by Leah Cuddeback | Jul 6, 2024 | Groundwater Resources, Legislature and Regulation, Linked Stories, News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
San Antonio Water System has seen drastic water loss over the last several years due to an increased number of water main breaks exacerbated by extreme heat and drought. SAWS’ board of trustees unanimously approved a new five-year water conservation plan Tuesday that... by Leah Cuddeback | Jun 27, 2024 | Community, HCA in the News, Legislature and Regulation, Linked Stories, News, One Water, Planning and Development, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Hill Country leaders discussed opportunities for innovative water management at the recent Hill Country Leadership Institute meeting on June 20. The meeting took place at Wimberley’s Blue Hole Primary School, 15900 Winters Mill Parkway. During the meeting, over two... by Leah Cuddeback | Jun 27, 2024 | Community, Drought, Groundwater Resources, Linked Stories, News, Planning and Development, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
The San Antonio Water System officially entered Stage 3 watering restrictions for the first time in the utility’s 30-year history on Tuesday. Under the new watering rules ordinance, which was approved by the City Council last week, all SAWS customers — including those... by Leah Cuddeback | Jun 24, 2024 | Community, Events, HCA in the News, News, One Water, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Planning, Water Resources
Wimberley, TX – With a growing population, increasing demand on water resources, and recurring drought conditions, community leaders from across the Hill Country are thinking hard about how to manage growth while protecting our water supply. That was the focus... by Leah Cuddeback | Jun 17, 2024 | Drought, Linked Stories, News, Planning and Development, Water Planning, Water Resources
A heat dome is a high-pressure system that, because physics, traps heat and keeps it there. That pressure system’s atmospheric energy is hard to bust up: The high pressure above is met with the rising heat below, which makes the system especially stubborn and...