by admin | Jan 13, 2022 | News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Helotes Canyon northwest of San Antonio has seen its share of small-scale development, but the water in Helotes Creek still flows clear and plentiful as it makes its way downstream toward the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone. But with developer Lennar Homes planning the...
by admin | Dec 2, 2021 | Conservation Easements, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Greater San Marcos Partnership (GSMP) and Watershed Partners, a program of WVWA, jointly launched the Texas Innovation Corridor (TxIC) Future Development project Nov. 15, celebrating funding approval in October from GSMP’s board matched equally by WVWA. The $43,000,...
by admin | Nov 30, 2021 | Community, Hill Country Tourism, News, Water Conservation, Water Resources
The Texas Book Festival selected a painting titled Viva Texas Rivers! by San Antonio-based artist Clemente Guzman as the featured poster art for the 26th annual Texas Book Festival, held in Austin Oct. 25-31, 2021. The artwork celebrates the state’s life and culture...
by admin | Nov 30, 2021 | Drought, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, Local, Sustainable Agriculture, News, Water Conservation, Water Quality, Water Resources
An old fight over water is coming to a boil in Central Texas, a fight with all the conflict and character of an old western movie. There are farmers up in arms and big-city charmers, empire builders and nervous politicians. The very life of the prettiest river in...
by admin | Nov 30, 2021 | Drought, Legislature and Regulation, News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Water worries are a central element of growing concerns about climate change, which sometimes contributes to meteorological situations with far too much rain and sometimes to others with way too little. Either way, both flooding and drought/heat wave conditions, along...
by admin | Nov 30, 2021 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Water infrastructure systems across Texas are falling into disrepair. This year, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave the state’s drinking water infrastructure the not-so satisfactory grade of a C-minus. And as Texas’ population continues to grow, experts say...
