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Prescribed Burn Planned to Help Restore Native Grasslands on Austin’s Water Quality Protection Lands
AUSTIN - Austin Water’s Wildland Conservation Division plans to conduct a prescribed burn on approximately 184 acres of the Water Quality Protection Lands on Thursday, December 12. Smoke may be visible northeast of RR 3237, north of FM 150, south of…
AUSTIN - Austin Water crews are responding to a domestic wastewater overflow from sanitary sewer manhole located near the 5000 block of Creek Bend Drive. Preliminary findings indicate that the manhole overflowed over 100,000 gallons of wastewater…
With temperatures forecasted to dip into the mid-30s overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning, the City of Austin will open overnight Cold Weather Shelters (CSW) Tuesday night, Dec. 10, 2024. City staff will continue to monitor weather conditions to…
At the Dec. 4 Public Health Committee meeting, the City of Austin Homeless Strategy Office shared important updates regarding its homelessness services, including significant improvements in the Marshalling Yard Emergency Shelter (MYES) exit rate…
Austin Climate Action and Resilience has announced that 50 schools will receive funds to create student-centered projects advancing climate action. A total of $146,000 will be awarded to 54 projects through the Bright Green Future Grants Program.
Get a tune up: Make sure your car is in tip-top shape by tuning up at a mechanic before the winter season hits. Have them check your lights, battery, tire pressure and tread, antifreeze, windshield washer fluid, ignition system, thermostat, exhaust…
AUSTIN - Today, Austin Water released results from a year’s worth of water quality testing as part of a nationwide effort by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in public…
The City of Austin’s Homeless Strategy Office (HSO), in partnership with the Austin Area Urban League (AAUL), is committed to providing safe, reliable shelter for individuals and families experiencing homelessness during extreme cold weather. In…
Today, the Austin City Council adopted the 2024 update to Water Forward--Austin’s Integrated Water Resource Plan, which supports a sustainable and equitable water future for Austin’s next 100 years. Revisions to Austin’s Water Conservation Plan and…