DWSD Finance Committee agenda would authorize nearly $30M for District 5 & 6
DWSD’s July 8 Finance Committee agenda would let the director approve up to $11.496M (District 5) and $18.475M (District 6) over two years.
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St. Louis board passes $255M Rams settlement plan for tornado recovery, infrastructure and downtown
St. Louis MO – The Board of Aldermen passed Board Bill 22 on July 2 by a 12-3 vote. The $255 million Rams settlement plan now heads to Mayor Cara Spencer and is not law yet.
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Portland utility bills rise July 1 with new flood safety fee
Portland utility bills rose July 1, with water, sewer and stormwater rates up 6.36% for typical single-family accounts and a new flood fee added.
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St. Louis lifts precautionary boil water advisory for North and South City
St. Louis MO – The city lifted a precautionary boil water advisory at 10:32 a.m. on July 1, 2026 after tests cleared parts of North City and South City.
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Scottsdale expands its water reserve with $8.25M Harquahala credit purchase
Scottsdale AZ – City Council approved $8.25 million for 15,000 acre-feet of Harquahala storage credits, raising long-term reserves to nearly 293,000 acre-feet.
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Stockton declares water emergency over golden mussels
Stockton says golden mussels have clogged Delta intake screens 30% to 40%, prompting an emergency declaration and $209,000 in cleanup.
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El Monte water plan reaches council before July 1 state deadline
El Monte’s 2025 city water plan reached council before a July 1 state deadline, with drought rules, groundwater supply and future bills in view.
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Durham moves to Stage 2 water restrictions as drought pressure grows
Durham’s Stage 2 water rules now ban spray irrigation, curb home car washing, and tighten business use as reservoir pressure grows.
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SAWS clears Northwest Side well after E. coli advisory; tap water stayed safe
SAWS said June 15 retesting found no further E. coli in Turtle Creek 3, after a June 13 raw-water alert on the Northwest Side. Customers were told not to boil.
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Willow Springs outage spotlights Mead water district strain
Mead OK – A June 9 line strike cut service in Willow Springs and put a spotlight on the district’s larger, phased push to add water capacity.
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Corpus Christi delays desalination decision as water rules harden
Corpus Christi is postponing a major desalination decision until Sept. 1 while finalizing Level 1 water rules that could shape future restrictions and surcharges.
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Corpus Christi finalizes Level 1 water emergency rules as December trigger date holds
Corpus Christi City Council approved the Level 1 water-emergency rulebook, but officials still project the trigger date for December 2026, not now.
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Corpus Christi delays desalination vote as water strain deepens
Corpus Christi TX – City Council delayed a desalination decision to Sept. 1 after Fitch cut the utility rating and Stage 3 drought limits stayed in place.
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Columbus expands lead-pipe replacement to 50,000 homes and businesses
Columbus OH – The city says its Lead-Safe Columbus program will expand citywide over 12 years, with early work expected in the Hilltop and no direct cost to owners.
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Columbus weighs recycled wastewater for data centers as utility demand rises
Columbus officials are exploring reclaimed wastewater for data-center cooling as the city plans for rising water demand and major utility investments.
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Glendora to review water plan May 26 as draft sees no mandatory extra conservation
Glendora will hold a May 26 hearing on its draft water plan, which says no mandatory extraordinary conservation is projected right now.
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Calhan’s 475-home North Tree proposal moves to impact study, putting water and roads at the center of what comes next
Calhan CO – The town has not approved the North Tree annexation. It has only moved the 96-acre proposal into an impact-study stage focused on water, roads, and growth costs.
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Corpus Christi’s next water decision lands April 28 after well output misses targets
Corpus Christi TX – The city’s short-term groundwater plan is underperforming, Stage 3 rules remain in place, and April 22 and April 28 are now the key dates.
