Bill Text: TX HR334 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 334 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the North Alamo Water Supply Corporation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-03-02 - Reported enrolled [HR334 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HR334-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 334



	R E S O L U T I O N

	WHEREAS, The 50th anniversary of the North Alamo Water Supply
	Corporation provides a fitting opportunity to recognize the
	important role it plays in providing clean water to the people of
	the Rio Grande Valley; and
	WHEREAS, Recognizing an urgent need for potable water, a
	group of farmers and homeowners joined together in 1966 to form a
	water utility; the following year, the North Alamo Water Supply
	Corporation began providing households with clean drinking water
	and farmers with a reliable source of water for agricultural use;
	initially established in Hidalgo County, the project eventually
	expanded to include portions of Willacy and Cameron Counties; and
	WHEREAS, Today, NAWSC is the largest rural water utility in
	Texas and the third-largest water utility in the Rio Grande Valley;
	encompassing 1,000 square miles and 17 cities or communities, it
	provides water to nearly 180,000 people, 24 schools, and 6 other
	public water systems; and
	WHEREAS, A pioneer in the desalination of brackish
	groundwater, NAWSC maintains six surface water treatment plants and
	five reverse osmosis treatment plants; together these facilities
	process more than 34 million gallons a day, which is delivered via
	3,500 miles of pipeline, 9 booster stations, and 8 elevated storage
	towers; four wastewater treatment facilities serve more than 3,260
	connections in four communities, and the corporation is completing
	a new $11 million regional treatment and wastewater collection
	system; and
	WHEREAS, Serving a growing population while making the most
	of limited freshwater resources, the North Alamo Water Supply
	Corporation provides clean, safe water to hundreds of thousands of
	Texans and continues to be a leader in the water and wastewater
	utility industry in the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of the North
	Alamo Water Supply Corporation and extend to its management and
	staff sincere best wishes for continued success with their
	important work; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for NAWSC as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.

	Lucio III
	Longoria

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 334 was adopted by the House on
	February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House