| 2 | 3 | | |
|---|
| 3 | 4 | | |
|---|
| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
|---|
| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The 50th anniversary of the North Alamo Water Supply |
|---|
| 6 | 7 | | Corporation provides a fitting opportunity to recognize the |
|---|
| 7 | 8 | | important role it plays in providing clean water to the people of |
|---|
| 8 | 9 | | the Rio Grande Valley; and |
|---|
| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Recognizing an urgent need for potable water, a |
|---|
| 10 | 11 | | group of farmers and homeowners joined together in 1966 to form a |
|---|
| 11 | 12 | | water utility; the following year, the North Alamo Water Supply |
|---|
| 12 | 13 | | Corporation began providing households with clean drinking water |
|---|
| 13 | 14 | | and farmers with a reliable source of water for agricultural use; |
|---|
| 14 | 15 | | initially established in Hidalgo County, the project eventually |
|---|
| 15 | 16 | | expanded to include portions of Willacy and Cameron Counties; and |
|---|
| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Today, NAWSC is the largest rural water utility in |
|---|
| 17 | 18 | | Texas and the third-largest water utility in the Rio Grande Valley; |
|---|
| 18 | 19 | | encompassing 1,000 square miles and 17 cities or communities, it |
|---|
| 19 | 20 | | provides water to nearly 180,000 people, 24 schools, and 6 other |
|---|
| 20 | 21 | | public water systems; and |
|---|
| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, A pioneer in the desalination of brackish |
|---|
| 22 | 23 | | groundwater, NAWSC maintains six surface water treatment plants and |
|---|
| 23 | 24 | | five reverse osmosis treatment plants; together these facilities |
|---|
| 24 | 25 | | process more than 34 million gallons a day, which is delivered via |
|---|
| 25 | 26 | | 3,500 miles of pipeline, 9 booster stations, and 8 elevated storage |
|---|
| 26 | 27 | | towers; four wastewater treatment facilities serve more than 3,260 |
|---|
| 27 | 28 | | connections in four communities, and the corporation is completing |
|---|
| 28 | 29 | | a new $11 million regional treatment and wastewater collection |
|---|
| 29 | 30 | | system; and |
|---|
| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Serving a growing population while making the most |
|---|
| 31 | 32 | | of limited freshwater resources, the North Alamo Water Supply |
|---|
| 32 | 33 | | Corporation provides clean, safe water to hundreds of thousands of |
|---|
| 33 | 34 | | Texans and continues to be a leader in the water and wastewater |
|---|
| 34 | 35 | | utility industry in the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
|---|
| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
|---|
| 36 | 37 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of the North |
|---|
| 37 | 38 | | Alamo Water Supply Corporation and extend to its management and |
|---|
| 38 | 39 | | staff sincere best wishes for continued success with their |
|---|
| 39 | 40 | | important work; and, be it further |
|---|
| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|---|
| 41 | 42 | | prepared for NAWSC as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
|---|
| 42 | 43 | | House of Representatives. |
|---|