Bill Text: TX SR554 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the North Alamo Water Supply Corporation on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-03 - Reported enrolled [SR554 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR554-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize the North Alamo Water Supply Corporation on the | ||
| occasion of its 50th anniversary; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This milestone anniversary provides a fitting | ||
| opportunity to recognize the important role the North Alamo Water | ||
| Supply Corporation 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, the North Alamo Water Supply Corporation | ||
| 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, the North Alamo Water Supply Corporation 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| 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 a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| the North Alamo Water Supply Corporation as an expression of | ||
| esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Lucio | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 3, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
