BY ANNA MANESS
WilCo shelter to launch pet reunification stations The Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter is looking for business partners and sponsors to help reunite lost pets with their families. What’s happening? WCRAS officials announced the shelter is ready to install eight reunification stations, or boxes with microchip scanners secured inside, across Round Rock, according to a news release. The WCRAS is actively looking to partner with businesses or organizations with outdoor spaces accessible to the public at all hours to host the stations. Those interested may contact WCRAS Community Engagement Coordinator April Peiffer at april.peiffer@wilcotx.gov. The reunification stations will increase pet owners’ accessibility to microchip scanners. Peiffer said the shelter’s long-term goal is to have a station in every ZIP code the WCRAS serves.
Ordinance targets polluted wastewater In an effort to encourage hundreds of businesses to reduce pollutants in their wastewater, City Council members approved changing the Georgetown Water Utility’s wastewater surcharge rates program. The new rates went into effect June 1. How it works The ordinance change will help the utility recover costs associated with treating abnormally strong wastewater. Wastewater from food service estab- lishments, breweries and wineries often contains higher concentrations of solids and organic matter compared to residential wastewater, per city documents. Businesses exceeding normal contami- nant levels for five pollutants will be charged per pound for high levels of each.
The only existing Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter reuni cation station is located at the shelter’s Services Center in Georgetown.
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