by admin | Jan 29, 2019 | Groundwater Resources, News, Planning and Development, Special Districts, Water Planning, Water Resources
Milan Michalec, president of the board of the Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District, will address Boerne’s City Council on Tuesday night to question the propriety of WCID No. 3. Michalec describes shortfalls in the process as “egregious” and “secretive,” and...
by admin | Jan 28, 2019 | County Authority, News, Planning and Development, Water Quality, Water Resources
The Guadalupe County Commissioners Court voted on Thursday to deny a permit for Float Fest, just days after a study commissioned by organizers of the annual music festival showed it generated $12.3 million in total economic impact last year. Without a permit, which is...
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...
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...
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...
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...
