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‘Tipping point’: Waters under fire in Texas Hill Country as development, population boom

‘Tipping point’: Waters under fire in Texas Hill Country as development, population boom

by | Apr 3, 2022 | Drought, Economics of Sound Planning, Ecosystem Services, Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, One Water, Uncategorized, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources

The Texas Hill Country has long been lauded as the Land of 1,100 Springs, but there’s trouble brewing in those pristine waters. The area is growing at breakneck speed. More people are drawing water from a finite supply. More are putting wastewater — which helps...
You can get a permit to dump treated wastewater into Barton Creek. Some are trying to change that.

You can get a permit to dump treated wastewater into Barton Creek. Some are trying to change that.

by | Mar 30, 2022 | HCA in the News, Riparian Management, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources

Several conservationist groups are banding together to stop treated effluent from getting into certain waterways in Texas, including Barton and Onion creeks.That means human waste where pollutants have been removed.Currently, the Texas Commission on Environmental...

TCEQ denies petition to create rule against issuing wastewater discharge permits on pristine streams

by | Mar 30, 2022 | Groundwater Resources, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources

While some Texans spent Wednesday’s warm temperatures outdoors enjoying Barton Creek, others spent the day indoors fighting on its behalf. At a public meeting Wednesday morning, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) heard comments on a petition filed by...
Groups fight to limit sewage lines over Edward’s recharge zone.

Groups fight to limit sewage lines over Edward’s recharge zone.

by | Mar 30, 2022 | Groundwater Resources, Habitat Conservation Plans, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality

Local environmentalists do not want to see sewage lines or a wastewater plant built for a new development constructed over the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone — a matter that was driven home during the San Antonio Water System’s monthly board of trustees meeting...