Posted by admin | Feb 26, 2020 | Conservation Easements, Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
As city officials try to get massive transportation plans moving, they are pushing a new plan to continue funding the Edwards Aquifer Protection Program. In a presentation to council members on Wednesday, city staff recommended keeping the EAPP under the city’s...
Posted by admin | Feb 25, 2020 | Economics of Sound Planning, Groundwater Resources, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Special Districts, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Local water resources grabbed state-level attention at the Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District last week. State Rep. Kyle Biedermann and his environmental policy analyst, Larry Bailey, joined Boerne Mayor Tim Handren in addressing the CCGCD directors and...
Posted by admin | Feb 25, 2020 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty, Water Quality, Water Resources, Wildlife
The Wimberley Valley Watershed Association has been a part of the fight against the Permian Highway Pipeline since we first heard about the project in October of 2018 (www.SaveTheHillCountry.org). We have been working to rally our communities across the Hill Country...
Posted by admin | Feb 25, 2020 | News, Water Quality, Water Resources
Have you ever wondered how the quality of the water in our environment is tested? KVUE’s Anavid Reyes got to check it out with the folks at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality(TCEQ). TCEQ strives to protect our state’s public health and natural...
Posted by admin | Feb 25, 2020 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, Legislature and Regulation, Native Landscapes, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty, Wildlife
Opponents of a controversial natural gas pipeline through the picturesque Texas Hill Country lost a legal battle but vow to continue their fight against Houston pipeline operator Kinder Morgan. A U.S. district court judge in Austin on Friday rejected a request for a...
