by admin | Sep 25, 2018 | News, Riparian Management, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Wildlife
AUSTIN – Lake Austin, once considered to be one of the top trophy bass fishing destinations in the nation, has experienced a decline in natural fish habitat in recent years due to efforts to control nuisance aquatic vegetation. Without plentiful habitat it can be a...
by admin | Sep 11, 2018 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Resources
The preliminary hearing for Electro Purification’s proposed permit has been announced. The hearing will take place, Monday, September 17, at the State Office of Administrative Hearings. TESPA, along with Hays County and several other individual landowners requested...
by admin | Sep 5, 2018 | News, Water Quality, Water Resources
“Would you want your kids in that river the way it is?” “The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality sited the Liberty Hill water treatment plant for six different violations, including failure to keep sewage from getting into the San Gabriel...
by admin | Sep 5, 2018 | News, Water Quality
A new report by Environment Texas Research and Policy Center reveals that many of Austin’s creeks and streams tested for high levels of bacteria in 2017. According to the report, 46 freshwater sites around Austin had levels of bacteria indicating levels of fecal...
by admin | Sep 5, 2018 | News, Public Lands, Water Quality, Water Resources
In early May, San Pedro Creek Culture Park opened with an outdoor festival that marked the transformation of a former concrete-lined channel to a public space with murals and fountains. Visitors, including children, splashed in the creek in the new Plaza de Fundación,...
by admin | Sep 5, 2018 | News, Regional Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
A consultant in a planned subdivision has responded to concerns about a permit under review that would allow the discharge of treated sewage from the development upstream of Honey Creek, one of the most pristine waterways left in the Hill Country north of San Antonio....
