Press Releases

2024
(3/28/24) Wet Weather Causes Sanitary Sewer Outflow at Trinity River Authority Wastewater Treatment Facility

(3/14/24) Equipment Malfunction Causes Unauthorized Discharge Spill at Trinity River Authority Wastewater Treatment Facility

(3/12/24) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Trinity River Authority to host a public open house for the Port of Liberty Vision Plan

(3/5/2024) Service Approves Conservation Agreement for Six Aquatic Species in the Trinity River Basin

(2/1/2024) Pipe Failure Causes Sanitary Sewer Overflow into Lake Arlington


2023

(October 29, 2023) Wet Weather Causes Sanitary Sewer Outflow at Trinity River Authority Wastewater Facility

(10/26/2023) 
Wet Weather Causes Sanitary Sewer Outflows at Trinity River Authority Wastewater Treatment Facility

(1/20/2023) Trinity River Authority of Texas Reinstated Stage 1 Drought Contingency Measures For Navarro Mills Lake


2022

(12/22/2022) Joe Pool Lake Now Eligible for Watershed Protection Funding

(12/20/2022) The Trinity River Authority of Texas Rescinds Stage 1 Drought Contingency Measures

(11/17/2022) The Trinity River Authority Earns 2023 Military Friendly ® Employer Designation

(9/30/2022) Trinity River Authority of Texas Initiates Stage 1 Drought Contingency Measures

(6/5/2022) A Damaged Pipeline Causes Sanitary Sewer Outflow

(2/11/2022) Trinity River Authority Promotes Chad Holton to Lake Livingston Project Manager


2021


(12/16/2021) Electrical Short Causes a Discharge at Mountain Creek Regional Wastewater System Plant

(12/10/2021) Public Comment Sought on Plan to Protect Joe Pool Lake

(11/15/2021) Co-op "Flips the Switch" on Clean Energy at Lake Livingston Dam

(11/10/2021) Students say No More Wipes in the Pipes

(9/14/2021) Trinity River Authority Signs Statement of Support for Guard and Reserve Members

(8/11/2021) A Leak Causes a Sanitary Sewer Outflow at Trinity River Authority Wastewater Treatment Facility

(4/9/2021) Town Hall on Flood Risk Reduction efforts and the New Flood Reporting application

2020

(9/30/2020) Virtual Town Hall to seek Landowners for Flooding Trends Working Group

(3/27/2020)  Trinity River Authority Reports a Wastewater Overflow  

(1/13/2020) TRA recognized for excellence in financial reporting 

2019

(01/03/2019) Public comment sought on plan to protect Lake Arlington

 2018

(10/25/2018) Student artwork encourages protection of our water resources

(7/23/2018) Trinity River Authority Reports a Wastewater Overflow in Desoto

(7/22/2018)  Trinity River Authority Reports a Wastewater Overflow 

(6/30/2018)  Trinity River Authority Reports Water Main Break Repairs in Progress

(6/29/2018)  Trinity River Authority Reports Water Main Break 

(3/30/2018)  Trinity River Authority Reports a Wastewater Overflow

(3/2/2018) Trinity River Authority Reports Three New Wastewater Overflows 

(3/1/2018)  Trinity River Authority Reports Two Wastewater Overflows 

(2/23/2018)  Wastewater Collection System Overflow Reported by Trinity River Authority

(2/23/2018)  Trinity River Authority Reports Two More Overflows in Wastewater  Collection System

(2/22/2018) Trinity River Authority Reports Overflow in Wastewater Collection System 

2016

(11/30/2016)  Discharge Pipeline Failure Causes Outflow In Trinity River Authority Wastewater  Collection System

(5/17/2016)  Watershed, Ecosystem Workshop to Help Improve Water Quality

(4/19/2016)  Excess Rainfall Causes Overflow In Trinity River Authority Wastewater Collection Systems

(3/21/2016)  Public Meeting To Finalize Committee Membership For Watershed Protection Plan

(3/10/2016)  Heavy Rainfall Causes Overflow In Trinity River Authority Wastewater Collection System

(2/8/2016)  Meeting Set To Discuss Membership, Watershed Protection Plan

2015

(12/21/2015)  Lake Livingston Fish Consumption Advisory

(12/10/2015)  Trinity River Authority of Texas Biosolids are Landfilled

(12/08/2015) Public Meeting Kicks Off Watershed Protection Plan  

(12/01/2015)  Dislodged Manhole Covers Cause Overflow in Trinity River Authority Wastewater Collection System

(05/18/2015) Pipeline Rupture Causes Overflow in Trinity River Authority Wastewater Collection System