Heavy spring rains in Texas have caused a number of wastewater overflows across the state. The City of Austin reported 10 overflows, including eight at pump stations throughout the city. Officials said that health threats should be small because of extensive dilution. However, residents within a half-mile of the affected areas were advised to boil water.In Houston, more than 100,000 gallons of untreated wastewater overflowed into the surrounding floodwaters. The city’s Department of Public Works and Engineering said that water damaged the electrical and mechanical systems at the Southwest Wastewater Treatment Plant.At the River Road Wastewater Treatment Plant in Wichita
