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Texas Water Symposium – The San Antonio/Vista Ridge Pipeline:  Regional Considerations of a Potential Municipal Water Supply Project

Texas Water Symposium – The San Antonio/Vista Ridge Pipeline: Regional Considerations of a Potential Municipal Water Supply Project

by admin | Oct 1, 2015 | Groundwater Resources, News, Vista Ridge Pipeline

An upcoming Texas Water Symposium (download flyer), set for October 21 in San Antonio will take a close look at the SAWS/Vista Ridge pipeline project. The program will feature a conversation about the regional, financial and ecological considerations of the 142-mile...
Controversial Water Report to Get Peer Review

Controversial Water Report to Get Peer Review

by admin | Sep 30, 2015 | News, Vista Ridge Pipeline, Water Planning

Calvin Finch, the lead author of what has become a controversial report on long-term water management and conservation in San Antonio and Fair Oaks Ranch, stands by his work. His still-unreleased report has become the talk of the water community, even if only a...
Vista Ridge study making San Antonio headlines

Vista Ridge study making San Antonio headlines

by admin | Sep 30, 2015 | Groundwater Resources, News, Vista Ridge Pipeline, Water Planning

“City has suppressed controversial water report…Report slams pricey water project City has kept it hidden despite coming vote on SAWS rates,”  “Lead writer of water study replaced,”  “Puente: Water policy study a ‘joke’…SAWS boss tears into water policy...

Next Steps for San Antonio’s Vista Ridge Project

by admin | Nov 8, 2014 | Groundwater Resources, News, Vista Ridge Pipeline

Last week, the San Antonio City Council unanimously voted to move forward with the Vista Ridge Project that plans to bring 50,000 acre-feet of groundwater from Burleson County to the city. Because of our many concerns with this project, the vote was a disappointment,...

The Vista Ridge Pipeline – a regional game changer

by admin | Oct 20, 2014 | Groundwater Resources, News, Vista Ridge Pipeline

“The project is much too important and costly for San Antonio not to have a full and complete understanding about the reliability of the groundwater supply.” Read more from this open-letter by Dr. Curtis Chubb, rancher and groundwater expert, published in the...

City Sets Hearing on SAWS-Vista Ridge Water Deal

by admin | Oct 5, 2014 | Groundwater Resources, News, Vista Ridge Pipeline

City Council will hold a public hearing next Wednesday, Oct. 8 on the proposed 30-year, $3.4 billion contract between SAWS and the Vista Ridge Consortium to deliver 50,000 acre-feet of water from Burleson County to San Antonio every year for 30 years starting in 2019...
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