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A milestone in Edwards recharge protection

A milestone in Edwards recharge protection

by admin | Mar 29, 2017 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed)

Thursday, the San Antonio City Council considers purchase of a conservation easement on the 2,800-acre Middle Verde Ranch in Medina County. If approved, this will effectively mark the final expenditure from the $90 million Edwards Aquifer Protection Program fund...
Texas Water Symposium – Audio Streaming Available: Watershed Protection Programs in Texas

Texas Water Symposium – Audio Streaming Available: Watershed Protection Programs in Texas

by admin | Mar 8, 2017 | News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning

The audio recording of the most recent Texas Water Symposium is now available on Texas Public Radio’s website, www.tpr.org. Experts in watershed protection planning convened on Thursday, February 24th at Texas State University in San Marcos to discuss the growing...
Texas Water Symposium planned for February 23 in San Marcos: Watershed Protection Plans: Creating and Maintaining Healthy Waterways at a Community Scale

Texas Water Symposium planned for February 23 in San Marcos: Watershed Protection Plans: Creating and Maintaining Healthy Waterways at a Community Scale

by admin | Jan 24, 2017 | News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed)

The third Texas Water Symposium of the 2016-2017 season has been set for 7pm on Thursday, February 23rd at Texas State University Student Center LBJ Teaching Theater in San Marcos, Texas. The Texas Water Symposium is free and open to the public. With the population of...
The Edwards Aquifer: A Valuable Resource We Must Conserve

The Edwards Aquifer: A Valuable Resource We Must Conserve

by admin | Oct 11, 2016 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed)

The story of water and Texas starts right here, some 650 ft. below the surface where you are reading this. That’s the historic average for October of the J-17 well, 658 ft. above sea level, the measure that influences everything related to the Edwards Aquifer. The...

Implementing the Cypress Creek Watershed Protection Plan

by admin | Apr 15, 2015 | News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed)

April 15, 2015 Meadows Center for the Environment The Cypress Creek Watershed Protection Plan has been accepted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and is currently available for public review and comment...

GEAA announces low impact development manual

by admin | Dec 1, 2014 | Low Impact & Sustainable Development, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed)

The Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance has published “Watershed Stewardship for the Edwards Aquifer Region, a Low Impact Development Manual.” The manual was designed for developers, landscape architects, and all of those who live on, or are planning to build...
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