This month, we released the 2016 Consumer Confidence Report and examine how water rates pay for #MoreThanWater. The draft Watershed Protection Plan for Lavon Lake is open for public comments and the Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir project is on track. July is Smart Irrigation Month so take the #PledgeToPlantSmart with water-efficient native or adapted plants. Check out all the events and news in this month’s edition of News Stream:
Events
- July 14 – Summer Family Fun Days: Wasting Water is Weird
- July 14 – Project Wild Educator Workshop
- July 14 – Family Fun Movie Night at the John Bunker Sands Wetland Center
- July 15 – Bunker’s Pond Trail Walk at the John Bunker Sands Wetland Center
- July 18 – Draft Watershed Protection Plan public comment Q&A
- July 18 – Everything you ever wanted to know about …Irrigation, Sprinklers, Smart Controllers & Drip Irrigation (McKinney)
- July 20 – Bois d’Arc Lake Contractor Outreach Event
- July 27 – Project WET Educator Workshop
- July 27 – NTMWD Board of Director’s Meeting
- Aug. 8 – Summer Family Fun Days!!
- Aug. 8 – Vegetable & Herb Container Gardening (McKinney)
- Aug. 11 – Water Treatment Plant Tour – Wylie
- Aug. 19 – Bunker’s Pond Trail Walk at the John Bunker Sands Wetland Center
- Aug. 24 – NTMWD Board of Director’s Meeting
- Aug. 29 – Contractor Workshop for Bois d’Arc Lake (Bois d’Arc Lake)
- Aug. 30 – Regional Safety Seminar
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Other stories
- Executive Director Message: Conserving for the future
- Water bills pay for much #MoreThanWater
- Water Quality: NTMWD releases 2016 Consumer Confidence Report
- Draft Watershed Protection Plan open for public comments
- Wipes cause fights in legislation
- New reservoir project on track
- Save Texas lakes: Stop the striped bandit
- Save big during Smart Irrigation Month
- Think smart. Plant smart.
- Wetlands tour showcases education and water reuse
- July is Parks and Recreation Month
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