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BPUB Aprueba Esfuerzos de Ayuda Para Clientes

By bpub | April 14, 2020 | Comments Off on BPUB Aprueba Esfuerzos de Ayuda Para Clientes

BROWNSVILLE, TX – En respuesta a la pandemia del coronavirus (COVID-19), Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) votó para extender la suspensión de las desconexiones de servicio y los cargos por pagos atrasados ​​y también amplió el programa Project SHARE de BPUB para asistir a los clientes más afectados por la pandemia durante una junta el…

BPUB Cerrara Carriles de Auto-Servicio de Pago

By bpub | April 7, 2020 | Comments Off on BPUB Cerrara Carriles de Auto-Servicio de Pago

BROWNSVILLE, TX – Debido a la evolución de la pandemia del coronavirus (COVID-19), Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) cerrará sus carriles de pago localizados en el edificio de administración de BPUB a partir de las 5 p.m. del día 7 de abril de 2020. Los carriles de auto-servicio permanecerán cerrados hasta nuevo aviso.   Las…

BPUB Continues to Raise Awareness of Utility Scams During National Consumer Protection Week

By bpub | March 2, 2020 | Comments Off on BPUB Continues to Raise Awareness of Utility Scams During National Consumer Protection Week

BROWNSVILLE, TX – The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) this week joins Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS) to recognize National Consumer Protection Week and to educate customers on how they can guard against falling victim to utility imposter scams. As a member of UUAS, a consortium of 146 U.S. and Canadian electric, water, and natural…

BPUB Issues Boil Water Notice

By rgreenfeld | January 16, 2020 | Comments Off on BPUB Issues Boil Water Notice

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Due to a break in a 16-inch water line at Minnesota Avenue and Bernal Drive, the Brownsville Public Utilities Board, in accordance with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), notifies customers within the boundaries of FM 802 to the north, FM 511/Dockberry Road to the south, Central Avenue to the west…

BPUB Warns About Door-To-Door Scams

By bpub | December 18, 2019 | Comments Off on BPUB Warns About Door-To-Door Scams

BROWNSVILLE, TX – The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) warns customers about salesmen going door-to-door offering water filtration systems and claiming they work with BPUB. According to reports, two salesmen posing to work for BPUB through a company selling water filtration products, have been requesting access into customer’s homes to inspect their water system and/or…

BPUB Participates in Utility Scam Awareness Day

By bpub | November 19, 2019 | Comments Off on BPUB Participates in Utility Scam Awareness Day

BROWNSVILLE, TX – The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) will join Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS) to recognize the fourth annual Utility Scam Awareness Day on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Utility Scam Awareness Day is part of the week-long National Scam Awareness Week, a campaign focused on educating customers and exposing the tactics used by scammers.…

Teamwork makes the substation dream work

By bpub | July 23, 2019 | Comments Off on Teamwork makes the substation dream work

About every 35 years, an electrical transformer needs to be replaced. Two major substation projects were recently completed. The Military Substation Power Transformer T1 and the FM 802 Substation Power Circuit Breaker were replaced. Engineering and construction for these types of projects are typically outsourced. However, the Electrical Engineering, Substation & Relaying, and SCADA departments…

Brownsville Passes New Cross Connection Ordinance

By bpub | March 6, 2019 | Comments Off on Brownsville Passes New Cross Connection Ordinance

The Brownsville City Commission approved a new ordinance Dec. 4 that will help protect the city’s drinking water supply. The new ordinance requires backflow prevention devices to be installed and maintained to prevent contamination of drinking water. What is it? To understand the ordinance, it helps to understand the terminology. A cross-connection is a link…

BPUB Announces US77/83 Lane Closures

By bpub | January 31, 2018 | Comments Off on BPUB Announces US77/83 Lane Closures

The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) announces a temporary closure of two northbound lanes on Interstate Highway 77/83 (US77/83) on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, from midnight to approximately 6 a.m. BPUB crews will temporarily close the two left northbound lanes of the expressway from Stillman Road to Merryman Road as BPUB personnel repair expressway lighting.

Infrastructure Projects Update

By bpub | January 26, 2018 | Comments Off on Infrastructure Projects Update

As part of a new series, from time to time, the Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) will shine the spotlight on some of its active infrastructure improvement projects. There are always many different projects going on at BPUB, so this list is not meant to be seen as complete. It will, however, provide some much…