Neighbors in the Floresville area are continuing their battle with the private company that owns their water wells.
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When KSAT asked why the filter wasn’t replaced with a similar system, CSWR-Texas sent out the following response. “The TCEQ Water Supply Division does not have a record of denying a submittal of plans and specifications for a sand filter,” TCEQ’s statement said, in part. CSWR-Texas said the type of filter they took off in 2021 the well no longer met water standards, but then said, “In terms of a plan to upgrade to a newer version of the sand filtration system, sand filters in general tend to be problematic for long term maintenance and do not function as effectively.”
Two weeks ago, Perkins showed KSAT the dark brown water that came out of her spigot. She said that the water often made it through her house filter, staining her tubs, sinks, and toilets.After many of their complaints, multiple KSAT stories and a TCEQ investigation, CSWR-Texas added automatic flushers to the well three weeks ago. The flushers are meant to flush out some of the sediment from the water.“But the flushers are not filters,” Wilcoxson told KSAT. “Save energy and money.
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