by admin | Jun 30, 2018 | Drought, News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
The invisible line that divides the arid western part of the country from the wetter eastern half is on the move, and that has important implications for the Texas capital. Meet Robert Lee. Not the Confederate general, the town. Robert Lee, Texas is a ranching...
by admin | Jun 29, 2018 | Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, One Water, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
For centuries, the Texas Hill Country has been a region defined by its water resources. Early European settlers traced the paths of the San Antonio, Nueces, Guadalupe, and Colorado Rivers, following their rocky beds, spring-fed tributaries, and shallow draws, no doubt...
by admin | Jun 29, 2018 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Planning
Hays County residents thought their water was saved. Houston-based Electro Purification had plans to pump 5.3 million gallons of water per day from the Trinity Aquifer. The area wasn’t regulated by any groundwater conservation district, meaning the water was...
by admin | Jun 29, 2018 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Planning, Water Resources
Many rural groundwater conservation boards are considering or have already decided to export some of their water to nearby urban centers. Farmers are concerned the state is developing a Robin Hood system for its water needs, one where landowners lose. Lt. Gov. Dan...
by admin | Jun 21, 2018 | Groundwater Resources, News
Almost 200 Hays County residents crammed into the Wimberley Community Center Monday to hear the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District’s (BSEACD) recommendation on a 2.5 million gallon per day pumping permit by Electro Purification (EP). BSEACD general...
by admin | Jun 21, 2018 | Groundwater Resources, Water Conservation
“In 2014, when Electro Purification Corporation (EP) planned to pump massive amounts of water from the unregulated portion of the Trinity Aquifer in Hays County, residents worked with BSEACD to bring this region under regulatory oversight. We were successful in...
