by admin | Jul 13, 2021 | News, Planning and Development, Water Planning, Water Resources
SJW Group (NYSE: SJW) today announced that its Texas subsidiary, SJWTX Inc., which does business as Canyon Lake Water Service Company, is planning to acquire the Kendall West Utility operating in Kendall County and the Bandera East Utility in Bandera and Medina...
by admin | Jul 12, 2021 | Aggregate Production Operations, Community, Director's Notes, HCA in the News, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Night Skies, Water Resources
Dear Hill Country Neighbors, It finally feels like we’re reaching the light at the end of a long tunnel. Summer in the Hill Country, particularly when fueled by abundant spring rains, is a season for slowing down—appreciating the shade of an ancient oak tree, the cold...
by admin | Jul 12, 2021 | Water Quality, Water Resources
New test results from Lake Travis indicate a significant decline in the toxicity of blue-green algae, and for the first time since the spring, only trace amounts of the toxins were present, according to a June 22 update from the Lower Colorado River Authority. Algae...
by admin | Jul 9, 2021 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, HCA in the News, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Last weekend I paddled on the Blanco River with my family. We swam in spring-fed swimming holes, fly fished and lounged in shallow sections of the river, which was flowing nicely thanks to recent rains that ended drought conditions across Texas. Read more from Vanessa...
by admin | Jun 24, 2021 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, News, Riparian Management, Water Resources
From April through October, I swim in the Blanco. It is one of the greatest pleasures I know. It’s a pleasure I share with growing crowds of both locals and visitors who converge on the river’s cypress-lined banks at places like Blanco State Park in Blanco; Blue Hole...
by admin | Jun 21, 2021 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Resources
Jacob’s Well is more than just a swimming hole. It’s also a message bearer: It lets people know how much groundwater is in the aquifer beneath them. And this year — for the fourth time in its recorded history — the water at Jacob’s Well stopped flowing for a couple...
