This holiday season you can give green while spending your green on those last couple of presents. On our last WFAA segment, Texas A&M AgriLife horticulturalist Patrick Dickinson offered some helpful tips for picking gifts that save water, are sustainable,... more
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Cease the Grease this Holiday Season
Fats, oils, and grease (FOG) come from meats, butters and margarine, lard, food scraps, sauces, salad dressings, dairy products, and cooking oil. When FOG goes down the drain, it hardens and causes sewer pipes to clog. This can lead to... more
News Stream – December 2017
In this month’s edition of News Stream, we tip our hat to a few historical milestones at NTMWD beginning in 1953 with our 10 original Member Cities, the completion of the Lavon Lake Dam Expansion in 1973 and the addition... more
A Hat Tip to History: Celebrating December Milestones
As we enter the holiday season, NTMWD has several special reasons to celebrate. Sixty-four years ago on Dec. 5, 1953, voters in our 10 original Member Cities overwhelmingly approved contracting with NTMWD, which was formed by the state legislature two... more
Safe Drinking Water is Top Priority
Recently, an online publication issued a list of “The 25 U.S. Cities with the Worst Drinking Water.” This report is being circulated online and four NTMWD Member Cities are included. In fact, 16 of the cities listed are from Texas,... more
Planting Fall and Winter Trees (WFAA)
Most people think of spring when they think of planting, but fall and winter is the perfect time to plant new trees in North Texas. Denise Hickey, water conservation expert for NTMWD, and Patrick Dickinson, horticulturalist for Texas A&M AgriLife,... more
Wings Over the Wetland Fundraiser 2017
The John Bunker Sands Wetland Center recently held its annual fundraising event – Wings Over the Wetland. This event helps support this thriving educational outreach center that provides a growing number of programs for schools, educators, researchers, environmentalists, and nature... more
11th Annual North Texas Regional Water Conservation Symposium
NTMWD, along with Dallas Water Utilities and the Tarrant Regional Water District, recently co-hosted the 11th Annual North Texas Regional Water Conservation Symposium at the University of Texas at Arlington. This event brought together many of the biggest names in... more
National Chemistry Week: Inside the life of a water quality expert
Lab employee Kristen Suprobo’s job is far more to her than just a source of income. It channels her knack for scientific problem-solving in a way that cares for her family, friends, and community in Plano, Texas. That’s why we are... more
News Stream – November 2017
In this month’s edition of News Stream, read about NTMWD Board of Directors approval for $7.7 million in rebates to all 13 Member Cities and some Customer communities. Learn more about the factors contributing to the rising water rates in... more