Posted by admin | Nov 27, 2018 | News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
The heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding Central Texas faced a few weeks ago broke records and served as an important reminder about the connection between land and water. After experiencing one of the wettest Septembers on the state’s record, followed by...
Posted by admin | Nov 26, 2018 | Groundwater Resources, News, Vista Ridge Pipeline, Water Resources
A utility owned by the Canadian city of Edmonton has been chosen to operate the San Antonio Water System’s Vista Ridge pipeline, creating a business relationship that will last at least 30 years. SAWS’ board of trustees on Tuesday passed a resolution consenting to...
Posted by admin | Nov 14, 2018 | News, Water Quality, Water Resources
Texas Stream Team, part of The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University, has been awarded a $427,000 grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to expand the program’s citizen science efforts and education across...
Posted by admin | Nov 7, 2018 | News, Riparian Management, Texas Water Symposium, Water Planning, Water Resources
The next recording of the Texas Water Symposium is planned for 7pm on Thursday, November 15th with a conversation about how man-made infrastructure can influence flooding in Hill Country creeks and rivers. The program, titled The future of flooding in Texas: How do we...
Posted by admin | Nov 5, 2018 | News, Water Planning, Water Resources
Even as the Lower Colorado River Authority, the utility that supplies water to more than a million Central Texans, is a “sophisticated, well-functioning organization,” it lacks transparency and should hire more women and people of color, according to a state report...
Posted by admin | Nov 2, 2018 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Water Resources, Wildlife
AUSTIN – As flood waters recede in the Llano, Colorado, Pedernales and other central Texas rivers, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists are fielding questions from anglers and other members of the public concerning the impacts of flooding on fish...