by admin | Feb 26, 2021 | Community Resilience News and Resources, News, Planning and Development, Water Quality, Water Resources
Approximately 1 million gallons of wastewater overflowed into the San Marcos River early Thursday morning following a generator failure, the City of San Marcos announced Friday. The city said the generator failure occurred at its main wastewater lift station — located...
by admin | Feb 24, 2021 | Community, Community Resilience News and Resources, Landowner Alliances, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning
As humanitarian aid workers in Armenia and South Sudan, Jerry and Meaghan Kenney have huddled around wood stoves to keep warm and bathed with buckets for lack of water. But the couple didn’t expect they’d need such survival skills to get through the winter storm at...
by admin | Feb 24, 2021 | Community, Community Resilience News and Resources, News, Planning and Development
While the power is on in nearby Fredericksburg, homeowners in the rural parts of Gillespie County have been told it could be several weeks before they’re able to turn the lights back on. “This is what’s left of our mailbox,” said Michael Cahill, remarking at the...
by admin | Feb 22, 2021 | Community, Community Resilience News and Resources, News
Due to last week’s crisis, thousands of Austinites are still in need of clean water, food, and other essential items. From online phone banking to hands-on work, here’s how you can help. Emergency Essentials Distribution Mayor Pro Tem Natasha...
by admin | Feb 22, 2021 | Community, Community Resilience News and Resources, News
After days without power or running water, many Texans say they’re frustrated, but determined to overcome the latest challenge thrown their way. We caught up with several people to hear about what they endured as a historic winter storm with catastrophic...
by admin | Feb 22, 2021 | Community, Community Resilience News and Resources, News, Planning and Development
Winter Storm 2021 As Texas faced record-low temperatures this February and snow and ice made roads impassable, the state’s electric grid operator lost control of the power supply, leaving millions without access to electricity. As the blackouts extended from hours to...
