News Release | Austin - February 28, 2013 The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) today approved financial assistance totaling $109,094,303 as follows:

For immediate release.  Contact: Merry Klonower at 512-463-8165

• $3,468,600 loan to the City of Edcouch (Hidalgo County) to finance water system improvements;
• $385,000 loan to the City of Falfurrias (Brooks County) to finance wastewater system improvements;
• $2,079,431 loan to the City of Grand Prairie (Dallas, Ellis and Tarrant Counties) to finance wastewater system improvements;
• $65,000,000 loan to the City of Houston (Harris County) to finance wastewater system improvements;
• $175,000 loan to the City of Ingram (Kerr County) to finance wastewater system improvements;
• $1,310,000 loan to the City of Amarillo (Potter and Randall Counties) to finance water system improvements;
• $1,000,000 loan to the City of Del Rio (Val Verde County) to finance water system improvements;
• $8,223,296 loan to the City of Eagle Pass (Maverick County) to finance water system improvements;
• $2,503,816 loan to North San Saba Water Supply Corporation (San Saba County) to finance water system improvements;
• $12,406,688 loan to the City of Pharr (Hidalgo County) to finance water system improvements;
• $1,176,272 loan to the Upper Leon River Municipal Water District (Comanche, Coryell, Eastland, Erath, Hamilton, and Lampasas Counties) to finance water system improvements;
• $2,110,000 loan to the White River Municipal Water District (Crosby, Dickens and Garza Counties) to finance water system improvements;
• $61,200 grant to the Edom Water Supply Corporation (Van Zandt County) to finance the preparation of a water facility plan;
• $7,500,000 loan to the Bitter Creek Water Supply Corporation (Nolan and Fisher Counties) to finance water system improvements;
• $1,200,000 loan to the U & F Water Supply Corporation (Scurry and Borden Counties) to finance water system improvements;
• $495,000 loan to the Markham Municipal Utility District (Matagorda County) to finance wastewater system improvements.

The TWDB is the state agency charged with collecting and disseminating water-related data, assisting with regional planning and preparing the State Water Plan for the development of the state's water resources.  TWDB administers cost-effective financial programs for the construction of water supply, wastewater treatment, flood control, and agricultural water conservation projects.

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