A former Nueces River Authority employee has been indicted on 10 felony counts of tampering with government records after a state investigation found irregularities in official water sampling documents submitted on behalf of multiple South Texas communities.
Marisa Juarez was arrested on Monday. She faces 10 counts of tampering with a governmental record to defraud or harm, a state jail felony. One count was filed for each water system jurisdiction involved. Her bond was set at $30,000.
The charges allege that Juarez falsified microbial water sampling forms submitted on behalf of water systems the NRA serves under contract in Fowlerton, Driscoll, Jourdanton, McMullen County, Poth and Premont. The alleged offenses occurred between February and July 2024.
Former NRA employee indicted on 10 water records tampering counts
A licensing gap at the center of the case
Texas regulations require that individuals collecting drinking water samples hold proper water operator licenses issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality…