Posted by admin | Oct 25, 2018 | News, Planning and Development, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
As Texas cities experience an increase in incidents associated with water quality contamination, the need for public education and engagement increases. The discussion in this paper identifies, based on publicly available data, three of the most common incidents in...
Posted by admin | Oct 25, 2018 | News, Water Quality, Water Resources
Landowners near a Christian summer camp planned in the Tarpley area have scheduled an organizational meeting to examine the camp’s plans to dump 49,000 gallons a day of treated wastewater into an area creek and to decide if a more environmentally sound treatment plan...
Posted by admin | Oct 23, 2018 | News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
A boil water notice remains in effect for Austin Water customers, and the city of Austin is pleading for people to slash their water consumption by 15 to 20 percent. Outdoor water use is being banned as part of what officials describe as an emergency situation. On...
Posted by admin | Oct 16, 2018 | News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Economists and a public policy expert at the University of Minnesota who looked into block pricing for water in the nation’s largest urban areas, including 11 Western cities, discovered a pattern they conclude is neither sustainable nor just: Many of the driest cities...
Posted by admin | Oct 15, 2018 | News, Water Quality
STONEWALL, TX – This week, the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park received results of environmental water tests that were positive for Legionella bacteria at three sites: the pool house, the Klein shop, and the hangar visitor center. While there have been no...
Posted by admin | Oct 10, 2018 | News
SAN ANGELO, TX — The search continues in Junction for the four people missing in the recent flooding. Oct. 8, the Llano River in Junction reached flood stage with over 118,000 cubic-feet-per second pouring into the confluence of the North and South Llano Rivers...
