Media Type: Blog Posts

Travis Kelly

The Impact of New Texas Laws, Part 1: Water

Ask our team about how you can access major new state funding for your water-related projects.

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Last Chance to Budget For Lead and Copper Rule Compliance Activities

Public water systems have until Oct. 16, 2024, to meet requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Lead and Copper Rule Revisions.

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Mark Evans

TWDB Funding Now Available to Address Emerging Contaminants

Water and wastewater agencies have until June 7 to apply for $60 million in new funding for projects to help reduce exposure to emerging contaminants such as PFAS.

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David Buzan

What’s Wrong With Your Water? Our Scientists Can Help Identify Problem Microbes

Our team’s expertise in microscopic analysis can lead to solutions that protect water quality for humans, plants and marine life.

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Mark Evans

TWDB Opens Solicitation for Lead Service Line Replacement Projects

Texas public water systems have a new opportunity to pay for the replacement of lead pipes in their districts, as part of the distribution of funds from the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

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EPA Proposes New PFAS Regulations for Drinking Water

New PFAS limits could significantly impact vulnerable public water systems. Learn more about the proposal and how Freese and Nichols can help you.

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Rebekah Gates

Current Drought Conditions in the United States

Learn the details of drought conditions in states across the Southwest and Southeast.

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Rhys Wilson

How to Simplify Your Development Code Update

These tips can help make the challenging code-revision process more manageable.

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Frisco Water: Big-Picture Planning to Absorb Big Growth

Well-coordinated master planning for their water, wastewater, reuse and roadway systems has helped the city flourish amid booming growth.

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Julie Huerta
David Munn

New TCEQ Tool Ready For Lead and Copper Rule Compliance in Texas

LCRR Reports: Here are new details about the Texas service line inventory template. Learn how Freese and Nichols can help your utility meet the Oct. 16, 2024, deadline.

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Jason Steele

How the Tricolored Bat Federal Listing Could Affect Your Project

A proposal to list the wide-ranging tricolored bat as an endangered species could require more approvals for projects that involve clearing trees, working on bridges and culverts, or impacting other places the bats roost. See how our environmental scientists can help you navigate this development.

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Nina Reins

The Dillard Wetland Restoration: Reducing Flood Risk and Creating a Healthy Retreat for New Orleans

More than 17 years earlier, this wetland area was significantly impacted by Hurricane Katrina and is still recovering. This hydrologic resiliency project is designed to increase stormwater retention capacity and reestablish healthy wetland vegetation and to provide a retreat from urban life with a variety of community improvements.

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