Chet Edwards For Congress

Working Hard for Waco & McLennan County

Protecting Local Water Quality

• Chet obtained authorization for $10 million for environmental infrastructure projects on the Bosque River that will promote improving water quality in Lake Waco and the Bosque watershed. Some examples of projects that could be funded are buffer strips, wetlands, lagoon upgrades, wastewater treatment plant upgrades and dairy modifications.




• Chet introduced the Central Texas Water Recycling Act of 2007 which authorized $8 million to build an innovative water recycling program in partnership with Waco, Lorena, Robinson, Hewitt, Woodway, Bellmead, and Lacy-Lakeview. This project will manage water resources effectively through regional satellite treatment plants providing conservation of our community's water supply, reducing costs to taxpayers, and reducing water demand on Lake Waco.




• Chet secured $1 million in additional funds for Animal Waste Removal Program at Texas A&M, in partnership with the Texas Agriculture Experiment Station, to develop efficient and economically methods to convert animal waste into energy. Developing an economical method to produce energy from animal waste will help alleviate some of the pollution problems caused by animal waste in the Bosque River and Lake Waco.




• Chet secured $700,000 for a Baylor study of Lake Whitney salinity levels, the first step in considering Lake Whitney as an alternative source of drinking water for Central Texas.




• Chet secured $350,000 for City of Lorena wastewater capacity improvements. These funds will help provide first time sewer connections for lower to moderate-income residents that are not connected to the municipal system.