by admin | Mar 4, 2015 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Planning, Water Quality
The Texas Tribune and Texas State University will be hosting a day long symposium on water, March 10 from 8:00 am to 2:45 pm. Topics include life after Proposition 6, the battle over groundwater, strategies for conservation and the poor quality of water along the...
by admin | Mar 2, 2015 | Groundwater Resources, News
Former LCRA General Manager and groundwater developer, Joe Beal is back in the news with plans to transport water from Bastrop and Lee counties to Travis and Williamson Counties. “It was Beal’s empire-building effort at the river authority in the early 2000s...
by admin | Feb 25, 2015 | Groundwater Resources, News
The Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association (TESPA) today announced its formation as a Texas non-¬profit corporation created to protect these aquifers and their associated springs. In the process, TESPA seeks to bring clarity to the groundwater property rights...
by admin | Feb 25, 2015 | Groundwater Resources, News
“Over the past 15 years, I have studied more than 1,000 springs, closely examining the relationship between springs and the health of the aquifer. I have discovered that springs are of inestimable value to plants and wildlife in landscapes where they occur and...
by admin | Feb 21, 2015 | News, Water Planning
Environment Texas Research and Policy Center has launched a new website – www.OurTexasWater.org highlighting some of the best and worst projects in the State Water Plan. The website features an interactive map where Texans can find projects in their communities...
by admin | Feb 20, 2015 | News, Water Planning
Op-ed by Tom Hegemier With supplies depleted by drought, the population growing daily and few large water projects in our immediate future, new development must minimize their water demands to protect the lakes, aquifers, and rivers. The counties surrounding the...
