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Crockett council hears water-infrastructure, grant and groundwater export concerns
Summary
City staff updated council on water and wastewater grant applications, a proposed asset-management plan, coordination with Houston County Water Control Improvement District No. 1 and legal action related to proposed groundwater export wells; no formal council action was taken.
City staff briefed the Crockett City Council on water-system planning, potential grants, coordination with the local water district and legal work related to proposed groundwater export drilling.
The city reported applying to the Texas Water Development Board for projects including a wastewater treatment-plant rebuild, water system work and an asset-management plan to inventory pumps, wells, motors and pipes and estimate replacement schedules and costs. Staff said the city could apply for a roughly $500,000 grant for which the city's match would be about $50,000 (a 10% match), and that receiving the grant would fund part of the work.
Officials urged forming a steering committee with the Houston County Water Control Improvement District No. 1 and community members to review engineers' assessments together and make fact-based…
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