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Starting tomorrow, our water/wastewater utility West Travis County Public Utility Agency will begin installing four radio towers at four lift station locations in Lake Pointe.

The towers are needed to remit radio signals from lift stations back to the plant to communicate tank levels and pump failures, which will enable staff to respond quickly when issues occur.  

The current system is mostly based on telephone dialers that call in when there are level alerts.  When telephone service is interrupted (due to weather or other events), they lose communication with the lift stations.  The proposed radio towers will have radios owned by the PUA to alleviate reliance on outside service from AT&T or Spectrum.  The towers have to be above the tree lines to have clear signals to the plant.  The proposed towers have been restricted to less than 25’ in height to lessen the impact on surrounding neighbors.

The PUA has worked with the Lake Pointe MUD and the Lake Pointe HOA to reduce the number of radio towers and their height.

 

The PUA has entered into STAGE 3 MANDATORY watering restrictions as of July 20, 2023. Watering will only be permitted from 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. according to the following schedule:
 
Residential Customers:
  Monday - Addresses ending in 1,3
  Tuesday - Addresses ending in 2,4
  Wednesday - Addresses ending in 5,7
Thursday - Addresses ending in 6,8
Friday - Addresses ending in 9,0
Saturday - All commercial and HOA's
No outdoor watering allowed on Sundays

 

This prohibition does not apply to irrigation of landscaped areas if it is by means of:
Hand-held hose; or Faucet-filled bucket or water can of five gallons or less

PUA staff will be regularly monitoring water usage for compliance with the above policy. We sincerely appreciate your assistance in managing our water resources. Further restrictions may be necessary if irrigation demand is not reduced.