by admin | Sep 18, 2019 | Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, One Water, Planning and Development, Rainwater Harvesting, Regional Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
The state of Texas is a behemoth. At some 268,820 square miles — from the Piney Woods of East Texas, the Texas Hill Country and the Texas Panhandle to the desert mountains of West Texas and the Texas Gulf Coast — the Lone Star State encompasses disparate climate...
by admin | Sep 18, 2019 | Drought, News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Families in Flint, Mich., still dealing with lead in their pipes have a continuous source of clean, free water thanks to a Texas man who developed a machine to pull water from the air. Now, Moses West wants to take that machine to the Bahamas to aid in recovery after...
by admin | Sep 18, 2019 | Landowner Alliances, News, Water Resources
The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority won’t drain its four remaining lakes on the Guadalupe River, but all recreation on the water will soon be banned, at least temporarily. Those are the major terms of a legal settlement approved Monday by a judge and announced in a...
by admin | Sep 12, 2019 | Groundwater Resources, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Resources
New Orleans is a city often inundated by water and, just as often, a city frustrated in its attempts to deal with it. Now, joining a movement that supporters say will help mitigate flooding and soil subsidence, the City Council has decided that all new commercial...
by admin | Sep 5, 2019 | News, Water Resources, Wildlife
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has determined that two Texas mussels can be removed from the list of candidate species under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). The determinations were based mainly on research funded by the Texas Comptroller’s office...
by admin | Sep 5, 2019 | Aggregate Production Operations, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, News, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty, Water Resources
External Article – Press Release from Stop 3009 Vulcan Quarry State Office of Administrative Hearings administrative law judges Rebecca Smith and Victor Simonds rendered a long-awaited decision Tuesday morning in the contested case hearing against Vulcan...
