by admin | Nov 1, 2018 | Ecosystem Services, Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Water Resources
The city is asking voters to send more money to a little-known program that protects Barton Springs. On a warm August morning, I stand in the dry bed of Onion Creek in Hays County and watch as Kevin Thuesen lowers himself into a hole in the earth. I pay attention when...
by admin | Oct 30, 2018 | County Authority, Groundwater Resources, News, Water Quality, Water Resources
LLANO —The Texas Well Owner Network is hosting a water well screening Nov. 6 in Llano to give area residents the opportunity to have their well water screened. The screening will be from 8:30–10 a.m. Nov. 6 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office for...
by admin | Oct 8, 2018 | Groundwater Resources, News, Vista Ridge Pipeline, Water Conservation
On a former ranch property near an elementary school in Stone Oak, the largest water tank ever built by the San Antonio Water System is under construction. The tank is approximately 81 feet tall and big enough to hold 10 million gallons, according to SAWS Vice...
by admin | Sep 11, 2018 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Resources
The preliminary hearing for Electro Purification’s proposed permit has been announced. The hearing will take place, Monday, September 17, at the State Office of Administrative Hearings. TESPA, along with Hays County and several other individual landowners requested...
by admin | Aug 9, 2018 | Groundwater Resources
August 7, 2018 — Researchers from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) are using unique DNA-based tracers to characterize the recharge and flow patterns in the Edwards Aquifer. The work, led by Dr. Ronald Green of...
by admin | Aug 9, 2018 | Groundwater Resources, Water Quality
So-called “orphan” oil and gas wells, which have been abandoned by defunct companies that cannot pay to plug them, are a growing problem in many states thanks to a recent slump in energy prices that has forced marginal operators out of business. Nobody knows how many...
