July
ANNUAL MEETING QUESTIONS
Below is another of
the questions raised during the Aqua
Water Annual Meeting.
The term "Political
Subdivision" is often used instead of
the longer term "Political Subdivision
of the State of Texas". A Political
Subdivision is a unit of government
created by the State to carry out
certain public functions, generally
within a specific territory. The word
subdivision is used to recognize that
all the above are government entities.
Examples of political subdivisions
within Texas are cities, river
authorities, school districts,
groundwater districts, municipal
districts, water control & improvement
districts, municipal utility districts,
water control & improvement districts,
and the like.
The Summer heat is
definitely here. The following article
has some good advice.
HEAT ILLNESSES AND
DEATH
More people in the
United States die from extreme heat
exposure than from hurricanes,
lightning, tornadoes, floods, and
earthquakes combined. Heat illnesses
include heat cramps and heat rash with
the more severe conditions of heat
exhaustion and heat stroke
(hyperthermia).
Air-conditioning is
the number one protective factor against
heat-related illness and death. In order
to protect themselves from heat-related
illnesses, people should:
• drink plenty of
hydrating fluids;
• stay indoors or in
an air-conditioned space;
• plan outdoor
activities for cooler parts of the day;
and
• take advantage of
special community or city activities
(air-conditioned community centers open
to the public, or public swimming pools
that extend their hours of operation).
American Water Works Association Water
Facts
Little leaks add up
in a hurry. A faucet drip or invisible
toilet leak that totals only two
tablespoons a minute comes to 15 gallons
a day. That’s 105 gallons a week and
5,460 wasted gallons of water a year.
Another way to look at a faucet leak is
that a single dripping faucet can waste
far more water in a single day than a
person needs for drinking in an entire
week. Please don’t wait to fix a drip.
UPDATE CORNER
The electronic meter
installation crews are working in Zone
4. The boxes on your bill, where you
write your new meter reading, will no
longer appear when your meter has been
changed.
Field Services
activities
in May:
Leaks fixed: 107
New meter sets: 21
AQUA HAPPENINGS
BASTROP CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE PATRIOTIC FESTIVAL
July 3 • 6:00 P.M. -
9:30 P.M.
Fisherman’s
Park • Food,
games, music, and Kiddie Train,
Fireworks at dark.
For more info call
(512) 303-0558
61st
MCDADE
WATERMELON
FESTIVAL
July 11
Parade, Car Show,
Arts/Crafts, Food, Bingo, BBQ ,
Horseshoe/Washer Pitching, Seed Spitting
Contest, Prize Melon Auction, Queens’
Coronation, Music. Free admission
to the Festival grounds. For more info,
512-273-0018 or www.mcdadetexas.com
RIDGEWAY CEMETERY
REUNION AND ANNUAL MEETING
J
uly
18 • 11:30 A.M.
Cemetery grounds
located at Hwy. 290 and Hwy. 21 in
Paige. Food will be available for
purchase, and attendees are asked to
bring desserts to share. A live auction
will be at 1 P.M. to raise additional
funds, and donated items will be
appreciated. If you cannot attend,
donations can be mailed to the
secretary, Sue Barker, P.O. Box 4088,
Austin, 78765.
For further
information, call Sue at 512-801-0325 or
Connie Paenitz at 512-281-9500.
40TH ANNUAL
ORIGINAL ELGIN WESTERN DAYS RODEO
July 22 - 25
The fun begins
Wednesday, July 22nd with Tri-County
Team Roping, 7 P.M. (free admission).
Thursday, July 23rd, 7 P.M., a 4D
Barrels (free admission). Friday,
July 24th, 7 P.M. Rodeo performance.
CPRA
sanctioned Rough stock. Saturday,
July 25th at 8 A.M. Rodeo Slack (free
admission) with final Rodeo performance
at 7 P.M. All events held at the
Texas Lost
Pines
Riding Club Arena, located at 186B Hwy.
95 South, Elgin. Rodeo admission
at gate. For details visit us at
www.tlprc.org
SMITHVILLE AREA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CASINO NIGHT AND
BUFFET
July 25 • 7:00 P.M.
For more information
call the Smithville Area Chamber of
Commerce at 512-237-2313
or our website at
www.smithvilletx.org
MEALS ON WHEELS
BENEFIT
August 16
Barbeque lunch - 11:30
A.M., Auction - 12:30 P.M.
at the Smithville
Recreation Center
For more information
call 1-800-333-6325
BASTROP HOMECOMING
AND RODEO
August 6, 7, 8
Carnival, Barrel
Racing, Rodeos, Dances and More
Combo Tickets (all
three nights) Rodeo & Dance:
$30.00 at door or
$25.00 in advance sold at Rockne
Grocery, Bastrop Chamber of Commerce or
Bastrop Skating Palace
Dance and Rodeo
purchased nightly:
Thursday- $5.00,
Friday & Saturday – $15.00 each
Rodeo only if
purchased nightly:
5 & under- free, 6-12
years -$5.00, Adults- $10.00
FUN FOR THE WHOLE
FAMILY
!
Visit our website
www.bastrophomecomingrodeo.org
SACRED
HEART CHURCH BAZAAR-ROCKNE
September 6
Delicious lunch served
11:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.
Games and refreshments
begin at 12:30 P.M.
Auction at 2:00 P.M.
LAST CHANCE CHILI
COOK-OFF
Benefiting "
Relay
For
Life"
-American
Cancer Society
September 26 •
Leon’s
Country Store
Friday- Pot luck
dinner. New Orleans music by Ponty Bone.
Saturday - Silent
Auction, Live Auction, Alive Music by
Sam Brown.
Sunday - Chili only
For details contact
Debbie (512) 303-1888
BUILDING GOOD
CITIZENS FOR TEXAS
Patriotic: honoring and
supporting the United States of America,
and by your words and actions
encouraging others to do the same
AQUA WILL BE CLOSED
JULY 3RD
HAVE A SAFE
HOLIDAY!!
AQUA OFFICE HOURS:
MONDAY - FRIDAY 8:30 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M.
REPORTING WATER LEAKS AND EMERGENCIES 24
HOURS
CALL
(512) 303-3943
TDD NUMBER: 1-800-735-2988
