Bistone Municipal WSD receives funding for Pipeline Project!

Texas Water Development Board approves $29,420,000 to the Bistone Municipal Water Supply District
(Limestone County) for water system improvements
For immediate release. Contact:
Media Relations (mailto:MediaRelations@twdb.texas.gov) at 512-463-5129
AUSTIN - (June 25, 2025) - The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) today approved by resolution
financial assistance in the amount of $29,420,000 to the Bistone Municipal Water Supply District
(Limestone County), consisting of $19,420,000 in financing and $10,000,000 in principal
forgiveness, from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). The District will use the
assistance for the planning, acquisition, design, and construction of a water system improvement
project.
In addition to the loan forgiveness, the District could save approximately $7,500,000 over the life
of the loan by using the DWSRF.
With the assistance approved today, the District will replace approximately 7.2 miles of steel
cylinder concrete pipe, construct a new 500,000-gallon elevated storage tank, and construct
hydropneumatic tanks throughout the system to provide more reliable pressure and flow.
The TWDB is the state agency charged with collecting and disseminating water-related data,
assisting with regional water and flood planning, and preparing the state water and flood plans.
The TWDB administers cost-effective financial assistance programs for the construction of water
supply, wastewater treatment, flood mitigation, and agricultural water conservation projects.