by admin | Feb 21, 2022 | Groundwater Resources, News, One Water, Regional Planning, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
February 15, 2021, will forever be etched into our memory. At the height of the climate disaster that struck our state a year ago, over 13 million Texans lost access to clean drinking water. That is approximately half of the state’s population and also includes many... by admin | Feb 21, 2022 | Community, Ecosystem Services, Equity in the Outdoors, Groundwater Resources, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Uncategorized, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality
If you’re watching this latest episode of “Solutionaries,” the newest from our solutions journalism-based digital show, then you’re already well aware that the topic is climate change, and everything environmentally related. You might be wondering, “How sustainable... by admin | Feb 16, 2022 | News, Uncategorized, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Following an unexpected boil-water notice not related to a winter storm, Austin Water Director Greg Meszaros announced his resignation last week from a job he has held for nearly 15 years. Several City Council members took the opportunity to praise his leadership at...
by admin | Jan 26, 2022 | News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
The Water Finance Exchange (WFX) has announced the launch of a new fund to expand its work throughout Texas and address funding shortages of water infrastructure projects. Beginning in early 2022, WFX’s revolving Texas Pre-Development Fund will issue below-market, low...
by admin | Jan 18, 2022 | County Authority, Groundwater Resources, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
An unpopular new housing project slightly north of the Bexar-Kendall county line cleared a significant hurdle last month after Kendall County commissioners reluctantly approved a slew of variances. Titled Lily Ranch, the development at full build-out would comprise...
by admin | Jan 13, 2022 | News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Helotes Canyon northwest of San Antonio has seen its share of small-scale development, but the water in Helotes Creek still flows clear and plentiful as it makes its way downstream toward the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone. But with developer Lennar Homes planning the...
