NEWS
Public water report presented
By BARBARA GREEN
It was a brief, 15-minute session for the Bowie City Council Tuesday with the only action items approval of the minutes and continued participation with the ATMOS Cities Steering Committee.
The council also conducted the annual public hearing on the drinking water quality report. Ramon Johnson, public works director, offered the report that covers Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2015.
Bowie’s public water system had no violations throughout the year and maintains its superior rating for treated water. All customers received a copy of the report.
“It looks fantastic,” said Johnson, ” and we are way under all the limits.”
The report reviews lead and copper, inorganic components, radioactive contaminants, disinfection by-products, volatile organic contaminants, turbidity and total organic carbon.
Information in the report is provided through testing and activities of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. It states drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. However, the presence of these items does not necessarily indicated that water poses a health risk.
Read the full story in the weekend News.
Top photo) Fire hydrants east and west of the line break on Tarrant were opened to help alleviate pressure as the repairs were made on the line.
After a year of renovations Nelson Street at Mill was reopened today to traffic. Nearly $3 million in repairs were made to this area to repair major drainage issues. A Bowie police vehicle came along and was the first vehicle to roll through after city staff and council members removed the barricades. (Photo by Barbara Green)
Lake Amon G. Carter has now (Thursday, Nov. 14) re-opened for boating. Selma Parkremains closed due to electric problems caused by high water. Water levels remain above normal and boaters should be cautious of possible debris.
The lake was closed on Nov. 8 after heavy rainfall and a rising lake level. It is considered full at 920 mean sea level and through the weekend it was topped more than 922 msl.
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