Hornsby Bend Utility Company recently partnered with Creative Action, a nonprofit, arts-based, youth development organization, to host its “Pancake Palooza” family fundraiser breakfast to launch its annual Youth Arts Fest and raise funds for its after-school programs. The event included hundreds of students––many from the Hornsby Bend area––for the one-day […]
Read More...SouthWest Water Company Recognizes Writing Contest Winners
SouthWest Water Company recently recognized five Hays Consolidated Independent School District (Hays CISD) middle school students as winners of its writing contest. This was the first year that SouthWest Water Company opened the writing contest to all middle schools in Hays CISD. SouthWest Water Company has offered this writing contest […]
Read More...SouthWest Water Company Announces 2018 Scholarship Winners; Recognizes Outstanding Engineering Students
As part of its continuing commitment to the communities it serves, SouthWest Water Company has announced cash scholarships for four graduating high school students in Shelby County who plan to make engineering their main course of study in college. The scholarship recipients are high school seniors who have been accepted […]
Read More...SouthWest Water Company Wins Top Awards for Wastewater Plant Operation
SouthWest Water Company (SWWC) has captured a top award for Outstanding Operation in 2017 of its Riverview wastewater treatment plant. The Riverview facility was awarded the “Best Operated Wastewater Plant” in 2017 in the Mechanical Plant 2.6-4.0 Million Gallons Per Day category. It was the facility’s second such award in […]
Read More...Make-A-Wish Recognizes SouthWest Water Company
At a recent board meeting, Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas recognized SouthWest Water Company for our long-term partnership and sponsorship of nine Wish kids over the past four years. SouthWest Water has granted wishes including Disney World vacations, a meeting with racecar driver Danica Patrick at the Coke Zero 500, […]
Read More...Water Services, Inc., Make-A-Wish Grant 7-year-Old’s Wish
Water Services, Inc. recently sponsored the wish of 7-year-old Bryton from Canyon Lake who has mitochondrial disease, a chronic illness that causes debilitating physical, developmental and cognitive disabilities. Bryton and his family received a trip to Alaska. Bryton has a special love for Alaska, and in addition to the company’s […]
Read More...SouthWest Water Company and Community Involvement
One of our missions is to find ways to give back to the communities we serve, seeking to make a greater impact and improve the quality of life for the people around us. Recently, the Shelby County Reporter noted our efforts towards community involvement: The company supports Birdies for Charity […]
Read More...Tyler County: Ivanhoe Water Improvement Efforts
In 2005, SouthWest Water Company acquired several systems in Tyler County from TECON Water Holdings. SouthWest Water has worked since then to make improvements to bring the systems up to state standards and to improve water quality and quantity. In Ivanhoe, for example, there were assets that were structurally failing […]
Read More...Suburban Donates 250+ Food Items to Local Non-Profit
Suburban Water Systems employees teamed up with Shepherd’s Pantry located in Glendora to provide food to families in need in the communities we serve. Shepherds Pantry provides emergency food, clothing, resource assistance and educational programs to families in need during times of crisis. They provide the necessary tools and resources to […]
Read More...2017 SWWC Writing Contest Winner
Over one hundred and thirty five students competed in our fifth annual middle school writing contest, in which students write about water and its impact on their lives and our world. Mia Parker was the lucky winner. The Austin Statesman reports: Parker, an eighth-grade student at Park Crest Middle School, […]
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