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Don’t Forget to Change Your Home Air Filter!

By bpub | January 21, 2015 | Comments Off on Don’t Forget to Change Your Home Air Filter!

Regularly changing the filter in your home’s air conditioning system is crucial to ensure its efficiency, long life and lower energy use.

BPUB Educates Community About Resacas at Cyclobia

By bpub | January 13, 2015 | Comments Off on BPUB Educates Community About Resacas at Cyclobia

The backdrop for part of the Cyclobia event held Dec. 14 was the Cemetery Resaca. The setting couldn’t be better for some outreach about the Resaca Restoration Project.

BPUB Update – Week of Jan. 12, 2015

By bpub | January 12, 2015 | Comments Off on BPUB Update – Week of Jan. 12, 2015

As the new year begins, some people might be considering a new air conditioning system. In this week’s BPUB Update, BPUB’s energy efficiency and conservation coordinator lets you know what to look for in a new AC and how to get some money back through BPUB’s GreenLiving rebate program. Don’t forget to like us at…

BPUB Update – Week of Dec. 8, 2014

By bpub | December 11, 2014 | Comments Off on BPUB Update – Week of Dec. 8, 2014

Fats, oils and grease can cause lots of problems for your pipes and can even result in sewage service interruptions.

BPUB Spreads Word About Resaca Restoration Project at Zoo

By bpub | December 3, 2014 | Comments Off on BPUB Spreads Word About Resaca Restoration Project at Zoo

BPUB went to the Gladys Porter Zoo during the zoo’s Wild Tales event to help educate people about the Resaca Restoration Project. With divers now dredging at the zoo, there was an extra reason to spread the word. With a boat floating in the resaca and a man in the water, there was sure to…

Ground Breaking Held for Resaca Restoration Project Museum Exhibit

By bpub | December 3, 2014 | Comments Off on Ground Breaking Held for Resaca Restoration Project Museum Exhibit

The Children’s Museum of Brownsville held a ground breaking Oct. 22 for a 3,000-square-foot outdoor expansion that will feature an exhibit about BPUB’s Resaca Restoration Project. BPUB’s contribution to this project is an exhibit that will teach children about the dewatering system used in the Resaca Restoration Project. The way it works is that a…

BPUB Update – Week of Nov. 24, 2014

By bpub | November 25, 2014 | Comments Off on BPUB Update – Week of Nov. 24, 2014

The Brownsville Public Utilities Board needed to come up with a new solution for dredging the resaca system at Gladys Porter Zoo. This week’s BPUB Update looks at the new tactic being used: diver-guided dredging

Thanksgiving Offices Closing

By bpub | November 24, 2014 | Comments Off on Thanksgiving Offices Closing

The Brownsville Public Utilities Board Administrative Offices will be CLOSED Thursday, November 27 & Friday, November 28, 2014 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. Payments may be made online or at various pay stations around town. For service outages call (956) 983-6300.

BPUB Resaca Education and Outreach Coordinator Joins BPUB

By bpub | November 19, 2014 | Comments Off on BPUB Resaca Education and Outreach Coordinator Joins BPUB

BPUB has added a Resaca Education and Outreach Coordinator to its ranks thanks to a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Sadot Azzua joins BPUB with a background in outreach. Her principal purpose at BPUB is to educate residents about the importance of the Resaca Restoration Project and keep them informed about all of…

BPUB Update – Week of Nov. 10, 2014

By bpub | November 12, 2014 | Comments Off on BPUB Update – Week of Nov. 10, 2014

The next venue for the Resaca Restoration Project requires some careful coordination and planning before it begins. See why it was necessary to use a crane operator in this week’s BPUB Update. Don’t forget to like us at www.facebook.com/ILoveResacas for all the latest updates