by admin | Aug 31, 2021 | Drought, News, Planning and Development, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
On a 110-degree day several years ago, surrounded by piles of sand and rock in the desert outside Las Vegas, I stepped into a yellow cage large enough to fit three standing adults and was lowered 600 feet through a black hole into the ground. There, at the bottom,...
by admin | Aug 30, 2021 | Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Recently, Water Opinions LLC teamed up with the Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN) for the second annual assessment of current and future Texas water infrastructure projects, financing, and other issues facing Texas water utilities. TXWIN distributed the...
by admin | Aug 30, 2021 | Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, Native Landscapes, News, Water Conservation, Water Resources
A land deal that could forever preserve a pristine Hill Country stream north of San Antonio moved forward with approval from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department commissioners. Commissioners on Thursday unanimously voted in favor of a land deal involving the...
by admin | Aug 30, 2021 | Community, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News
At 84 years old, Melville Steubing has been involved in ranching since he could walk. And his family’s ranching heritage runs even deeper. From the first year his German immigrant ancestors set foot on Texas ground in the 1840s until today, there has never been a time...
by admin | Aug 30, 2021 | Drought, Economics of Sound Planning, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, Planning and Development, Water Conservation, Water Resources
After a year of extreme weather, people in the drylands of northern California and the hurricane-drenched bayous of southern Louisiana are brooding on the same question: should we leave? New global research suggests that one of these “water shock” scenarios is more...
