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San Antonio Approves Historic Water Project

by admin | Oct 31, 2014 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Planning

Last week, the San Antonio City Council “unanimously voted in front of a packed chamber to approve a controversial pipeline that would bring in groundwater from 142 miles away. The $3.4 billion project would pipe in 16 billion gallons of water each year from Central...

The Vista Ridge Pipeline – a regional game changer

by admin | Oct 20, 2014 | Groundwater Resources, News, Vista Ridge Pipeline

“The project is much too important and costly for San Antonio not to have a full and complete understanding about the reliability of the groundwater supply.” Read more from this open-letter by Dr. Curtis Chubb, rancher and groundwater expert, published in the...

City Sets Hearing on SAWS-Vista Ridge Water Deal

by admin | Oct 5, 2014 | Groundwater Resources, News, Vista Ridge Pipeline

City Council will hold a public hearing next Wednesday, Oct. 8 on the proposed 30-year, $3.4 billion contract between SAWS and the Vista Ridge Consortium to deliver 50,000 acre-feet of water from Burleson County to San Antonio every year for 30 years starting in 2019...

San Antonio a Step Closer to Controversial Pipeline

by admin | Sep 30, 2014 | Groundwater Resources, News

San Antonio is one step closer to buying some of the most expensive water ever sold in Texas, just as the deal is drawing more critics. Read more fromTexas Tribune

Community groups question the rush to approve SAWS Vista Ridge Pipeline

by admin | Sep 28, 2014 | Groundwater Resources, News, Vista Ridge Pipeline

“The 522 page draft contract for this $3.4 billion deal was posted on-line on September 23rd, giving the SAWS Board and the public less than a week to review a deal that will have far reaching implications for our community, including an estimated 16% rate hike for...

TWDB’s Water Data for Texas website now includes groundwater data

by admin | Sep 25, 2014 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Resources

Today Texans are more aware than ever of the importance of groundwater. As part of ongoing efforts to synthesize and communicate water-related data to scientists, policy makers and the public, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB)recently announced its Water Data...
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