Texas Water Development Board approves $34,000,000 to the City of Marble Falls (Burnet County) for wastewater system improvements

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AUSTIN – (November 12, 2026) – The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) today approved by resolution financial assistance in the amount of $34,000,000 to the City of Marble Falls (Burnet County) from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). The City will use the assistance for construction of a wastewater system improvements project.

The City could save approximately $11,200,000 over the life of the loan by using the CWSRF.

With the assistance approved today, the City will construct a new lift station, force main, preliminary treatment unit, drainage pump station, preliminary treatment unit, odor control treatment, flow equalization basin, secondary treatment unit, effluent filtration, chemical disinfection, biosolids handling, electrical buildings, operations and control building, and Systems Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) at the City’s new wastewater treatment and reclamation plant.

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.