As part of our mission to provide safe water to drink and use everyday, we temporarily change the disinfectant in its water treatment process for one month in early spring. This month’s News Stream provides information and resources to learn... more
Category: Blog
News Stream – January 2021
Happy New Year! In our first News Stream for 2021, we’ve got the resources for you to drop-off your live Christmas trees so they can live again as mulch. Residents of our five Solid Waste Member Cities, Allen, Frisco, McKinney,... more
News Stream – December 2020
In the December edition of News Stream, the District welcomes our newest Board Director representing the City of Princeton: Marlo Obera. Director Obera serves as an Assistant Public Defender at the Dallas County Public Defender’s Office, and has lived in... more
News Stream – November 2020
The November edition of News Stream features NTMWD honors and achievements. In October, Texan by Nature (TxN), a Texas-led conservation non-profit founded by former First Lady Laura Bush, announced the honorees of the 2nd annual Texan by Nature 20 (TxN 20) –... more
News Stream – October 2020
The October News Stream highlights numerous ways NTMWD values stewardship, conservation and education – beginning with a milestone anniversary for the John Bunker Sands Wetland Center which celebrates ten years of the same with their annual Wings Over the Wetland... more
Green Energy Helps NTMWD Offset Costs
Collecting, cleaning and moving water takes a lot of energy—quite literally. North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) normally uses around 350-400 million kilowatts each year (mostly between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.) to provide clean water to your tap and... more
NTMWD Performs Safety Training to Support First Responders
September was Emergency Preparedness Month, but NTMWD operations staff conduct emergency response training year-round. This often involves collaborating with local first responders to familiarize them with NTMWD facilities and prepare for a joint response to emergencies. The City of Plano... more
Condition Assessment Program Make Great Strides
The North Texas Municipal Water District began a comprehensive Condition Assessment Program (CAP) project in Fiscal Year 2017 to identify and prioritize inspections and maintenance for our vast wastewater system of infrastructure. The full scope of the project entails conducting... more
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center Celebrates 10 Years of Education
John Bunker Sands was a life-long conservationist with a dream to restore thousands of acres of his family’s land to wetlands. And, in the early 2000s, the North Texas Municipal Water District’s service area was experiencing a population boom and... more
Timely Tips to Prepare Your Lawn & Landscape for Cooler Temps
Cooler temperatures mean water customers served by NTMWD can turn their automatic sprinklers off and prepare their lawns and landscaping for the winter. November is when lawns typically start to transition into dormancy and annual hibernation. During this period, green... more