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Houston City Council approves ordinance to provide protections against contaminated groundwater on northeast side

Ashley Brown

Posted on November 17, 2022 · A Municipal Setting Designation was approved for five acres of land near the Pleasantville area, meaning contaminated groundwater there cannot be used as potable water.

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Houston’s Sewers Could Soon Get A Multibillion-Dollar Upgrade

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Posted on March 11, 2019 · The EPA has been working with the City of Houston to finalize a plan to reduce contamination.

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Troubled By Flint Water Crisis, 11-Year-Old Girl Invents Lead-Detecting Device

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Posted on October 20, 2017 · The Colorado seventh-grader was unimpressed by the options her parents had to test water in their home. So she created a sensor-based device using chemically treated carbon nanotubes to do it faster

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A new district designation could be the answer to preserving some historic Houston neighborhoods

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Posted on January 31, 2023 · The city’s planning and development department is proposing the city add what’s known as a Conservation District to its Preservation Ordinance.

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New Houston ordinance allows property owners to opt out of building sidewalk, but must pay a fee instead

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Posted on January 25, 2023 · Mayor Sylvester Turner said the new fee will prevent what the city calls “sidewalks to nowhere” from continuing to develop in the city. 

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Houston residential buffering code changes considered by city council

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Posted on January 18, 2023 · Under the city’s current ordinance, buildings taller than 75 feet only require a distance of 30 to 40 feet from single family homes on larger lots.

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