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2 BPUB Employees Test Positive for COVID-19

November 6, 2020

WHAT: 2 additional BPUB employees tested positive for COVID-19. WHEN: Positive tests confirmed Nov. 2 LAST DATES AT BPUB FACILITY: Between Sept. 29 and Nov. 1 Several actions have already been taken as a precautionary measure, including: Disinfecting and sanitizing of the employees’ work areas Disinfecting and sanitizing of common areas Working with city and…

2 BPUB Employees Test Positive for COVID-19

October 9, 2020

WHAT: 2 additional BPUB employees tested positive for COVID-19. WHEN: Positive tests confirmed between Oct. 5-7 LAST DATES AT BPUB FACILITY: Oct. 2-3   Several actions have already been taken as a precautionary measure, including: Disinfecting and sanitizing of the employees’ work areas Disinfecting and sanitizing of common areas Working with city and county health…

2 BPUB Employees Test Positive for COVID-19

September 25, 2020

WHAT: 2 additional BPUB employees tested positive for COVID-19. WHEN: Positive tests confirmed between Sept. 21-23 LAST DATES AT BPUB FACILITY: March and Sept. 9, 2020 Several actions have already been taken as a precautionary measure, including: • Disinfecting and sanitizing of the employees’ work areas • Disinfecting and sanitizing of common areas • Working…

1 BPUB Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

August 14, 2020

WHAT: 1 additional BPUB employee tested positive for COVID-19. WHEN: Positive test confirmed Aug. 10 LAST DATE AT BPUB FACILITY: Aug. 5 Several actions have already been taken as a precautionary measure, including: A deep cleaning of the employee’s work areas A deep cleaning of common areas Working with city and county health officials BPUB…

1 BPUB Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

August 7, 2020

WHAT: 1 additional BPUB employee tested positive for COVID-19. WHEN: Positive test confirmed Aug. 4 LAST DATE AT BPUB FACILITY: July 20   Several actions have already been taken as a precautionary measure, including: A deep cleaning of the employee’s work areas A deep cleaning of common areas Working with city and county health officials…

4 BPUB Employees Test Positive for COVID-19

July 17, 2020

WHAT: 4 additional BPUB employees tested positive for COVID-19. WHEN: Positive tests confirmed July 10-17. LAST DATE AT BPUB FACILITY: Dates range between May 5 and July 6 Several actions have already been taken as a precautionary measure, including: -A deep cleaning of the employees’ work areas -A deep cleaning of common areas -Working with…

6 BPUB Employees Test Positive for COVID-19

July 10, 2020

WHAT: 6 additional BPUB employees tested positive for COVID-19. WHEN: Positive tests confirmed July 4-10. LAST DATE AT BPUB FACILITY: Dates range between April 1 and July 7 Several actions have already been taken as a precautionary measure, including: · A deep cleaning of the employees’ work areas · A deep cleaning of common areas…

4 Additional BPUB Employees Test Positive for COVID-19

June 18, 2020

WHAT: Four additional BPUB employees tested positive for COVID-19. LAST DATE AT BPUB FACILITY: One affected employee was working remotely and was last at a BPUB facility on March 24. The second employee was last at a BPUB facility June 5, and the third was last at a BPUB facility June 8. The fourth was…

Second BPUB Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

June 16, 2020

BROWNSVILLE, TX – The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) confirms that an employee working at the BPUB Administration Building tested positive for COVID-19. The employee was last in the workplace Thursday, June 11, and the positive result was confirmed Tuesday, June 16. This is the second BPUB employee to test positive for COVID-19. Because of…

BPUB Aid Targets Unemployed, Underemployed from COVID-19

May 18, 2020

BROWNSVILLE, TX – The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) is qualifying customers for its expanded Project SHARE program that provides utility assistance for residential customers hardest hit by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The SHARE program is available to any BPUB residential customer who can demonstrate at least one of the following requirements: Recent unemployment due…