by Katherine Gregor

All This & Budget Too

Council treads water over aquatics plan

"...a big-ticket ($45 million) low-interest loan from the state's Water Development Board, although it's over a 20-year term for..."

Aug. 4, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

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: 12/17/10

So, a salamander walks into a historic Hyde Park home … 

"...a historic district for Hyde Park, and the controversial Water Treatment Plant No. 4 shaft along Spicewood Springs...."

Dec. 17, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

TDH: 8/15/11

Council acquiring open space, moving dirt on Waller Creek Tunnel

"...With payday lending regulation and a Water Treatment Plant No. 4 item at City Council’s meeting..."

Aug. 15, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Environmental Leaders Against WTP4

"...environmental leaders, urging them to change course on building Water Treatment Plant 4 at its proposed, environmentally sensitive location...."

Dec. 5, 2006 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

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

Beside the Point

City Council gets ready to wade in the water (treatment plant)

"...decision on the noisily troubled plans to relocate Green Water Treatment Plant. True – the Machiavellian maneuvers, and multiple..."

June 23, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

WTP4: Still Bitter Waters

The controversy that won't die

"...Despite her opposition to City Council's 2009 approval of Water Treatment Plant No. 4, Place 3 candidate Kathie Tovo..."

June 17, 2011 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

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

Letter to City Council

Reasons why the city should forestall WTP 4

"...Greg Meszaros, Director, Austin Water Utility..."

Feb. 20, 2009 News Feature

The $360 Million Question: Where to Put WTP4?

City Council is re-re-rethinking WTP4

"...Rumblings about the future of Water Treatment Plant No. 4 -- the ecologically fraught, increasingly..."

Aug. 17, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Lee Leffingwell: 'Think Long-Range'

The incumbent mayor defends his record

"...know it's controversial – but that's why I supported Water Plant 4 [Water Treatment Plant No. 4], and we..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

The LCRA Means Business

Authority's Plans to Expand Threatens Austin's Control Over Growth

"...January 23, fog enshrouded the lofty slopes of the waterway that meanders through the heart of Austin. In the..."

Feb. 7, 1997 News Feature by Alex de Marban

All Things Budgetary ... and WTP4

The proposed plant dominates budget discussions at the dais

"...on the city budget, planned rate increases at Austin Water, and more drew a constellation of well-known hall watchers,..."

Sept. 3, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: The Smartest Guy in the Room

Professor Spelman breaks down the cost of WTP4

"...all intents and purposes the conclusion of the decades-long Water Treatment Plant No. 4 saga – the City Council's..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: Hot Topics

The hot air season is upon us – and everybody's an energy source

"...Council's decision not to pursue any further the Austin Water Utility's proposal to move the Green Water Treatment Plant..."

April 28, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Q&A: Austin’s Coastal Neighbors

How Galveston looks to its past to prepare for its future – and what that means for Austin

"...service, certainly no city services, possibly no lights, no water, no gas, all of which happened during Ike –..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Kate X Messer

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

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