by admin | Feb 26, 2021 | Community Resilience News and Resources, News, Planning and Development, Water Quality, Water Resources
Approximately 1 million gallons of wastewater overflowed into the San Marcos River early Thursday morning following a generator failure, the City of San Marcos announced Friday. The city said the generator failure occurred at its main wastewater lift station — located...
by admin | Feb 26, 2021 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
UTSA has launched the Institute for Water Research, Sustainability and Policy. Led by Saugata Datta, the Weldon W. Hammond Jr. Endowed Distinguished Professor in Hydrogeology, the institute brings together faculty across UTSA to collaborate in the areas of water...
by admin | Feb 24, 2021 | Community, Community Resilience News and Resources, Landowner Alliances, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning
As humanitarian aid workers in Armenia and South Sudan, Jerry and Meaghan Kenney have huddled around wood stoves to keep warm and bathed with buckets for lack of water. But the couple didn’t expect they’d need such survival skills to get through the winter storm at...
by admin | Feb 24, 2021 | Community, Community Resilience News and Resources, News, Planning and Development
While the power is on in nearby Fredericksburg, homeowners in the rural parts of Gillespie County have been told it could be several weeks before they’re able to turn the lights back on. “This is what’s left of our mailbox,” said Michael Cahill, remarking at the...
by admin | Feb 24, 2021 | Community, Conservation Easements, Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Rainwater Harvesting, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
The Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District has announced its 2021 Water-Wise Speaker Series. Subject matter experts will discuss a variety of water topics important to Hays County residents. Hays County is listed by the US Census Bureau as the second fastest...
