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Is new wastewater treatment plant to blame for algae in river?

Is new wastewater treatment plant to blame for algae in river?

Posted by admin | May 29, 2018 | News, Water Quality

The South San Gabriel River was so clear as it flowed past Frank and LaWann Tull’s house on Waterford Lane in Georgetown that they held baptisms for their church in April 2016 and April 2017. But this year they couldn’t. Around the beginning of April, t he river...
Fredericksburg one step closer to becoming Dark-Sky community

Fredericksburg one step closer to becoming Dark-Sky community

Posted by admin | May 29, 2018 | News, Night Skies

“Nearly 80 percent of the United States can no longer see the Milky Way,” Ken Kattner, an amateur astronomer and president of International Dark-Sky Association, said. Light pollution remains an ever-radiating problem for not only the United States, but many...
Texas Water Symposium will discuss “One Water” and how it can provide water for future needs

Texas Water Symposium will discuss “One Water” and how it can provide water for future needs

Posted by admin | May 24, 2018 | News, One Water

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Texas Water Symposium with a conversation about emerging water management techniques called “One Water” at 7pm on Wednesday, May 30th.  The program, titled What is “One Water” and can it meet the future water needs of a growing...

Opinion: Farm Bill will impact Texas’ post-Harvey conservation efforts

Posted by admin | May 23, 2018 | Land Stewardship

As Gus McCrae wisely quipped in “Lonesome Dove”: “Yesterday’s gone, we can’t get it back.” The Farm Bill of yesterday — or four years ago, to be clear — is coming to a close, soon to be replaced by a new bill. Though it may not seem like it at first blush, the Farm...
NASA study shows humans responsible for major shifts in water supply

NASA study shows humans responsible for major shifts in water supply

Posted by admin | May 23, 2018 | News

Humans are dramatically altering water supply in many places worldwide, say NASA scientists who have been tracking regional changes via satellite. The researchers analyzed 14 years of data from NASA’s twin Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment satellites, which the...
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