by Leah Cuddeback | Feb 24, 2025 | Community, Legislature and Regulation, News, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
The Pedernales River is one of Texas’s most cherished waterways, an ecological, recreational and cultural treasure that defines the Hill Country. As stewards of this vital resource, the Pedernales River Alliance (PRA) has opposed the wastewater permit application... by Leah Cuddeback | Feb 20, 2025 | Community, Linked Stories, News, Water Quality, Water Resources
A landmark Environmental Protection Agency rule enacted at the end of last year sought to address the lead crisis—which threatens the health of millions of Americans—by tightening limitations on toxic lead and copper in drinking water. But that might not be the final... by Leah Cuddeback | Jan 2, 2025 | Groundwater Resources, Legislature and Regulation, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Johnson County’s newest state representative, Helen Kerwin, R-Cleburne, filed her first bill Friday targeting an environmental problem that has struck her county: PFAS contamination in sewage sludge-based fertilizers. Kerwin said House Bill 1674, could reduce the... by Leah Cuddeback | Jan 2, 2025 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Texas agencies reported 252 new cases of groundwater contamination during 2023 in the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee annual report. The latest report compiles 2,870 open cases of groundwater contamination, some of which date back decades. Nearly every county... by Leah Cuddeback | Dec 9, 2024 | Linked Stories, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Quality, Water Resources
New testing results show Austin has little to no traces of forever chemicals in its drinking water. Exposure to these chemicals, also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, have been linked to prostate and kidney cancers, thyroid conditions, decreased... by Leah Cuddeback | Dec 2, 2024 | Community, Groundwater Resources, HCA in the News, Linked Stories, News, Planning and Development, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
A proposed 1,100-home development in the Hill Country has residents and environmental groups raising questions about the project’s potential impact on the local water supply and the environment. Miami-based developer Lennar Corporation filed a permit application...
