City of Chico, Texas
City Hall
PO Box 37
Chico, Texas  76431
Phone:   (940)  644-2435
Fax:  (940) 644-2076

Office Hours:  8am - 5pm
The Old Town Square
A View of Chico, Texas
About 1912-1914
from a painting by Harold Lasiter (1923-1993)
Mayor:

Click for Letter from Mayor Clark

Mayor: J. D. Clark
Mayor Pro Tem: Karen Garrison

City Council:
Fletta Barrett
Aracely Delgado
Sue Manning

Municipal Judge: Karen Green
Associate Judge: Kay Swaim

Employees:
Trisha Payne, City Secretary
Anita Long, Administrative Assistant
Colleen Self, Assistant City Secretary/
                       Billing Clerk
Edward Cowley, Director of Public Works
Coit Harris, Code Compliance Officer
Donnie Austin, Water Dept.
Jerry Huff, Sewer Dept.  
Don Barnes, Animal Control and Parks
Beverly O'Dell, Street Dept.
City Ordinances:
(Click link below for City of Chico Ordinances)
http://www.amlegal.com/chico_tx/
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NEWS & NOTES

City Council Meeting
The next City Council Meeting will be:
Tuesday,
February 2, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
Agenda


The next Economic Development Board Meeting
will be:  January 25, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.

The next Park Board Meeting:
January 26, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.

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Chico Senior Citizen Center
For contact and rental information call
First State Bank 940-644-2218
Open 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Monday and Friday
                                         

ALL ANIMALS IN THE CITY LIMITS MUST
BE REGISTERED WITH THE CITY AND
HAVE CURRENT RABIES
VACCINATIONS AT ALL TIMES, PER
STATE REGULATIONS.
Drinking Water Notice to City of Chico Residents

Notice of Drinking Water Uranium Violation
Notice for the 4th Quarter of 2008

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has notified the City of Chico water
system that the drinking water being supplied to customers had exceeded the Maximum
Contaminant Level (MCL) for URANIUM.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)
has established the MCL for URANIUM at 30 micrograms per liter, and has determined that it is a
health concern at levels above the MCL.  Analysis of drinking water in your community for
URANIUM indicates a level of 36 micrograms per liter (based on a running annual average).  

This is not an emergency.  Some people who drink water containing uranium in excess of the
MCL over many years may have an increased risk of getting cancer and kidney toxicity.  

You do not need to use an alternate water supply.  However, if you have health concerns, you
may want to talk to your doctor to get more information about how this may affect you.  

We are working to correct the problem.  The use of the affected wells was discontinued on
January 23, 2009 and the affected wells will not be used until the levels are within the Maximum
Contaminant Level (MCL) based on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA). The
City’s engineers are currently conducting a Water Feasibility Study hoping to find the best
solution to this problem.  They are considering some water blending possibilities, to blend the
affected water with water from the City’s other wells and entry points which will lower the total
Uranium content.  The City is also looking into putting in a water filtering system.  Additionally,
we have asked for assistance from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).  

Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those
who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing
homes, schools and businesses).  You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or
distributing copies by hand or mail.  

For further information contact:          
Chico City Hall
113 W. Decatur Street
P.O. Box 37
Chico, Texas 76431
(940) 644-2435

Ask for Ed Cowley or Don Austin between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.


Public Water System ID #  2490004                 Entry Point 004