Texas Water Development Board approves $29,420,000 to the Bistone Municipal Water Supply District (Limestone County) for water system improvements

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AUSTIN – (June 25, 2025) – The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) today approved by resolution financial assistance in the amount of $29,420,000 to the Bistone Municipal Water Supply District (Limestone County), consisting of $19,420,000 in financing and $10,000,000 in principal forgiveness, from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). The District will use the assistance for the planning, acquisition, design, and construction of a water system improvement project.

In addition to the loan forgiveness, the District could save approximately $7,500,000 over the life of the loan by using the DWSRF.

With the assistance approved today, the District will replace approximately 7.2 miles of steel cylinder concrete pipe, construct a new 500,000-gallon elevated storage tank, and construct hydropneumatic tanks throughout the system to provide more reliable pressure and flow.

The TWDB is the state agency charged with collecting and disseminating water-related data, assisting with regional water and flood planning, and preparing the state water and flood plans. The TWDB administers cost-effective financial assistance programs for the construction of water supply, wastewater treatment, flood mitigation, and agricultural water conservation projects.