The City Council received an update regarding the Water Bridge Plan and the Water Feasibility Study now underway from Director of Public Works Bryan Creed at the January 28 meeting. The feasibility study be completed in March. The plan includes six potable water wells to be built in 2025 and 2026, plus a 1.5-million-gallon elevated […]
City staff presented a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) regarding the recent failure of the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, which is the software that controls the City’s water pumps during a Specially Called City Council meeting on July 31. VIEW THE PRESENTATION HERE (pdf) Root Cause: A SCADA malfunction on the night of […]
CITY OF HEATH WATER CUSTOMERS ARE NO LONGER UNDER A BOIL NOTICE.
City of Heath Manager Kevin Lasher provides a recap of the 07/23/24 Council meeting. Highlights include: 0:00 – Review of proposed State legislation to limit zoning authority of local government. 02:43 – Council review of zoning applications 05:01 – Stage 2 water restrictions and conservation app 10:45 – State legislature that limits authority to prevent […]
The enactment of Stage 2 water restrictions yesterday has spurred some good questions and suggestions regarding halting new building permits until our water supply issues can be resolved. It’s not a bad suggestion, and the City did in fact enact a temporary residential and commercial building moratorium on November 14 through March 13, 2024. The […]
City of Heath Stage 2 water restrictions are effective immediately due to excessive watering. Watering with an irrigation system or manual hose sprinkler is limited to once per week per the schedule shown in the Stage 2 map below, for all commercial and residential properties. The trigger for enacting Stage 2 is water use that […]
City of Heath Manager Kevin Lasher gives a recap of the 06/25/24 City Council meeting and provides updates on water conservation efforts. Water use is spiking due to increased irrigation during the hot and dry weather. Help conserve and prolong going to Stage 2 (watering 1x per week) by following the schedule shown in the […]
A plant is considered native if it has occurred naturally in a particular region, ecosystem, or habitat without human introduction. Adapted plants are not native and not invasive but are able to thrive in the local climate and soil conditions.
Many options continue to be pursued by City of Heath staff and its engineering consultants to identify and secure future water resources to lessen the conservation burden on existing citizens.
Phase 1 of the installation of the upgraded Advanced Metering Infrastructure has begun and encompasses the installation of 3,021 new water meters at City of Heath utility customer properties.
The City Council adopted an updated Landscape and Irrigation System Ordinance that promotes water conservation at the March 12 meeting.
The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) will temporarily change the disinfectant in its water treatment process from March 4 through April 1, 2024. The annual, routine change is necessary to maintain the regional system and year-round water quality. Temporary change in water disinfectant is essential for safe drinking water “Protection of public health and […]
