by Leah Cuddeback | Apr 4, 2023 | Community, Groundwater Resources, HCA in the News, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
DRIPPING SPRINGS – Spring is in full force – native grasses are tall and green, trees have erupted in fresh leaves, and bluebonnets are gracing roadsides across the region. These blooms rely on long-awaited rains – and despite the vibrant floral...
by Leah Cuddeback | Apr 3, 2023 | Drought, News, Regional Planning, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
In 2021, Texas gained an astounding new 300,000 Texans. Demographers expect our state to grow by more than four million people each decade through 2070, reaching a population of more than 50 million. Not only are people coming to the Lone Star State, but large...
by Leah Cuddeback | Mar 29, 2023 | News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Local environmental groups have raised concerns after a landowner filed a permit application with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to dump 600,000 gallons of treated sewage a day into a creek that feeds into the Comal River. The application – which...
by Leah Cuddeback | Mar 10, 2023 | Community, Community Resilience News and Resources, Drought, Economics of Sound Planning, Groundwater Resources, HCA in the News, News, Planning and Development, Rainwater Harvesting, Regional Planning, Texas Water Symposium, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
In 2022, San Antonio received only a third of its average annual rainfall. Kerrville received 12.38 inches, 60% below its normal average. Popular swimming holes from Jacobs Well in Wimberley to the Guadalupe River near Center Point dried up. The Pedernales, Llano...
by Leah Cuddeback | Feb 27, 2023 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
The Frio River is flowing again — in places. “The water is clean, and the water is good right now,” said Brett Rimkus, who operates the concessions at Garner State Park in Concan, 90 miles west of San Antonio. “If you want to get in the water, it is great. The river...
by Leah Cuddeback | Feb 27, 2023 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, Legislature and Regulation, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Water is shaping up to be a priority during the 88th Legislature. Texas weathered its fourth-most intense drought on record last year and entered 2023 with half the state still in drought. Spurred by this precarious situation, a group of House lawmakers recently...
