FULSHEAR, Texas — The City of Fulshear continues to grow.
Lexi Giannetto and her family moved to the city about seven years ago.
“We knew the growth was coming when we moved out here, but it has just moved so much faster than what it previously was moving,” Gianetto said. “I can’t blame anybody. It’s great out here.”
Giannetto never had any problems until this past summer.
“Our water pressure was super low,” Giannetto said.
She said the low pressure made it difficult to do daily tasks.
“You had to choose. You could not do the dishwasher and say, wash your clothes at the same time and it was tough,” Giannetto said.
Thankfully, things have gotten better, and the City is making sure that trend continues.
“It wasn't about capacity; it was just about production in that short window of time and the storage that was available,” Mayor Aaron Groff said.
There are two water systems in Fulshear, the one that was the big focus this summer was the downtown water system. Over the years it has gotten some much-needed upgrades.
“When the downtown water plant was originally built it was built for 750 residences,” Groff said.
Now there are even more upgrades in store for the system.
"We're adding a new water plant that will be 4 million gallons a day production," Groff said. "In addition to that, we're doing a number of upgrades to the downtown water plant. We're adding larger lines, 16-inch lines coming out of the plant."
Groff said infrastructure is a big focus, especially as more people look to call the area home.
“In 2012, there were around 1,150, 1,200 residents, and then by 2018, when I was elected, we were sitting around 12,000 residents. And today, over 36,000, close to 37,000 city residents,” Groff said.
Residents like Giannetto are glad that the future is looking bright for Fulshear.
“I'm glad that we're finally seeing that success,” Giannetto said.
While everything won’t be fully complete by the end of the summer, they believe enough will be done to provide relief. In addition to that, the City has plans to revitalize the downtown area in hopes of luring in more businesses.