by admin | Mar 17, 2015 | Groundwater Resources, News
As outrage has mounted this year over the Electro Purification well field being built in Hays County, officials from Buda and the planned Anthem subdivision — two customers of the project — have dutifully showed up to town halls and round tables, subjecting themselves... by admin | Mar 16, 2015 | Groundwater Resources, News
The latest developments in the fight to protect our groundwater in Hays County go public at the TESPA Water Meeting on March 21 in Wimberley. “I am excited about this public meeting,” said TESPA co-founder and local resident Jim Blackburn. “We on the... by admin | Mar 13, 2015 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, News, Water Planning
An old-fashioned, Western-style water war has erupted. Across Texas and the Southwest, the scene is repeated in the face of a triple threat: booming population, looming drought and the worsening effects of climate change. Read more from the New York Times. by admin | Mar 12, 2015 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Planning
With a high-profile groundwater fight raging in his district, state Rep. Jason Isaac is launching a volley of legislation to stop plans to pump huge amounts of water from underneath Hays County. Read more from the Texas Tribune. Representative Isaac issued his own... by admin | Mar 4, 2015 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Planning, Water Quality
The Texas Tribune and Texas State University will be hosting a day long symposium on water, March 10 from 8:00 am to 2:45 pm. Topics include life after Proposition 6, the battle over groundwater, strategies for conservation and the poor quality of water along the... by admin | Mar 2, 2015 | Groundwater Resources, News
Former LCRA General Manager and groundwater developer, Joe Beal is back in the news with plans to transport water from Bastrop and Lee counties to Travis and Williamson Counties. “It was Beal’s empire-building effort at the river authority in the early 2000s...