by admin | Feb 15, 2016 | Native Landscapes, News
Thousands of acres of private land across Texas and eight Midwestern and Plains states could become better habitat for vulnerable monarch butterflies, thanks to a federal grant program. U.S. Department of Agriculture officials Friday announced $720 million in funding...
by admin | Feb 15, 2016 | News, Vista Ridge Pipeline
The City Council is divided over whether the San Antonio Water System should allow the company planning to build a water pipeline from Burleson County to sell most of its stake in the project without council approval. District 8 Councilman Ron Nirenberg is leading a... by admin | Feb 15, 2016 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Planning
“In order to have a sustainable Texas—both the economy and the supporting environment— we must realize that water is in a special category. If we overbuild or overuse our water resources or pollute them too badly, there are NO substitutes. Research this matter... by admin | Feb 15, 2016 | Vista Ridge Pipeline
It started out, by most accounts, as a good business deal. “The return was estimated to be upwards of 12 percent over a 30-year period, so this was a pretty fantastic project,” said David Vequist, a professor of management at the University of the Incarnate Word... by admin | Feb 15, 2016 | Groundwater Resources
Resting under Texas, there is more than 2.7 billion acre-feet of brackish groundwater in the state’s minor and major aquifers. To put that into perspective, the total conservation capacity (water supply) for reservoirs monitored by the Texas Water Development...
