by admin | Jan 23, 2019 | News, Water Planning, Water Resources
It might be difficult to imagine a lack of water after all of the recent rain and flooding, but we know from history that there is one thing we can always count on in Texas: there will be another drought. During times of drought, supplies are already stretched razor...
by admin | Jan 14, 2019 | Groundwater Resources, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Resources
As urbanization and climate change are impacting aquifers across the country, officials and municipalities are turning to new technologies to meet water demands. For many entities, investing in Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) systems might be the way to go. ASR,...
by admin | Jan 14, 2019 | News, Planning and Development, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Resources
After Hurricane Harvey inundated the Houston area with rain, scores of homeowners learned too late that their properties were designed to flood. Senate Bill 339 would require such disclosures. It would also force notice of whether a home has previously flooded. State...
by admin | Jan 7, 2019 | News, Water Conservation, Water Resources
It’s true that in many ways, 2019 brings us more of the same: Texas is growing, the climate is changing, and we’re in a race to figure out how Texans can thrive in a not-so-distant reality of tumultuous flooding, harrowing droughts, and less fresh, drinkable water....
by admin | Dec 29, 2018 | News, Water Quality, Water Resources
Jessica Quintanilla, a hydrologist for the Edwards Aquifer Authority, sloshes back onto shore in her black waterproof boots from the middle of this creek just off Scenic Loop Road, south of Grey Forest. “Next, we have to set up the peristaltic pump,” she said, as she...
by admin | Dec 20, 2018 | Aggregate Production Operations, Legislature and Regulation, News, Water Quality, Water Resources
Violations stemming from two separate discharges of sedimentary debris into Onion Creek in 2016 and 2017 led to citations for the Hays Quarry Rock Crushing Plant, according to a Barton Publications investigation. The investigation came after video and photo evidence...
