DROUGHT IS OVER !!!!

2007 is turning out to be one of the wettest years in the last twenty years. Lake Tawakoni remains almost full because of all the rain and the cooler temperatures this summer. The District is currently under NO Drought Restrictions and our customers can water whenever and wherever they want. Long range forecasters are calling for a warmer and drier than normal winter, but the District is ready to meet all our customers’ water needs.

Flushing, Testing Equals Best Water

Water quality in Lake Tawakoni has improved over the last two months. During the flooding earlier this year, the run-off into the lake brought more than water. The flood water moved all kinds of debris down the creeks and into our drinking water supply. In addition, all the plants that had grown in the lake bed during the drought began to decompose. This caused an organic loading of the lake water. Total Organic Carbon or TOC cannot be seen or tasted. TOC level is determined only through lab testing. When our treatment plant operators saw this spike, they moved quickly to implement new treatment processes using a different coagulant to optimize the sedimentation basins and remove the TOC to undetectable levels.

You may be wondering, why try to remove something that you can’t see or taste? Because organics in drinking water are a precursor for the formation of Trihalomethanes or THMs. THMs are formed when the organics come into contact with the disinfectant used in the treatment process. They are known as “disinfection by-products (DBPs). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set limits for THMs in drinking water at 80 parts per million. The District reports these levels and many other levels of contaminants to our customers each year in our water quality report mailed during April. You can view last year’s testing results at our website cashwater.org.

The District has started testing for the next EPA rule, DBP-2. This rule requires the District to test eight new sample sites every other month for two years to determine DBP levels in other parts of the distribution system. The District’s water quality techs work hard at keeping lines flushed to insure that all customers are receiving fresh clean drinking water every day.

Because of all the flushing and testing done by our operators, the District won first runner up for the “Best Tasting Water” in Austin earlier this year from the Texas Rural Water Association!!!!!

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Construction Report

The District awarded two construction contracts this summer. The first project is for new treatment plant ponds, the contractor is Baker’s Contracting Inc., of Crandall, TX., with a cost of $247,231.00. The second project is a new 500,000 gallon ground storage tank at the Lone Oak pump station, the contractor is Tank Builders, Inc., of Euless, TX., with a cost of $461,600.00. Both projects should start this fall.


Online Banking Payments

You can now pay your water bills online. Just go to the District’s website cashwater.org and click on the “On-line Payment” link. Enter your account # and first time log-in’s – use “guest” as pin #. Then go to the Change Pin tab and choose a new pin name/number to access your billing history and current bill. Once you complete the setup you can then make a payment with your debit/credit card. Paying online is fast and easy. All payments will be posted to the customer’s account by the next morning. There are no credit card usage fees or other charges for this service. Questions about this process should be directed to Shirley Smith, Office Manager.


Black Fire Hydrants

Earlier this year, lawmakers in Austin passed a law that requires rural water systems who can’t guarantee fire flow at fire hydrants to paint them black. The District is not required to provide fire flow, so we are painting all District hydrants black. The local fire departments can continue to use the hydrants to fill fire trucks as they have done for many years.

Comments or suggestions concerning the District's service should be directed to Clay Hodges, General Manager at (903) 883-2695.

Current Directors:
J.A. Humphries, President
Will Reese, Vice-president
James Fortenberry, Sec/Treas.
Bobby Ayers
Bryan Delgado
Vernon Pippin
Virgil Winsett
Norris Mayberry
Staley Cash

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