by Leah Cuddeback | May 13, 2024 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, Linked Stories, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
On an unseasonably warm day in 2023, conservationist Robert Mace looked down into the clear spring waters near San Marcos and saw signs of trouble. As executive director at the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, he spends his days studying the ecology south...
by Leah Cuddeback | May 13, 2024 | Groundwater Resources, HCA in the News, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
From supporting a vibrant recreation-based economy, to sustaining our drinking water supplies, clean and clear rivers are the heart of the Hill Country. They have drawn people to the region for centuries. The recent decade of explosive growth and development has...
by Leah Cuddeback | May 13, 2024 | Community, Drought, Groundwater Resources, Linked Stories, News, Water Planning, Water Resources
The Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association (TESPA) has filed a formal complaint with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) over practices employed by Aqua Texas, the association announced Wednesday. TESPA claims the company serves its customers with an...
by Leah Cuddeback | May 7, 2024 | Community, Community Resilience News and Resources, Linked Stories, News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
According to cybersecurity experts, Texas is in the crosshairs of attempts by hackers trying to attack critical infrastructure. And it’s happening in unexpected places, like the tiny town of Muleshoe, Texas, where the water system overflowed in January after a hacker...
by Leah Cuddeback | May 2, 2024 | Drought, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
The winds blow hard here in these rural, agricultural farmlands called the “delta” in deep South Texas, where water is considered “liquid gold,” and officials experiment with how to turn drainage water into drinkable water as this region wrestles with drought. On...
by Leah Cuddeback | May 2, 2024 | Community, Drought, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
If you’re a native Texan, or if you’ve lived here awhile, you’ve probably had it drilled into your head: don’t waste water. And you’ve likely noticed how our ever-hotter, ever-drier summers are wreaking havoc on our aquifers, reservoirs, rivers, trees, and landscapes....
