Posted by admin | Jun 1, 2020 | Community Resilience News and Resources, Drought, Economics of Sound Planning, Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, Local, Sustainable Agriculture, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Scenic Beauty, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
In this time of crisis and deep uncertainty, one thing we must be able to depend on is our water supply. Access to water is critical to public health, fragile local economies, and food production. And the benefits are also intangible. Confined to our homes, many of us...
Posted by admin | May 28, 2020 | Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Quality, Water Resources
The railroad commission said the complaints are regarding erosion control, and spokesperson R.J. DeSilva says “our investigation of the complaints is to ensure Kinder Morgan is in compliance with those commission rules.” He said the complaints starting coming in May...
Posted by admin | May 28, 2020 | Economics of Sound Planning, Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Local, Sustainable Agriculture, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, One Water, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
As the population of Texas increases and requires a more abundant water supply, big decisions loom regarding new water sources, growing volumes of wastewater effluent, and the impacts on our land, environment, and other species in which we coexist. A new way of...
Posted by admin | May 27, 2020 | Conservation Easements, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Stratus Properties (“Stratus”) owns some of the largest areas of land within the Barton Springs Zone. They own land all throughout Southwest Austin, including the site of the notorious 4,000-acre Barton Creek PUD, which was the catalyst of the SOS movement 30 years...
Posted by admin | May 26, 2020 | Groundwater Resources, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Vista Ridge Pipeline, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
A crew working on an energy pipeline punctured the Vista Ridge water pipeline in Caldwell County Thursday while digging in the area, said a San Antonio Water System official. The crew members were working on the Permian Highway Pipeline, a natural gas pipeline for...
Posted by admin | May 21, 2020 | Economics of Sound Planning, Land Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources, Wildlife
A portion of Lambert Creek prone to flooding in eastern Ramsey County is being reshaped into a meandering stream, the latest attempt to restore metro area rivers that have become polluted ditches… “Almost 50 percent of stream channels across the state have been...