When Gravity is Not Enough: Lakeway’s Lift Stations
Sewage lift stations (or pump stations) are used for moving wastewater, or sewage, from a lower to higher elevation. They also serve as system access points for trained personnel.
Cook It. Can It. Trash It.
This holiday season, cook the turkey, but remember to trash the grease! Fats, Oil, Grease (F.O.G.) clog pipes so keep them out of your sinks! The best way is to use a tin can to collect the F.O.G., let it cool and then throw it in your trash. This simple, but important step will help…
Clean Pipes are Green Pipes
Take Care of Texas is a statewide campaign from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality that provides helpful information on Texas’ successes in environmental protection and encourages all Texans to help keep our air and water clean, conserve water and energy, reduce waste, and save a little money in the process! Simple steps to keep…
Amid Holiday Festivities, Please Protect Your Pipes
As published in Lake Travis View, week of December 5, 2019. Amid Holiday Festivities, Please Protect Your Pipes Mmmmm! Turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy…and of course, pie! We’re all looking forward to our holiday feasts surrounded by family and friends, but as a local water and wastewater provider, we ask you to PLEASE consider what…
Holiday Festivities: Protect Our Sewer System
Help us keep costs low by helping us keep our entire wastewater system running smoothly.
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…
Lakeway MUD PSA: Watch what you flush
As published in Lake Travis View, week of September 26, 2019. Lakeway MUD PSA: Watch what you flush Once it goes down the drain, it’s out of sight, out of mind. It’s an unfortunate perception many citizens have that causes the wastewater industry to spend billions of dollars combating each year. The main culprits?…
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