by admin | Dec 10, 2018 | News, Planning and Development, Water Planning, Water Resources
A long-running feud pitting Austin-area lakeside communities against farmers downriver could settle down with proposed changes to a water management plan for the Highland Lakes. The pending update to what’s essentially a user’s manual for operating the river could...
by admin | Dec 10, 2018 | News, Planning and Development, Water Planning, Water Resources
DALLAS — The cost to curtail damaging flooding across Texas over the next 10 years is more than $31.5 billion and state officials are urging lawmakers to adopt legislation meant to end a cycle of “repairing and rebuilding,” according to a series of recommendations...
by admin | Nov 29, 2018 | News, Water Planning, Water Resources
A 100-year water resiliency plan that calls for massive underground reservoirs and reuse of wastewater is now city policy after gaining the approval of the Austin City Council. The plan, dubbed Water Forward, has been in the works since 2014, when years of drought led...
by admin | Nov 27, 2018 | News, Texas Water Symposium, Water Planning, Water Resources
One month after the destructive flooding of Texas Hill Country rivers led to multiple deaths and tens of millions of dollars in property damage, scientists, regional water management leaders, and academics are still weighing the consequences and the prospect of future...
by admin | Nov 27, 2018 | News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
The heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding Central Texas faced a few weeks ago broke records and served as an important reminder about the connection between land and water. After experiencing one of the wettest Septembers on the state’s record, followed by...
by admin | Nov 7, 2018 | News, Riparian Management, Texas Water Symposium, Water Planning, Water Resources
The next recording of the Texas Water Symposium is planned for 7pm on Thursday, November 15th with a conversation about how man-made infrastructure can influence flooding in Hill Country creeks and rivers. The program, titled The future of flooding in Texas: How do we...
