Drought Defeated

You’d think the Harlingen WaterWorks System (HWWS) would be sweating bullets over the severe drought the south Texas city of 80,000 has been suffering through for more than two years. It’s not, thanks to good planning and a no-nonsense approach to water management.In fact, Water Services Director David Sanchez says HWWS hasn’t made any changes to the water treatment system as a result of the drought, which has hit Harlingen and surrounding communities hard, prompting water restrictions in many areas. Harlingen gets its water directly from the Rio Grande River, which flows from southwestern Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico,