by admin | Mar 29, 2017 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed)
Thursday, the San Antonio City Council considers purchase of a conservation easement on the 2,800-acre Middle Verde Ranch in Medina County. If approved, this will effectively mark the final expenditure from the $90 million Edwards Aquifer Protection Program fund... by admin | Mar 28, 2017 | Groundwater Resources
With construction of the Vista Ridge pipeline set to begin in a month, two water suppliers at the core of the deal are back in court fighting over payments and contracts.
by admin | Mar 28, 2017 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Conservation
In 1996 David Baker, an area landowner, formed a 501(c)3 called Wimberley Valley Watershed Association to preserve the area for future generations. The preservation efforts have been significant, acquiring land around the well to allow for less development and for...
by admin | Mar 25, 2017 | Groundwater Resources, News
A recent commentary in the Express-News by Simon Sequeira, the CEO of Quadvest Water & Sewer Utility in Magnolia, attempts to blame all of the state’s water issues on groundwater conservation districts, or GCDs. The commentary (“The next generation of water wars;...
by admin | Mar 8, 2017 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Conservation, Water Planning
Though a bill has been filed by state Rep. Paul Workman (R-Austin) to create a groundwater conservation district in southwestern Travis County with the goal of monitoring and protecting the area’s supply of ground water, few stakeholders if any are satisfied with the...
by admin | Feb 23, 2017 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, News, Rainwater Harvesting, Water Conservation, Water Planning
HCA Executive Director, Katherine Romans, discusses water issues facing our region in this week’s Trib+Water Q&A. “The Hill Country is really a region of extremes, where it goes from serious droughts to catastrophic flooding in an incredibly short...
