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 Pro-Tem
Mayor Pro Tem: J. D. Clark
City Council:
Fletta Barrett
Aracely Delgado
Karen Garrison
Sue Manning
Municipal Judge: Karen Green
Associate Judge: Kay Swaim
Employees:
Trish Payne, City Secretary
Anita Long, Assistant City Secretary
Jenny Riddles, Assistant City Secretary
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.
Click for Letter from Mayor Pro-Tem
Mayor Pro Tem: J. D. Clark
City Council:
Fletta Barrett
Aracely Delgado
Karen Garrison
Sue Manning
Municipal Judge: Karen Green
Associate Judge: Kay Swaim
Employees:
Trish Payne, City Secretary
Anita Long, Assistant City Secretary
Jenny Riddles, Assistant City Secretary
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, June 23, 2009 at 6:30 p.m.
Agenda
The next Economic Development Board Meeting
will be:
June 29, 2009 at 6:30 p.m.
The next Park Board Meeting:
June 30, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.
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City Secretary's Email address:
chicocitysecretary@embarqmail.com
City's Email address:
cityofchico@embarqmail.com
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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
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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
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City Council Meeting
The next City Council Meeting will be:
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 6:30 p.m.
Agenda
The next Economic Development Board Meeting
will be:
June 29, 2009 at 6:30 p.m.
The next Park Board Meeting:
June 30, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.
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City Secretary's Email address:
chicocitysecretary@embarqmail.com
City's Email address:
cityofchico@embarqmail.com
-------------------------------------------------------------------
For more information on the Digital TV Transition
--------------------------------------------------------------------
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
-------------------------------------------------------------------
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
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ALL ANIMALS IN THE CITY LIMITS MUST BE REGISTERED WITH THE CITY AND HAVE CURRENT RABIES VACCINATIONS AT ALL TIMES, PER STATE REGULATIONS. |