Rotary Club Presentation: Defend your Drains Rotary Club of Wylie East Fork invited Helen Dulac, Public Education Manager, to their meeting on February 9th to hear the Defend Your Drains message and the impact of flushables on our wastewater infrastructure.... more
Category: Conservation
Out & About with NTMWD Public Education & Outreach in January
2022 Holiday Grease Round-up Recap – NTMWD received 113 gallons of leftover cooking oil through the “Holiday Grease Roundup” program compared to 55 gallons last year and 56 gallons the year before that. The program helps to keep fats, oils,... more
Lone Star Healthy Streams Workshop February 7, 2023
Join us for a free workshop focusing on the Lavon Lake watershed, basic watershed function, and water quality. Includes information on voluntary conservation practices along with sources for technical and financial assistance designed to reduce pollutants such as fecal bacteria... more
Out & About with NTMWD Public Education & Outreach in December
The 2022 Holiday Grease Roundup runs through January 9th, 2023. There are many donation sites across Texas including the North Texas Municipal Water District, and Environmental Services building at 201 E. Brown St., Wylie, TX. Check out this video where we... more
Numerous Community Partners Come Together to Plant 1200 Trees
The Tickey Creek tree planting and riparian restoration took place on November 4, 2022. 1,200 native trees were planted on the banks of Tickey Creek. Over 65 staff and volunteers from the City of Princeton, Texas A&M Forest Service, NTMWD,... more
Out & About with NTMWD Public Education & Outreach in October
National Night Out 2022 NTMWD Public Education staff and Watershed Protection staff attended the Wylie National Night Out event on Tuesday, October 4, 2022. David Cowan and Deborah Burks educated families using the stream demonstration trailer, and Bobbi Bryan... more
NTMWD Thanks the Public for Efforts to Reduce Outdoor Water Use and Continues Call for Conservation Amid Persistent Drought
WYLIE, TX – July 26, 2022: The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) thanks the public and its Member Cities and Customers for conserving water while critical maintenance was completed last week at the Wylie Water Treatment Plant Complex which... more
NTMWD Provides Update on Progress of Water Plant Maintenance and Continues its Outdoor Watering Reduction Appeal
July 19, 2022: The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) is maintaining its call to action for continued reduction of outdoor watering by customers despite the progress being made to complete the critical maintenance at the Wylie Water Treatment Plant... more
NTMWD Issues Call to Action For Reduced Outdoor Water Use as a Wylie Water Treatment Plant Undergoes Unscheduled Maintenance
July 16, 2022 – 9:15 p.m. The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) is requesting that those receiving water purified by NTMWD reduce their water use immediately, especially outdoor water use. The NTMWD Wylie Water Treatment Plant Complex had to... more
NTMWD Public Education Team Sharing One-Water Message at Area Libraries
As part of expanding our outreach efforts to new audiences, NTMWD Public Education staff are sharing the vital water conservation messages at several libraries in our service area. Rita & Truett Smith Public Library (Wylie, Texas) On Friday, June 3rd,... more