On a daily basis, water managers in cities across the state move from crisis to crisis hoping to keep the water flowing to residents.
In Crockett, one of the oldest county seats in Texas, water workers at Consolidated Water Supply Corporation have dubbed one particularly troublesome area “mini tornado alley.” Tornadoes can bring strong wind gusts along with lightning and floods that can damage water infrastructure, including storage tanks and distribution systems. Ruptured service lines can decrease water pressure and result in more boil-water notices.
On a Friday afternoon in March, Perry was nearing the end of his shift when a tornado warning sounded an alarm on Stelly’s iPhone. Perry had just returned from investigating a chlorination issue and was reporting his findings to Stelly. “I want people to heed warnings,” Stelly said. “I won’t want them to ignore them because they are blasted with them all day.” She said she’s working on a system that would better target the notices.Water is the never-ending task on Randy Criswell’s daily to-do list as Wolfforth’s city manager.
City Manager Randy Criswell at his desk in Wolfforth on Monday, May 1, 2023. Criswell says the city’s water supply and infrastructure come up daily in his office.Wolfforth was using water from private wells supplied with water from the Ogallala Aquifer, which does have both. As a way to make the water safer for residents and regain their confidence, Wolfforth opened its current water treatment plant in 2017 specifically to lower the arsenic and fluoride levels.
Older pipes that break and develop small cracks also leave the water vulnerable to harmful contaminants. The risk could get worse, depending on what the water lines and their bindings are made of. Melinda Luna with the Texas ASCE often finds herself piecing together the lost history of the state’s water infrastructure. It’s a daunting task. When she asks local officials for maps of their water lines for projects, she is sometimes met with confused looks.
Signs advertise a future neighborhood near Wolfforth on Wednesday, April. 26, 2023, in Lubbock County.Dust blows across a construction site for a future neighborhood near Wolfforth.First: Signs advertise a future neighborhood near Wolfforth on April 26, 2023, in Lubbock County. Last: Dust blows across a construction site for a future neighborhood near Wolfforth.Back in Wolfforth, Criswell is hopeful he has found a way to manage the madness.
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