Texas City Council for Killeen unanimously voted that it did not approve the plan for selling water with the Mayor of Debbie Nash-King claims: “You can’t put the price on the water.”
Why is it important
The United States is currently in the middle of a multifaced water crisis caused by environmental issues such as drought, infrastructure challenges and international disputes.
In the January report, the US geological survey (USGS) revealed that about 30 million Americans live in areas where surface water supply is fighting for the fulfillment of demand. A significant number of those affected by the lack of water reside in socially vulnerable communities.
Texas has been struggling for a long time with its water supply for several reasons, including tensions against a contract on water sharing with Mexico. It comes as Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, will announce that Mexico would immediately deliver with water in Texas farmers, aimed at facilitating tensions with the United States with the old contracts that extracted supervised and threats of President Donald Trump.
What to know
Killeen City Council Voted 7-0 on Tuesday, and the members of the Council expressing concerns about the future use, Killeen Daily Herald reported.
“The city of Killeen is a golden city because we have goods in the United States people people try to find sources to bring water,” Nash-King said.
City manager Kent Cagle claimed to sell excess water, claiming that the city had billions of gallons of water reserved, which costs $ 1.5 million only 2024. years.
“There are a lot of concern about that question, as we know, water is a new oil,” he said.
But he predicted that the city would take 14.8 million dollars for 20 years, if the Council would approve the plan, which would sell 1.5 million gallons of water on the day to sell through a 36-inch transmission line in Bell County.
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After the initial costs in Killeen, the annual income can be $ 687,660, the cauge said.
However, the mayor of Jessica Gonzalez claimed that, while Killeen now has excess water, they may need them in the case of a drought or another question.
She also said that, given the state of water supply in the country, in progress, the city probably see more offers to buy water in the future.
“They’ll have more tomorrow,” she said. “He’ll keep knocking, but I don’t think I can come in right now.”
What do people say
Advisor Jose Segarra It would be said that it will be congested that Killeen is asked to provide excess water in the future in the future.
Caval replied, saying, “I assume that at some point in the future, we are no longer the National Law, but the people could do so. But I would like that too. That should happen as we can sell so much as we can get money from it, not to distract her.”
What happens next
The contract was not approved, and Killeen will not sell their water. It remains to be seen what the rest of the country will do about the problems of its lack of water.
2025-04-16 18:55:00
