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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
by admin | Nov 1, 2018 | Ecosystem Services, Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Water Resources
The city is asking voters to send more money to a little-known program that protects Barton Springs. On a warm August morning, I stand in the dry bed of Onion Creek in Hays County and watch as Kevin Thuesen lowers himself into a hole in the earth. I pay attention when...
