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The regional water authority proposes a higher groundwater fee, reserve spending and $851,029 for Comal Springs work.
2 min read · Source-linked reportingRead the reporting and receipts →
The Villa Rio property association now faces negotiations backed by condemnation authority for a permanent NBU utility easement at 470 Rio Drive.
2 min read · Verified council action
Schertz is paying about $200,000 annually toward a second water organization whose stand-alone project carried a $162 million estimate in 2021. Council will examine the arrangement Tuesday.
2 min read · Workshop scheduled
Schertz council could adopt utility and drainage increases Sept. 15 as part of the fiscal 2027 budget.
1 min read · Proposed; council hearing Sept. 15
Dietz Elkhorn water-line construction started this month, while Fair Oaks Ranch expects its Plant 5 storage tank project to finish Sept. 18.
3 min read · Agenda posted
A Sept. 14 vote could give NBU condemnation authority over a 0.7402-acre Villa Rio easement needed for sewer-system work.
1 min read · Proposed for Sept. 14
Champions Village residents can hear what sewer work NBU has completed and question utility staff about the neighborhood’s future wastewater needs Wednesday evening.
1 min read · Forum scheduled Sept. 9
Selma wastewater customers would pay a higher city charge if council adopts a Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority rate pass-through Sept. 10.
1 min read · Proposed for Sept. 10
Drivers could encounter about a week of one-lane traffic at Battle Intense as Fair Oaks Ranch’s wastewater-pipeline work approaches the crossing.
1 min read · Construction update
NBU’s account places the May 27 spill in a river that supports residents, tourism and local businesses, after two power sources became unavailable and an alarm failed.
2 min read · Verified NBU account
New filings at Rio Drive, Gruene Road and Solms cover a new-build submission, an accepted electrical application and a post-approval plan change.
2 min read · Three filings active
A 1:30 a.m. update continues Comal County’s heat advisory through Thursday evening, with a heat index up to 110 expected.
2 min read · Verified weather update
NBU moved to Stage 2 conservation Aug. 10, then followed with summer guidance telling customers that brown grass may be behaving normally.
2 min read · Utility guidance posted
New Braunfels water customers have a dated project milestone to track: the city-owned $5.07 million pump station reached Review Complete, with construction filed for August 2027.
1 min read · Verified from state record
A late Saturday update extends the county’s heat advisory through Wednesday evening, with a heat index up to 110 expected.
2 min read · Verified NWS update
The latest National Weather Service alert lists heat-index values up to 111 for an advisory that includes Comal County through 7 p.m. Sunday.
1 min read · Verified alert update
A Friday update keeps Comal County under a heat advisory through Sunday evening and lowers the listed heat-index ceiling from the earlier alert.
2 min read · Verified weather alert
Comal County enters four consecutive afternoons under a heat advisory Thursday, with a heat index up to 112 expected across the advisory area.
1 min read · Heat advisory updated
A newly registered public water project covers a 770-square-foot pump building and equipment at 14 Moss Rock Drive, with construction listed for 2027–28.
1 min read · Project registered Aug. 11
New Braunfels Utilities says Stage 2 took effect Aug. 10, 13 days after its Stage 1 notice.
1 min read · In effect
The city posted a cancellation notice Aug. 11; its calendar lists the commission’s next regular meeting for Sept. 15.
1 min read · Canceled
With Conservation Stage 1 in effect, the City Council will take a first vote on revisions to irrigation surcharges and drought-stage triggers.
2 min read · First reading scheduled Aug. 10
The Edwards Aquifer Authority board will consider an irrigation-suspension agreement worth up to $82,234.21 and a roughly $1.61 million medical-insurance purchase Aug. 11.
2 min read · Agenda posted
The city says Stage 1 began Aug. 1, retaining surcharges for high water use and limits on car washing and landscape-watering permits.
2 min read · Verified official notice
Holding NBU’s published sample usage constant, the listed electric, water, and wastewater components rise $15.56 a month.
5 min read · Verified records · Reproduced mathCounty Watch separates scheduled decisions, active changes, and unresolved questions.
