by admin | Jul 28, 2021 | Community, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Where did the time go? Time flies. There’s no time like the present. Don’t waste your time. People are familiar with the notion that time marches on at its own pace and we express how we deal with that in many ways. And while today’s culture seems to be preoccupied...
by admin | Jul 28, 2021 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, News, Water Conservation, Water Resources
It develops in stages, a story that builds upon itself. A few cloudless days. Then a rain-free week. Soon a hot, dry month. Now the hills are brown and the crops need watering — the first signs of drought. The intensely dry conditions that have settled over the...
by admin | Jul 27, 2021 | Drought, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
The mountain spring that pioneers used to water their hayfields and that filled people’s taps flowed reliably into the old cowboy town of Oakley for decades. So when it dwindled to a trickle in this year’s scorching drought, officials took drastic action to preserve...
by admin | Jul 21, 2021 | Economics of Sound Planning, Groundwater Resources, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Planning, Water Resources
Across the Hill Country, residents and visitors depend on the groundwater stored in the Trinity Aquifers as water supply and to provide baseflow through springs that keep iconic creeks and rivers flowing. Residents have a voice through the regional planning process...
by admin | Jul 20, 2021 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Riparian Management, Water Planning, Water Resources
This month, contractors will begin the annual control efforts to manage Arundo along the Pedernales River and several tributary creeks. Arundo, also referred to as Giant Reed or Carrizo Cane, is a non-native, invasive plant that can take over creeks and rivers. Since...
by admin | Jul 15, 2021 | Economics of Sound Planning, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Resources
For more than 60 years, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) has been tasked with leading Texas efforts in securing the state’s water supply through the conservation and development of Texas’ water resources. The agency’s framework for fulfilling this mission...
