by Leah Cuddeback | Jun 8, 2023 | Community, Legislature and Regulation, News, Regional Planning, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Environmental groups are asking Texas regulators to say no to a proposed Comal County development that calls for 1,400 homes and a plant that could release 600,000 gallons of treated wastewater a day into a creek that feeds the Comal River. The Texas Commission on... by Leah Cuddeback | Jun 7, 2023 | County Authority, Economics of Sound Planning, HCA in the News, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, Native Landscapes, News, Regional Planning, Water Planning
Partnerships among land developers, public entities and nonprofits will be vital in managing the Texas Hill Country’s water resources in the coming years, experts said during a panel discussion Wednesday hosted by the San Antonio Report. But whether state legislators... by Leah Cuddeback | Jun 1, 2023 | Groundwater Resources, News, Planning and Development, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
The Lone Star State’s drinking water infrastructure barely received a passing grade in a 2021 report from the American Society of Civil Engineers, a low mark for the nation’s second-most-populous state with a reputation for bravado. The multibillion-dollar situation... by Leah Cuddeback | May 22, 2023 | Drought, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Karen Bruett has called Lake Travis home since 1999. “This lake is more than a play thing,” Bruett said, of the body of water just northwest of Austin. “This lake is actually our drinking water. We have that visceral experience of turning on our tap and knowing that... by Leah Cuddeback | May 22, 2023 | Community, Drought, Groundwater Resources, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
A new fund to jumpstart massive water supply projects and fix aging water infrastructure across the state would be created under legislation that received approval from the Texas House on Wednesday, in a vote of 136-8. The fund could get between $1 billion and $3... by Leah Cuddeback | May 16, 2023 | Community, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
As many as 300 people packed into a ballroom of a DoubleTree hotel on the city’s Northwest Side for a public hearing to voice their opposition to the construction of a wastewater plant that would dump millions of gallons of treated effluent into Helotes Creek....
