Posted by admin | Jan 28, 2019 | News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Resources
Before the next Hurricane Harvey strikes and thousands of homes are damaged or destroyed, some Texas lawmakers want to make sure communities statewide are better prepared for floods. On Tuesday, state Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, filed legislation to establish...
Posted by admin | Jan 27, 2019 | Groundwater Resources, News, Planning and Development, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
As the long-term effects of climate change impacts natural resources, one study says it might also dig into the pocketbooks of energy consumers. With energy costs rising due to rising global temperatures, more entities are turning to renewable technologies to help...
Posted by admin | Jan 27, 2019 | News, Water Quality, Water Resources
LEANDER, Texas — The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is investigating after getting a complaint about foam and a bleach odor being discharged from the Liberty Hill Wastewater Treatment Plant outfall into the San Gabriel River. Chemicals discharged Thursday...
Posted by admin | Jan 25, 2019 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Resources
Groundwater is one of the most important resources on Earth. People use around 77 billion gallons of groundwater every day, nearly all of it originating in bodies of permeable rock known as aquifers. A new scientific study shows that if climate change wreaks havoc on...
Posted by admin | Jan 24, 2019 | News, Water Quality, Water Resources
LIBERTY HILL — An angry crowd faced off Tuesday night against city of Liberty Hill officials and engineers with their concerns that wastewater released into the South San Gabriel River by the city’s treatment plant was still causing algae in the river. Many people at...
Posted by admin | Jan 23, 2019 | News, Water Quality, Water Resources
Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance (GEAA) will host a “strategy meeting” for ideas about how to fight a local developer’s attempt to release 300,000 gallons-per-day of treated sewage into Indian Creek, a tributary of Cibolo Creek in Comal County. The meeting regarding...
