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In Bandera County, neighbors fight plans to discharge wastewater from youth camp

In Bandera County, neighbors fight plans to discharge wastewater from youth camp

by admin | Nov 27, 2018 | News, Planning and Development, Water Resources

TARPLEY – Charles and John Blackwell stood at the edge of their property with their neighbor Margo Denke Griffin and pointed out the clear water pouring across their land in Commissioners Creek. “You can always see the bottom,” Charles Blackwell said of the creek,...
Making the connection: Watersheds and our water supplies

Making the connection: Watersheds and our water supplies

by admin | Nov 27, 2018 | News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources

The heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding Central Texas faced a few weeks ago broke records and served as an important reminder about the connection between land and water. After experiencing one of the wettest Septembers on the state’s record, followed by...
Canadian utility company EPCOR tapped to operate SAWS’ Vista Ridge Pipeline

Canadian utility company EPCOR tapped to operate SAWS’ Vista Ridge Pipeline

by admin | Nov 26, 2018 | Groundwater Resources, News, Vista Ridge Pipeline, Water Resources

A utility owned by the Canadian city of Edmonton has been chosen to operate the San Antonio Water System’s Vista Ridge pipeline, creating a business relationship that will last at least 30 years. SAWS’ board of trustees on Tuesday passed a resolution consenting to...
Pipeline project running through Hill Country raises concern

Pipeline project running through Hill Country raises concern

by admin | Nov 23, 2018 | News, Oil and Gas Pipelines

WIMBERLEY, Texas (KXAN) — A $2 billion pipeline project has landowners in the Hill Country concerned about their property. The project is backed by Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline, a company out of Houston and EagleClaw Midstream Ventures. In a press release issued by...
They wish there were more jobs, but rural Texans are happy where they are, poll finds

They wish there were more jobs, but rural Texans are happy where they are, poll finds

by admin | Nov 20, 2018 | News, Planning and Development

Texans in the rural counties that make up the vast majority of the state’s geography are overwhelmingly happy with their quality of life, about their public schools and the quality of the natural environment around them, according to the 2018 Future of Rural Texas...
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