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TWDB’s Water Data for Texas website now includes groundwater data

by admin | Sep 25, 2014 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Resources

Today Texans are more aware than ever of the importance of groundwater. As part of ongoing efforts to synthesize and communicate water-related data to scientists, policy makers and the public, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB)recently announced its Water Data...
Groundwater Levels on the Decline

Groundwater Levels on the Decline

by admin | Sep 25, 2014 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Resources

Stay informed about your local Groundwater Conservation District (GCD). The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) creates a monthly bulletin full of helpful water conservation information and news. Read the latest edition here. Do you know your...
CASE CLOSED: Disappointment for Hill Country Aquifer Protection

CASE CLOSED: Disappointment for Hill Country Aquifer Protection

by admin | Sep 25, 2014 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Resources

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) recently halted a process that could have created groundwater conservation districts (GCDs) in some of the fasted growing areas of the Hill Country. TCEQ Executive Director Richard Hyde successfully petitioned the...
Judge’s Corner: Judge makes his stance on groundwater

Judge’s Corner: Judge makes his stance on groundwater

by admin | Sep 25, 2014 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Resources

Water is not only a property right, it is essential to the health and welfare of all Texas citizens. For that reason, groundwater conservation districts are authorized by Texas law to protect this resource of our great state. There are now 100 such districts...
ASR and Texas water resources: A tool whose time has come?

ASR and Texas water resources: A tool whose time has come?

by admin | Sep 25, 2014 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Resources

With booming water demands and shrinking supplies, water resource managers in Central Texas and beyond are increasingly considering ASR — aquifer storage and recovery — as a tool for generating reliable groundwater supplies. While ASR is becoming more common...
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