by Leah Cuddeback | Aug 22, 2022 | Community, Community Resilience News and Resources, Drought, Groundwater Resources, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
With at least two months of a hot Texas summer left, the Blanco County water situation is becoming a serious concern. Water levels continue to decline in District Monitor Wells. Some well owners have had to lower pumps. Blanco County rainfall for 2022 is currently...
by Leah Cuddeback | Aug 18, 2022 | Community, Groundwater Resources, HCA in the News, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
On Thursday, June 9, the North Llano River stopped flowing. On August 4, the U.S. Drought Monitor showed 80 percent of the Texas Hill Country in exceptional drought. The Pedernales, Guadalupe and Frio Rivers are dry, and many other Texas rivers are heading toward zero... by Leah Cuddeback | Aug 17, 2022 | News, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
On Thursday, Spring Branch residents will get the chance to ask questions and voice their concerns over a permit that would allow up to 260,000 gallons of treated domestic wastewater to be deposited daily into Cypress Creek and then into the Guadalupe River, according... by Leah Cuddeback | Aug 16, 2022 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, Native Landscapes, News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
“Texas is a land of perennial drought, broken by the occasional devastating flood.” —Unnamed Texas Meteorologist, 1927 The first part of this 1927 quote from an unnamed Texas meteorologist certainly describes 2022 so far. The first half of this year was the fifth... by Leah Cuddeback | Aug 16, 2022 | Community, News, Planning and Development, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
The Texas Water Development Board is currently taking comment on part of the $2.9 billion coming to Texas’ water infrastructure through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding. That will be spread over the next 5 years. The comment period is for $750... by Leah Cuddeback | Jul 25, 2022 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
A Texas river expert says river flows across the state this summer are headed into the record books for being among the lowest ever, especially if rain does not fall soon. Still, businesses that rely on the Guadalupe and Comal Rivers have managed to float past serious...