by admin | Sep 24, 2019 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, News, One Water, Rainwater Harvesting, Riparian Management, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Texas Living Waters is an active advocate for the One Water approach because it offers tremendous opportunities for improving how water is managed. Even so, we are concerned that the available One Water implementation frameworks are not providing adequate guidance or...
by admin | Sep 20, 2019 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Rainwater Harvesting, Regional Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
After heavy rains last winter and early this summer, Texas is seeing a rapid return to hot, bone-dry conditions. While we watch our lawns brown and wait for the rains to return, the age-old question echoes again, “Does fast-growing Texas, which is adding 1,000 new...
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 | Aug 5, 2019 | Groundwater Resources, News, One Water, Rainwater Harvesting, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Wimberley, Texas, July 29, 2019— Wimberley ISD Board of Trustees celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony for the District’s future primary campus on the corner of Ranch Road 12 and Winters Mill Parkway on Monday, July 29. The new, approximately 90,600-square-foot...
by admin | Feb 12, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, News, Public Lands, Rainwater Harvesting, Water Resources
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has recognized Confluence Park with a “2019 Institute Honor Award for Architecture”! The award is one of the highest honors in the architecture profession, celebrating the best contemporary architecture which...
by admin | Oct 9, 2018 | Director's Notes, News, Rainwater Harvesting
The recent rains that have fallen across the Hill Country have me looking forward to HCA’s Hill Country Living + Rainwater Revival FESTIVAL, which is right around the corner! One of the things that I am most proud of at the Hill Country Alliance is the work we do to...