After 2021’s Winter Storm Uri and a citywide boil-water notice earlier this year, Austin Water fell under increased scrutiny and has since completed dozens of recommendations to improve Austin’s drinking water systems. In Williamson County, a recently passed $72.5 million allocation toward water infrastructure also aims to better meet the needs of water purveyors.
Bonus: Listen to the Austin Next podcast here featuring an interview with Community Impact’s CEO John Garrett. Production services for Austin Next are by EveryWord Media. Their music is “Tech Talk” by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons 4.0 License.”
The Austin Breakdown is a production of Community Impact Newspaper. This episode was produced by Morgan O’Neal with editing by Marie Leonard. Weather and allergy reports are sourced from www.weather.com and AccuWeather.