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Water scientist by profession, humorist by choice

Water scientist by profession, humorist by choice

by admin | May 31, 2018 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality

To hear Dr. Robert Mace speak at a water conference is to hear a very knowledgeable water expert mixing in a little humor on the side. Determined to retain the interest of the audience, many times Mace titles his presentations with humorous names, such as “Gone With...
Reforestation experts help restore a wild Blanco River

Reforestation experts help restore a wild Blanco River

by admin | May 29, 2018 | News, Riparian Management

Each week, Ina Alexatos drives throughout Wimberley in a Subaru Forester with the words Trees for the Blanco printed across the side. She visits riverside landowners one by one to consult them on letting their banks go wild. She then stakes orange flags to mark where...
BSEACD Staff Recommends Issuing EP Permit in Phases with Special Conditions

BSEACD Staff Recommends Issuing EP Permit in Phases with Special Conditions

by admin | May 29, 2018 | News

In July of 2017, Electro Purification, LLC (“EP”) applied for a groundwater production permit at the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (“BSEACD”) for a Middle Trinity Aquifer well field in Hays County. The permit application...
Is new wastewater treatment plant to blame for algae in river?

Is new wastewater treatment plant to blame for algae in river?

by admin | May 29, 2018 | News, Water Quality

The South San Gabriel River was so clear as it flowed past Frank and LaWann Tull’s house on Waterford Lane in Georgetown that they held baptisms for their church in April 2016 and April 2017. But this year they couldn’t. Around the beginning of April, t he river...
Fredericksburg one step closer to becoming Dark-Sky community

Fredericksburg one step closer to becoming Dark-Sky community

by admin | May 29, 2018 | News, Night Skies

“Nearly 80 percent of the United States can no longer see the Milky Way,” Ken Kattner, an amateur astronomer and president of International Dark-Sky Association, said. Light pollution remains an ever-radiating problem for not only the United States, but many...
Texas Water Symposium will discuss “One Water” and how it can provide water for future needs

Texas Water Symposium will discuss “One Water” and how it can provide water for future needs

by admin | May 24, 2018 | News, One Water

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Texas Water Symposium with a conversation about emerging water management techniques called “One Water” at 7pm on Wednesday, May 30th.  The program, titled What is “One Water” and can it meet the future water needs of a growing...
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