By Sahar Chmais 

A water treatment facility that will extend services to Buda, Kyle and San Marcos broke ground on Aug. 19. 

Hays County has more than doubled in population since 2010, now home to more than 241,000 residents. With expansion of Hays County comes a greater need for water, which is why the Alliance Region Water Authority (ARWA) proposed the Carrizo-Water Supply Project in 2015. Water for this project will be supplied through the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer. 

The project is slated to be ...