by admin | Aug 12, 2015 | Groundwater Resources, News
“Water transfers may play a role in Texas’ water future, but as we explore in The Safety Valve, there is plenty of reason to believe they won’t solve the problem of fresh groundwater depletion on their own. Only regulation can do that, and as we see...
by admin | Aug 10, 2015 | News
“On a Saturday morning, we stood with Gary Perez at the edge of what in more recent years has come to be called Aquarena Springs. There was a sense that time had been suspended, or that somehow, all times were happening at once. Preparations were being made for...
by admin | Aug 10, 2015 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Planning
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) recently approved approximately $3.9 billion in financial assistance from the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT). The inaugural round of SWIFT financing will be distributed to 21 applicants for approximately $1...
by admin | Aug 6, 2015 | Groundwater Resources, News
How will new state law affect your well and your drinking water? Get answers and ask questions at a town hall meeting Monday, Aug. 17, at the Wimberley Community Center, 6-8 p.m. In May, after public protests against a large wholesale groundwater exportation project,...
by admin | Aug 4, 2015 | Habitat Conservation Plans, News, Wildlife
“These days, the diminutive songbird, which weighs less than an ounce, is at the center of a classic environment-versus-development confrontation over emerging efforts to end its 25-year status as an endangered species. Those who are calling for the delisting...
by admin | Jul 29, 2015 | Groundwater Resources, News
The Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts (TAGD) will host their 4th Annual Groundwater Summit August 25-27, 2015 at the Embassy Suites San Marcos — Register Today! The event provides a great mix of expert presentations on all areas of groundwater management...