Bruceville-Eddy, Texas approves first sanitary sewer system [Video]

BRUCEVILLE-EDDY, Texas — After over a decade of planning, the City of Bruceville-Eddy has been approved for a sanitary sewer system.

The City announced on Thursday, July 25 that the City Council had given the green light on the project, which has reportedly been in planning since 2008.

The City said the approval comes after years of “diligent planning and collaboration between city officials, engineers, community stakeholders and federal agencies”.

Up to now, the City says the Bruceville-Eddy community has relied on on-site solutions for wastewater treatment, with many of those systems now falling into “a state of ill repair”, costing homeowners and businesses money for repairs.

The City said the sewer system is a “crucial step forward” in improving infrastructure and environmental sustainability in the community, and will provide a “public good” for decades to come.

The project reportedly has a construction budget of just under …