Getting Started with WaterSmart
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Getting Started with WaterSmart

Video: WaterSmart Overview   Lakeway Municipal Utility District (LMUD)’s new WaterSmart platform allows customers access to detailed information about their household water use. Customers are able to track their hourly and daily water usage, self-identify and resolve leaks, understand where their water is being used, compare their water use to similar households, and set water…

As Lawn Watering Slows Down, Wastewater Charges are Calculated
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As Lawn Watering Slows Down, Wastewater Charges are Calculated

As published in the Lake Travis View, November 2022. Your water utility charges you for the clean water they supply to your home through the use of a water meter, but it requires a bit more creativity to determine how much to charge for the treatment of water flowing out of your home since wastewater…

ODWW Project Update: Bring It On! We’re Moving Forward
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ODWW Project Update: Bring It On! We’re Moving Forward

A pandemic, unprecedented snowstorm, followed by supply and staffing shortages, topped off by a longer-than-normal rainy season…bring it on! You may slow us down, but we’ve got work to do and we’re moving forward. Project Background Over the years, inquiries piled up from customers in our “Out of District” service area wanting to convert their…

Why turkey grease shouldn’t go down the drain
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Why turkey grease shouldn’t go down the drain

As broadcast by KEYE-TV, CBS Austin, November 21, 2019. Why turkey grease shouldn’t go down the drain If you want to avoid an emergency call to a plumber this Thanksgiving, don’t pour your turkey grease down the drain. “That’s probably our biggest time for grease,” said Earl Foster, General Manager at the Lakeway Municipal Utility…

LMUD Board Recognizes Two Employees for Exceptional Work Ethic During Local Flooding
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LMUD Board Recognizes Two Employees for Exceptional Work Ethic During Local Flooding

“But, we were just doing our job,” Mendoza said. “We needed to stay on top of things, monitoring the lake levels, turbidity levels, and storage tank levels. I credit the whole water department for our success in keeping LMUD customers out of a Boil Water Notice…”