by admin | Apr 4, 2017 | News, Water Planning
It’s hard to imagine a Hill Country bereft of winding rivers, fast-running streams, lazy creeks and deep, green swimming holes. Where would Mystic, Waldemar and Flaming Arrow campers go to canoe, swim and lounge? If the Blanco River no longer traveled through...
by admin | Mar 31, 2017 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Planning
The environment in Austin remains preserved and protected despite its tremendous growth over the past few decades, said Chuck Lesniak, the city’s environmental officer, in the annual State of Our Environment report published on Thursday. The city’s environmental...
by admin | Mar 29, 2017 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed)
Thursday, the San Antonio City Council considers purchase of a conservation easement on the 2,800-acre Middle Verde Ranch in Medina County. If approved, this will effectively mark the final expenditure from the $90 million Edwards Aquifer Protection Program fund...
by admin | Mar 28, 2017 | Groundwater Resources
With construction of the Vista Ridge pipeline set to begin in a month, two water suppliers at the core of the deal are back in court fighting over payments and contracts.
by admin | Mar 28, 2017 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Water Quality
Two years after expanding the reach of an Austin-area groundwater district to regulate pumping in Hays County, lawmakers are considering measures that would water down oversight. The measures appear to favor Greg LaMantia — a politically connected South Texas beer...
by admin | Mar 28, 2017 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Conservation
In 1996 David Baker, an area landowner, formed a 501(c)3 called Wimberley Valley Watershed Association to preserve the area for future generations. The preservation efforts have been significant, acquiring land around the well to allow for less development and for...
