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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 50th anniversary of the North Alamo Water Supply |
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Corporation provides a fitting opportunity to recognize the |
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important role it plays in providing clean water to the people of |
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the Rio Grande Valley; and |
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WHEREAS, Recognizing an urgent need for potable water, a |
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group of farmers and homeowners joined together in 1966 to form a |
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water utility; the following year, the North Alamo Water Supply |
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Corporation began providing households with clean drinking water |
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and farmers with a reliable source of water for agricultural use; |
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initially established in Hidalgo County, the project eventually |
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expanded to include portions of Willacy and Cameron Counties; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, NAWSC is the largest rural water utility in |
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Texas and the third-largest water utility in the Rio Grande Valley; |
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encompassing 1,000 square miles and 17 cities or communities, it |
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provides water to nearly 180,000 people, 24 schools, and 6 other |
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public water systems; and |
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WHEREAS, A pioneer in the desalination of brackish |
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groundwater, NAWSC maintains six surface water treatment plants and |
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five reverse osmosis treatment plants; together these facilities |
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process more than 34 million gallons a day, which is delivered via |
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3,500 miles of pipeline, 9 booster stations, and 8 elevated storage |
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towers; four wastewater treatment facilities serve more than 3,260 |
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connections in four communities, and the corporation is completing |
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a new $11 million regional treatment and wastewater collection |
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system; and |
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WHEREAS, Serving a growing population while making the most |
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of limited freshwater resources, the North Alamo Water Supply |
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Corporation provides clean, safe water to hundreds of thousands of |
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Texans and continues to be a leader in the water and wastewater |
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utility industry in the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of the North |
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Alamo Water Supply Corporation and extend to its management and |
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staff sincere best wishes for continued success with their |
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important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for NAWSC as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Lucio III |
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Longoria |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 334 was adopted by the House on |
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February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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