Monday, March 2, 2026
The boil order for the North side of I-14 has been cancelled.
02/27/2026
UPDATE-EMERGENCY WATER LEAK REPAIR — N. MAIN ST–
A Boil Water Notice is being issued for the North Side of I-14 Customers.
The Boil Order only affects customers that experience low water pressure or water service interruption during the repair.
Services that are/were not affected are not included in the boil order.
EMERGENCY WATER LEAK REPAIR — N. MAIN ST
WCID3 Crews are working an emergency water leak on N. Main St this morning. It is unknown at this time if water interruption will be required to complete the repair, but it is possible that the North Side of I-14 will have to be turned off.
Updates will be provided as they are received.
02-25-2026 1:30 p.m.
Water Boil Order Lifted!
The Water Boil Order for 101-203 S Main & addresses on the North Side of I-14 has been lifted! Thank you for your patience!
02-23-2026
WCID3 Crews are actively working on a water leak. A boil order is in effect for the North side of Nolanville, as well as any other affected areas.
Due to the upcoming Freezing Weather and Extreme Cold Temps, the WCID3 office may be delayed in opening or be closed on Monday Jan 26th. The information will be posted on the KWTX 10 News Closings and Delays link. There will be a person on call all weekend for water emergencies.
They can be reached at 254-394-6882
Stay safe & warm this weekend!
***TEMPORARY FREE CHLORINE DISINFECTANT CONVERSION BEGINS ON FEBRUARY 1ST****
January 8, 2026 BCWCID 1 Press Release
The Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 (BCWCID1), which provides wholesale water service to the cities of: Belton, Copperas Cove, Killeen, Harker Heights as well as Bell County WCID 3 (Nolanville), 439 Water Supply Corporation and the Fort Cavazos Military Reservation, will temporarily convert the disinfectant in its water treatment process from chloramines to free chlorine. The conversion is scheduled to take place February 1st through February 28th, 2026. This annual conversion to be conducted is routine maintenance for the water transmission and delivery systems. Free chlorine conversion is an accepted and recommended step by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to help maintain water quality and minimize nitrification. During this period, you may experience taste and odor changes associated with the type of temporary disinfectant conversion.
Disinfection is a critical part of the water treatment process that keeps drinking water free of harmful microorganisms, such as bacteria and viruses. Disinfection involves a two-step process that first treats the water at the treatment plant and then chloramine disinfectant (chlorine + ammonia) is added to maintain water quality. During the temporary change, BCWCID1 will suspend adding ammonia and use free chlorine to keep water disinfected as it travels through pipes.
BCWCID1 is coordinating with Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) staff and local entities to implement a temporary disinfectant conversion to free chlorine to maintain the system and water quality. BCWCID1 continues to meet safe drinking water standards earning recognition from TCEQ as a Superior Public Water System. The annual water quality reports are posted online at www.wcid1.org.
If you have questions regarding this matter, you may contact Trevor Butler at 254-501-9243.
Drinking Water Disinfection and the Free Chlorine Conversion Process FAQs
Why is drinking water disinfected?
Disinfecting drinking water is critical to protecting consumers from disease-causing microorganisms, called pathogens, including bacteria or viruses. Disinfectants are very effective at inactivating (or killing) pathogens and have enormously benefited public health. For example, the incidence of typhoid fever was reduced by 1000-fold in the US in the last century by implementing the disinfection of drinking water.
Even with the advancements in drinking water disinfection practices and decreased incidence of diseases like typhoid fever and cholera in the US, disinfection of public drinking water remains critical for public health. Recent failures to adequately disinfect water have led to high-profile illness outbreaks and deaths (for example, the 1991 Peru cholera epidemic and the 2000 Walkerton, Canada bacterial outbreak).
What are the drinking water disinfection requirements in Texas?
Public water systems are required to disinfect water prior to its entering the distribution system that carries it through pipes for delivery to consumers. Public water systems in Texas are also required to maintain a minimum amount of residual disinfectant throughout the distribution system to make sure that harmful microorganisms stay low. Treatment prior to distribution may utilize a number of different disinfectants, but a public water system is required to use either chlorine or chloramine in the distribution system.
What is chloramine?
Chloramine is a long-lasting disinfectant added to public drinking water for disinfection. It is formed by combining chlorinated water with small amounts of ammonia. It is commonly used for disinfection in many public water systems throughout Texas, the United States, and countries around the world.
Why is my public water system using chloramine?
Chloramine is an effective disinfectant and persists over a long period of time, particularly in areas with high temperatures. This makes chloramine very useful in Texas’ large distribution systems such as those of cities with numerous connections and in rural water systems with fewer connections spread out over a large geographic area.
Chloramine typically produces lower levels of regulated disinfection by-products (such as total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) or haloacetic acids (HAA5)) compared to free chlorine because it is less reactive with naturally occurring organic matter that may be in the water.
What are disinfection by-products?
Disinfection by-products (DBPs) are formed when disinfectants such as chlorine, chloramines, and ozone react with natural organic matter in drinking water. The EPA regulates some DBPs, such as total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) and haloacetic acids (HAA5) to minimize their health risks. A challenge faced in drinking water disinfection is to protect the public from waterborne diseases while reducing public exposure to DBPs.
Is chloramine safe?
Yes, water disinfected with chloramine is safe for drinking, cooking, bathing, and everyday use. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), the Centers for Disease Control, and the World Health Organization have determined that chloramine is a safe disinfectant and that water disinfected with chloramine within regulatory standards has no known or expected adverse health effects.
Chloramine, like chlorine, must be removed from the water prior to use in dialysis machines and can be harmful to fish and amphibians. However, proper filters and dechloramination products will address these concerns.
What is a free chlorine conversion (“chlorine burn”)?
A free chlorine conversion (also referred to as a “chlorine burn”) occurs when a water system that typically uses chloramine removes ammonia (needed to form chloramine) from the treatment process, and disinfects the water with only chlorine. Chlorine is more effective than chloramine at inactivating certain types of bacteria. Excess ammonia, which can accumulate in a chloramine-treated distribution system over time, is a source of food for specific types of bacteria that are harmless to people. These bacteria can make it difficult for public water systems to maintain a disinfectant residual, which means that microorganisms that are harmful to people can grow. The “chlorine burn” is a common practice by many public water systems throughout the country to reduce the number of the bacteria so that a satisfactory disinfectant residual can be maintained throughout the distribution system. Chlorine conversions can be used as a preventative strategy or to stop nitrification (the microbial process that converts ammonia and similar nitrogen compounds into nitrite and nitrate), which can diminish water quality. According to a 2016 EPA survey, 25 to 40 percent of the utilities that use chloramine reported using free chlorine burns to control nitrification.
Public water systems should notify their customers prior to a chlorine conversion as changes in taste and odor may briefly occur. Although customers may be concerned about taste and odor changes, no associated health risks are expected during the temporary conversion.
Why is my water system conducting a free chlorine conversion?
A free chlorine conversion is typically conducted for two primary reasons:
o It is often conducted as a preventative maintenance measure to kill bacteria that can make the maintenance of disinfection residual problematic. A film can form in the distribution system piping that can contain bacteria which use ammonia as a food source. These bacteria in this film are harmless to people. When the water system stops adding ammonia, the bacteria starve. Therefore, a periodic conversion to free chlorine is effective for inactivating these types of bacteria in piping with biofilm by interrupting the supply of ammonia and can help prevent subsequent issues from occurring.
o In rare occasions, if the distribution system receives a moderate to excessive amount of ammonia over long periods of time, bacteria using ammonia as a food source can bloom and cause a loss of disinfectant residual. As a result, the water system may not be able to maintain the minimum required disinfectant residual in the distribution system, and may receive complaints regarding taste/odor. The conversion to free chlorine, in conjunction with increased flushing activities, assists in removing excess film from the distribution system and also starves these bacteria. The chlorine conversion helps the system return to an environment where the disinfectant residual can be maintained.
Are there any disadvantages to a free chlorine conversion?
Properly conducted free chlorine conversions can often cause the water to have a different taste and/or odor than when using chloramine for disinfection. Customers will likely be able to notice the difference, but there are no health effects associated with the change in taste/odor. Once the water system has returned to using chloramine as the disinfectant, the taste/odor of the water will return to normal.
There may be an increase in the level of disinfection by-products being formed during this short time. Health concerns related to disinfection by-product formation are based on prolonged exposure, and the conversions typically only last two to four weeks at a time. Limited scientific studies following shorter-term exposure to disinfection by-products have been published that did not find any association between exposure and dermatitis (skin rashes). There have been a number of other studies that investigated maternal exposure to disinfection by-products and birth outcomes (such as small-for-gestational age infants) following shorter-term exposure to disinfection by-products2. Evidence in epidemiological studies looking at exposures to disinfection by-products above 80 ppb and pregnancy outcomes is mixed and limited by study shortcomings. Regulatory agencies worldwide continue to evaluate possible associations between disinfection by-products exposure and pregnancy outcomes. Reduction of disinfection by-products may be desirable, but it should never compromise effective disinfection.
Lawn Watering Schedule
The district is requesting that all residents serviced by Bell County WCID #3 voluntarily limit the irrigation of landscaped areas with hose-end sprinklers or automatic irrigation systems by following the below schedule:
Even house numbers (0, 2, 4, 6, 8): Mondays and Wednesdays
Odd house numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, 9): Tuesdays and Thursdays
Customers are requested to limit the irrigation of landscaped areas to only between the hours of midnight to 6:00 am or 10:00 pm to midnight on designated watering days.
Outdoor watering is discouraged between the hours of 6:00 am and 10:00 pm – except with
hand-held hoses.
Bell County WCID #3 wants to remind customers that year-round conservation by all of us benefits us all.
Thank you in advance for your support and patience as we work together to conserve water. If you have questions concerning this matter, you may contact Bell County WCID #3 at 254-698-6885.
The following link contains tips for water conservation.
https://wcid3.com/water-conservation/
Due to the predicted cold weather for this week and weekend, please take care to prepare your water pipes and home for the freezing weather. With below freezing temps there is always a possibility that water lines may freeze. Make sure your sprinkler system is turned off and drained. If your water freezes at your home, all the Water District can do is come out and turn off your water. We are unable to thaw the lines for you, so try to prepare as best you can.
Please follow these steps before calling the emergency line:
If a faucet is not producing water when turned on, check all interior faucets
If any of the faucets produce water, then it is likely that one or more water lines may be frozen.
It is important to remember that the Water District is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the water infrastructure up to the customer’s water meter. The customer is responsible for the water service lines from the water meter to the faucets.
On August 19, 2024, the Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3’s Board of Directors met and approved Water and Wastewater rate increases, as well as miscellaneous fee increases that will go into effect on October 19, 2024. The updated rates will be reflected on the utility billing that will be mailed out at the end of October 2024.
A professional rate study was completed for the water district and based on the results of that study, the increases are necessary due to the rising capital costs of infrastructure upgrades, operations, chemical costs and repairs, as well as regulatory fees.
The residential rate schedule is listed below. The minimum residential water rate will change from $24.00 for 0-2,000 gallons of water usage to $30.00 a month for
0-2,000 gallons of water usage. A minimum bill for water/wastewater including the current amount collected for TDS trash services will be approximately $95.34 with the new rates.
WATER
Base Rate: 0-2,000 gallons usage $30.00
Additional cost per 1,000 gallons used above the 2,000 gallons included in the minimum bill:
2,001-8,000 gallons $4.75 per 1000 gallons
8,001-20,000 gallons $6.00 per 1000 gallons
20,001+ gallons $8.25 per 1000 gallons
WASTEWATER
$35.75 Flat Rate
MISCELLANEOUS FEES
Late Payment Fee $15.00
Reconnect Fee $50.00
(During regular business hours)
WATER AND WASTEWATER RATE NOTICE / COMMERCIAL
On August 19, 2024, the Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3’s Board of Directors met and approved Water and Wastewater rate increases, as well as miscellaneous fee increases that will go into effect on October 19, 2024. The updated rates will be reflected on the utility billing that will be mailed out at the end of October 2024.
A professional rate study was completed for the water district and based on the results of that study, the increases are necessary due to the rising capital costs of infrastructure upgrades, operations, chemical costs and repairs, as well as regulatory fees.
The commercial rate schedule is listed below. The minimum commercial water rate will change from $32.00 for 0-2,000 gallons of water usage to $40.00 a month for
0-2,000 gallons of water usage.
WATER
Base Rate: 0-2,000 gallons usage $40.00
Additional cost per 1,000 gallons used above the 2,000 gallons included in the minimum bill:
2,001-8,000 gallons $4.75 per 1000 gallons
8,001-20,000 gallons $6.00 per 1000 gallons
20,001+ gallons $8.25 per 1000 gallons
WASTEWATER
Base Rate: 0-2000 gallons usage $46.75
Wastewater rates will be billed according to the amount of monthly billed water usage without a gallon usage cap. The water rate tiers listed above will be used to calculate wastewater fees over 2,000 gallons of water usage.
MISCELLANEOUS FEES
Late Payment Fee $15.00
Reconnect Fee $50.00
(During regular business hours)
Water District Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Rate
Water District
Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Rate
The BELL COUNTY WCID #3 will hold a public hearing on a proposed tax rate for the tax year 2025 on 09/15/2025 at 5:00 PM at Bell County WCID#3, 303 N. Main St, Nolanville, Texas 76559 .
Your individual taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate, or even decrease, depending on the tax rate that is adopted and on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property. The change in the taxable value of your property in
relation to the change in the taxable value of all other property determines the distribution of the tax burden among all property owners.
FOR the proposal: Robert Pena, President; Rex Robertson, Vice President;
Owen Hall, Director, Anthony Williams, Director and John Jenkins, Director
AGAINST the proposal: N/A
PRESENT and not
voting: N/A
ABSENT: N/A
The following table compares taxes on an average residence homestead in this taxing unit last year to taxes proposed on the average residence homestead this year.
Total tax rate (per $100 of value)
Last Year
$0.034400/$100
This Year
$0.035800/$100
Adopted Proposed
Difference in rates per $100 of value + $0.00140000/$100
Percentage increase/decrease in rates (+/-) + 4.07%
Average appraised value Last Year$328,320 This Year $344,922
General exemptions available (excluding senior citizen’s or disabled person’s exemptions) Last Year $0 This Year $0
Average taxable value Last Year 328,320 This Year $344,922
Tax on average residence homestead Last Year $113 This Year $123
Annual increase/decrease in taxes if
proposed tax rate is adopted (+/-) + $10.00
and percentage of increase (+/-) + 8.85%
If the proposed combined debt service, operation and maintenance, and contract tax rate requires or authorizes an election to approve or reduce the tax rate the BELL COUNTY WCID #3 proposes to use the tax increase for the purpose of Maintenance & Operation.
http://www.truth-in-taxation.com/PrintForms.aspx 9/09/2025
Implementation of Stage 1 Drought Restrictions
**Updated Lawn Irrigation Schedule**
April 25, 2024
In response to the Brazos River Authority (BRA) press release on Water Use Restrictions, Bell County WCID#3, which provides water to the City of Nolanville, is downgrading to Stage 1 of the current Drought Contingency and Water Conservation Plan.
Customers are requested to voluntarily limit the irrigation of landscaped areas with hose-end sprinklers or automatic irrigation systems to Mondays and Wednesday for customers with a street address ending in an even number (0, 2, 4, 6 or 8), and Tuesday and Thursdays for water customers with a street address ending in an odd number (1, 3, 5, 7 or 9).
Customers are requested to voluntarily limit the irrigation of landscaped areas only between the hours of midnight to 6:00 am or 10:00 pm to midnight on designated watering days. Outdoor watering is discouraged between the hours of 6:00 am and 10:00 pm – except with hand-held hoses.
Customers are requested to practice water conservation and to minimize or discontinue water use for non-essential purposes.
Bell County WCID#3 wants to remind customers that year-round conservation by all, benefits all. WCID #3 appreciates all customers who did and are doing their part to conserve water all year round.
The following link contains tips for water conservation. https://wcid3.com/water-conservation/
Thank you in advance for your support as we work together to conserve water. If you have questions, contact Bell County WCID#3 at 254-698-6885.
