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City expected to exceed water usage cap

by | Jun 28, 2018 | Latest

In a pair of discussions last week, Murphy City Council members accepted the fact the city will exceed the water usage cap set by North Texas Municipal Water District and looked at how unattended donation bins can be regulated.

The council met Tuesday, June 19, at City Hall.

Other items on the agenda included purchase of a truck equipped with equipment to inspect underground water and sewer lines, purchase of emergency services radio equipment and approval of a contract to rehabilitate sanitary sewer manholes.

 

For the full story see the June 28 issue or subscribe online.

 

Joe Reavis • [email protected]

NTMWD 2025

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