Posted by admin | Mar 16, 2014 | Drought, News
Across the parched American West, the long drought has set off a series of fierce legal and political battles over who controls an increasingly dear treasure – water. Read more from the New York Times.
Posted by admin | Mar 16, 2014 | News, Water Planning
Meet Dr. Katherine Lieberknecht. She is a professor in the University of Texas School of Architecture who proposes the revolutionary idea that stormwater runoff can – and should – be managed as a water resource, rather than as nuisance to be drained “away” as...
Posted by admin | Mar 16, 2014 | News, Wildlife
While South by Southwest (SXSW) comes to a close in Austin, Texas’ bat season is just beginning. That’s right, the Mexican free-tailed bats have begun their northward migration. To celebrate, here’s a little “Q&A” to help answer any...
Posted by admin | Mar 14, 2014 | Groundwater Resources, News
Last month, the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club praised staff at the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) for recommending to their Board that the focus of future water supplies for the city should rest on nearby brackish groundwater, rather than the importation of...
Posted by admin | Mar 11, 2014 | News, Rainwater Harvesting
March 11, 2014 The Hill Country Alliance has set an April 30 deadline for local schools to apply for grants of up to $1,000 to develop or continue water catchment and conservation programs. The auction of “art barrels” during the Alliance’s annual Rainwater Revival,...
