by admin | Jun 25, 2019 | News, Regional Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Barton Springs, the Austin’s beloved spring-fed swimming pool, is the crown jewel of the city – the soul of this soulful town. Almost a million people cooled off in the springs in 2018, and more than a million swimmers are expected to return in 2019….In recent...
by admin | Jun 24, 2019 | News, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty, Water Resources
A petition circulating online is calling for an end to a proposal to put an RV park near The Hamilton Pool Preserve. “Our kids have grown up here. Our daughter had birthday parties down at Hamilton pool,” said Stagecoach Ranch resident Bob Adkins. People... by admin | Jun 21, 2019 | News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality
Ron Green, a scientist at Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, and his team of hydro-geologists are busy collecting data on and creating a lumped parameter model for the Uvalde Pool, a major reservoir of underground water centered over central Uvalde County...
by admin | Jun 20, 2019 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Water Quality
Joining several other Central Texas communities, the Austin City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a resolution opposing a natural gas pipeline that energy company Kinder Morgan is routing through the Hill Country. The 430-mile pipeline is proposed to travel... by admin | Jun 20, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Scenic Beauty, Water Quality
by Ernie Witter, New Braunfels, TX, with the Comal Country Conservation Alliance Letter to the Editor of the Herald-Zietung Published June 11, 2019 Recent articles in the Herald-Zietung pointed out the continued growth of New Braunfels. As the second fastest growing... by admin | Jun 20, 2019 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Regional Planning, Water Planning
by Jensie Madden, Comal County, TX, with the Comal County Conservation Alliance Letter to the Editor of New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung Published June 11, 2019 As the 86th session of the Texas Legislature draws to a close, I am celebrating the passage of legislation to...
