Jan 09 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com “That was our worst nightmare,” said San Benito City Commissioner Joe D. González after listening to the preliminary findings of the city’s engineering firm, showing the City of San Benito’s Water Treatment Plant No. 1 is not in compliance with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). On Dec. …
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Dec 26 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com As the New Year approaches, maintenance issues concerning the City of San Benito’s Water Treatment Plant No. 1 are being addressed. While litigation continues with regard to the inoperable condition of Water Treatment Plant No. 2, the City is relying upon Plant No. 1 to meet the needs of …
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Dec 12 2014
By DINA AREVALO Special to the NEWS With the multimillion dollar Water Plant No. 2 still inoperative the city of San Benito faced a new worry Friday after three 10 horsepower pumps were reported out of service at Water Plant No. 1. The issue was brought up Monday during a special city commission meeting which was …
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Aug 30 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Fraud, negligence, breach of contract and violations of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act are among the allegations cited in a 13-page lawsuit that the City of San Benito filed against the engineers and manufactures involved in the design and construction of a problematic water treatment facility. The civil suit …
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Aug 29 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The City of San Benito has filed a lawsuit against the engineers and companies involved in the construction of a $17 million water plant that has been rendered inoperable. Defendants named in the lawsuit are Evoqua Water Technologies, LLC; U.S. Filter Wastewater Group Inc.; Siemens Corporation; CSA Construction, Inc.; …
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Jul 25 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A recent study of the membrane filtration plant process performance at the City of San Benito’s Water Treatment Plant No. 2 reports that the $17 million facility “has never operated efficiently except in the early months of operation.” Due to the current incapacitation of Plant No. 2, which …
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Jul 18 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com While City of San Benito officials maintain silence concerning the status of the now-inoperable Water Treatment Plant No. 2, which is reportedly in need of membrane filters that could cost north of $100,000 to replace, citizens have begun to raise voices of concern. Proposed in 2002, Plant …
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Jul 11 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com City of San Benito officials remain tightlipped regarding the current state of Water Plant No. 2, a $17 million facility that leaders have long-touted as a game-changer in municipal water treatment. Despite being hailed as a state-of-the-art facility, the now-inoperable plant has not served the community without assistance …
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Jul 03 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Local officials confirmed Monday that the City of San Benito is now relying fully upon its older water plant to service area residents. “Yes, ‘Plant No. 1’ is in operation now,” said Assistant City Manager Hector Jalomo of the plant which was assumedly replaced by the $17 million …
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