by admin | Dec 8, 2015 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality
The Texas Tribune has published an excellent Q and A piece with Meredith Miller on the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment’s citizen science Texas Stream Team. In addition to her other numerous duties at the Meadows Center, Meredith oversees the many citizen... by admin | Nov 23, 2015 | Groundwater Resources, News, Vista Ridge Pipeline
City Council has unanimously approved increased water rates and rate structure, a strong display of confidence in the water utility’s ongoing efforts to diversify the city’s water supply and to encourage greater water conservation. The recent vote follows two years of...
by admin | Nov 19, 2015 | Groundwater Resources, News
A new study has, for the first time, estimated the total volume of groundwater present on the Earth. The results show that we’re using up the water supply quicker than it can be naturally replaced, while future research will seek to determine exactly how long it... by admin | Nov 16, 2015 | Groundwater Resources, News, Vista Ridge Pipeline, Water Planning
Thursday the San Antonio City Council will vote on a new SAWS rate structure being proposed in part to pay for Vista Ridge. “The controversial Vista Ridge water pipeline, if completed, will pump 50,000 acre-feet/year of Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer groundwater from a well...
by admin | Nov 6, 2015 | Groundwater Resources, News
City officials, community leaders, and any interested citizen can now download the final version of a controversial Water Policy Report from the Texas A&M University’s Institute of Renewable Natural Resources that analyzes projects and policies related to water... by admin | Oct 27, 2015 | Groundwater Resources, News, Vista Ridge Pipeline, Water Conservation, Water Planning
The $3.4 billion Vista Ridge water pipeline, water conservation, the Nov. 19 City Council vote on a new rate increase and structure that will result in reduced bills for low usage and higher bills for big water users dominated the conversation at the San Antonio Clean...
