Shorts and Stops From Wilson County (Texas) and Beyond
Residents of the Arrowhead subdivision in northwest Wilson County complain of “blood-brown” water that has plagued their neighborhood for nearly three years. According to the residents, they have been dealing with this problem ever since Central States Water Resources-Texas took over the Arrowhead Water System in their small neighborhood. Since then, residents of Arrowhead have been consuming, bathing in, and cooking with discolored water. In addition to being discolored, residents say that the water emits a strong chlorine odor, which they feel isn’t safe to drink. Customer service representatives are telling residents to flush and run the water first, but that doesn’t fix anything, one resident said. After recent rate increases, which residents say they protested, to no avail, many have seen a 100 percent increase in their bills. Carrie Willcoxson said she stopped paying her water bill nearly a year ago and has been showering from a barrel with a spigot. When she inquired about her …