by admin | May 6, 2019 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Quality, Water Resources
The past decade has seen numerous developments sprouting up in the area around Bulverde, Texas. Driven by close proximity to the one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S., the sprawling development in the Bulverde area is going largely unchecked, causing all sorts...
by admin | May 5, 2019 | Groundwater Resources, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Water Planning, Water Resources
Two years have passed since Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District (WCID) No. 3 was introduced in Senate Bill (SB) 914, by Sen. Donna Campbell. As written, 1,055 acres were to be developed and more than 2,000 homes built, but it had no source for a...
by admin | Apr 26, 2019 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Water Quality, Water Resources
ALTAIR — For more than two months, the waters of Skull Creek have flowed black, its surface covered in an iridescent sheen. Yellowed fish skeletons line the pebbled banks of the Colorado River tributary, and a dizzying chemical odor hangs in the air. The odor is so...
by admin | Apr 23, 2019 | Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Water Resources
Texas Water Foundation is honored to announce the 6th recipient of the Texas Rainmaker Award – Dr. Robert Mace. The Award is given to leaders who have made exceptional contributions and long-lasting impact to promote sustainable water policies in Texas. On May 7,...
by admin | Apr 15, 2019 | News, Water Quality, Water Resources
BULVERDE – When Michelle Molina heard about plans for a sewage treatment plant to start discharging wastewater into Indian Creek, she organized her neighbors and started raising money to hire a lawyer to fight the developers behind the plan. They called their group...
by admin | Apr 10, 2019 | Groundwater Resources, Legislature and Regulation, News, Regional Planning, Water Planning, Water Resources
Part One of a Two-Part Series – Friday, Mar 29, 2019 From a 1933 textbook “Government in the United States” the author invokes the sage advice of Otto von Bismarck: “The man who wishes to keep his respect for sausages and laws should not see how either is made.”...
