by Leah Cuddeback | Oct 26, 2022 | Groundwater Resources, News, Planning and Development, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources, Wildlife
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that the Pedernales River springs salamander will undergo status reviews to be put on the federal endangered species list. The Pedernales River springs salamander was discovered in 2019 by researchers at The University of... by Leah Cuddeback | Oct 26, 2022 | Community, Equity in the Outdoors, News, Planning and Development, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
The way Geeta Persad sees it, the nation’s great coastal cities are facing an environmental reckoning with threats from both the air and the sea. In the air, there is the belching, toxic exhaust from factories, petrochemical facilities, sewage treatment plants and... by Leah Cuddeback | Oct 26, 2022 | Drought, Economics of Sound Planning, Groundwater Resources, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and scientists from the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) are studying water deep underground to further understand how drought and pumping affect the quality and quantity of groundwater that flows... by Leah Cuddeback | Oct 21, 2022 | Community, Drought, News, Planning and Development, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
A recent report published by the First Street Foundation found soon the heat index could surpass 125 degrees in much of Texas. The study was first reported by our media partners with the Texas Tribune. The increase in the heat index is a result of climate change.... by Leah Cuddeback | Oct 21, 2022 | Groundwater Resources, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Regional Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Schuyler Wight is a fourth-generation rancher who has raised longhorn cattle outside Midland for decades. Wight is no geologist, but over the years, he’s had to familiarize himself with what lies underground. Scattered across his sprawling 20,000-acre ranch are more...
by Leah Cuddeback | Oct 20, 2022 | Community, Groundwater Resources, News, One Water, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
For many Texans, “a day without water” is not an imagined experience—it’s just another day. Some communities have never had running water. For the rest of us, experiencing days without water has become the rule rather than the exception. The one-two punch of...
