by Leah Cuddeback | Jan 31, 2024 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, Legislature and Regulation, Linked Stories, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Two consecutive summers of brutal heat and drought have left some parts of Texas with notably low water supplies going into 2024. A wet year or a well-placed hurricane could quickly pull these regions back from the brink. But winter rains have disappointed so far.... by Leah Cuddeback | Jan 31, 2024 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, Legislature and Regulation, Linked Stories, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
After sitting dry for 222 days, Jacob’s Well, the iconic artesian spring near Wimberley, has started to flow again. From mid-June through mid-January, the popular swimming hole was a miserable sight: the water level had receded below the lip of the well’s mouth,... by Leah Cuddeback | Jan 18, 2024 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, Linked Stories, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
In the state’s latest Joint Groundwater Monitoring and Contamination Report, the Railroad Commission had included 557 groundwater contamination cases caused by oil and gas operations. The spokesperson said cases where chloride contaminated the groundwater—of which... by Leah Cuddeback | Jan 9, 2024 | Community, Drought, Groundwater Resources, Linked Stories, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Aqua Texas, a water utility company that services more than 3,000 customers in Hays County, filed a federal lawsuit late last month against the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District alleging unequal treatment following fines imposed for overpumping. The... by Leah Cuddeback | Jan 9, 2024 | Community, Drought, Groundwater Resources, News, Regional Planning, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Groundwater is the only source of drinking water for the majority of western Hays County — that’s tens of thousands of residents. AQUA Texas is responsible for providing adequate and continuous water to its ratepayers. In order to protect the rights of all... by Leah Cuddeback | Jan 1, 2024 | Drought, Linked Stories, News, Water Conservation, Water Resources
The irony was not lost on David Way. While he methodically worked to save an oak tree in his front yard by using a soaker hose on his designated watering day, water, on a few occasions, was gushing from a water tower just feet away from his western Travis County home....
