Mid City Times

Eldred Williams, who has been with the City of Fort Worth since October 2019, recently experienced a moment that felt destined. Williams serves as the Accounting, Billing & Credit Collections Manager for Water Customer Relations at Fort Worth Water.

On an ordinary morning in February 2025, Williams parked his newly purchased gray Toyota truck. His employee, Binh Tran, arrived shortly after and noticed something unusual about the vehicle's license plate. The letters "WCR" stood out to Tran, representing "Water Customer Relations." Surprised by this coincidence, Tran photographed the plate and questioned Williams if it was specially ordered.

“I responded, no, why?” Williams recounted. “He said, ‘Because it spells out Water Customer Relations!’”

Intrigued by the chance alignment of letters and numbers on his plate — "WCR-1878" — Williams conducted an online search for its significance. He discovered a connection to J.J. “Doc” Peters who identified abundant artesian water beneath Fort Worth in 1878. This led to widespread well drilling in the city and earned Fort Worth the nickname “City of Artesian Wells.”

Williams shared this story with his manager Peggy Miller who remarked on its significance: “She said it was a sign that I’m in the right place,” he stated.

The license plate not only nods to Williams’ current role but also highlights a pivotal year in Fort Worth’s water development history.

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