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CUPS OF TEA, TAKE A HUNDRED SHOWERS, DRINK FOUR DOZEN GLASSES OF WATER OR IRRIGATE YOUR GARDEN FOR TWO HOURS A DAY.JUST KNOW THAT THE MORE YOU USE THE HIGHER, THE RATE, ALL OF THE WATER THAT GOES DOWN THE DRAIN OR IS FLUSHED DOWN.
THE TOILET BECOMES WASTEWATER.
ONCE THE WASTEWATER LEAVES YOUR HOME, IT TRAVELS THROUGH A DIFFERENT SET OF PIPES TO OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
HERE IT IS TREATED THROUGH A MULTI-STEP PROCESS, TAKING OUT HARMFUL PARTICLES AND MAKING IT SAFE AND CLEAN TO BE PUT BACK INTO THE RIVERS AND STREAMS. OUR OUTFLOW FROM THE PLANT IS RELEASED INTO PLUM CREEK AND IS CONSTANTLY REGULATED BY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OR TCEQ.
TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT YOUR UTILITY BILL.
IF YOU RECEIVE WASTEWATER SERVICE FROM THE CITY, YOU WILL SEE THE SAME BASIC STRUCTURE AS THE WATER USAGE.
THERE IS A MONTHLY SERVICE FEE AND A RATE FOR USAGE.
SINCE THERE ARE NO METERS GOING OUT OF HOMES, THE RATE IS DETERMINED BY AVERAGING THREE MONTHS OF WATER USAGE BETWEEN DECEMBER AND FEBRUARY OF EACH YEAR.
WE USE THOSE MONTHS IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE THEY ARE WHEN MOST PEOPLE USE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF WATER.
SO HOW CAN YOU CONTROL COSTS ON YOUR UTILITY BILL? WE RECOMMEND INSTALLING LOW FLOW TOILETS AND SHOWER HEADS TURNING OFF WATER WHILE YOU BRUSH YOUR TEETH, INSTALLING ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT APPLIANCES, RUNNING FULL DISHWASHERS INSTEAD OF HALF LOADS.
AND IN GENERAL, PAYING ATTENTION TO HOW YOU USE WATER AROUND YOUR HOME.
FIND AREAS WHERE YOU CAN PERSONALLY CUT BACK.
EVERY GALLON NOT USED WILL SAVE YOU MONEY, PARTICULARLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS.
IN ADDITION TO LOWERING YOUR COSTS, WATER CONSERVATION HAS THE BENEFIT OF BEING GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE WATER WE USE FROM THE EDWARDS AQUIFER IS ALSO FROM THE SAME SOURCE USED BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS IN OUR REGION.
BY FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDED WATERING SCHEDULE FOR IRRIGATION AND BY REDUCING WATER RUNOFF THAT IS WASTED.
YOU CAN SEE LOWER BILLS AND KNOW YOU'RE PROTECTING OUR MOST VALUABLE NATURAL
MY NAME IS TRACY SHEILA, AND I HAVE BEEN YOUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT TWO FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
IT HAS BEEN A REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE AND I HAVE ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT, BUT NOW IT IS TIME TO PASS THE PIE.
HI, I'M YVONNE KALE AND I REPRESENT DISTRICT TWO AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED.
HELLO, CITY OF KYLE, MY NAME IS ALEX
FOUR COUNCIL MEMBER HAS BEEN A GREAT HONOR TO SERVE ALL OF YOU AND TO LISTEN AND TO LEARN FROM ALL OF THIS NOW TIME TO PASS.
HI, MY NAME IS ASHLEY BRADSHAW.
I AM YOUR DISTRICT FOR A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING THE CITY OF KYLE.
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I JOINED THE ARMY TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY AND I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT I FELT MATTERED.AND THAT'S WHAT THE MILITARY GAVE ME LIKE A SENSE OF IMPORTANCE.
BEING A MILITARY FAMILY IS CHALLENGING BECAUSE YOU TOTALLY HAVE TO PICK UP FROM WHAT YOU KNOW, AND START SOMEWHERE NEW.
WE HAVE BEEN SENT LOVE SUPERHEROES, AND THEN WE HAVE SCARLET SHE'S 10 MONTHS OLD.
SHE JUST LOVES TO MAKE EVERYBODY LAUGH.
SO WE KNOW SHE'S GOING TO BE A CHARACTER.
WHEN I JOINED THE MILITARY, I DIDN'T THINK THAT I WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR WIC, BUT ONE OF MY ENTAILS TOLD ME THAT HE WAS IN THE WIC PROGRAM AND HE HAS TWO KIDS.
SO I IMMEDIATELY WENT AND APPLIED CAUSE WE NEEDED THE HELP.
IT REALLY HELPS OUT FINANCIALLY.
ALL THE STAFF AT WIC HAS ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL REALLY COMFORTABLE.
THEY OFFERED CLASSES, NUTRITIONAL CLASSES OR COOKING CLASSES.
AND I ATTENDED MULTIPLE BREASTFEEDING CLASSES.
WHEN AUSTIN WAS GONE ON DEPLOYMENT, I WAS REALLY SCARED AND ALONE.
SO GOING TO THOSE BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT CLASSES AT WIC REALLY HELPED BECAUSE THEY'RE SUCH CARING AND SUPPORTING WOMEN.
IT REALLY HELPED ME GET THROUGH IT.
BEING IN THE WIC PROGRAM, IT'S BEEN REALLY BENEFICIAL TO OUR FAMILY.