Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Dec 19, 2022 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, Legislature and Regulation, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Cities and farmers in Central Texas used to pump groundwater from the Edwards Aquifer much more freely—draining local springs and rivers and depriving several endangered species of a habitat. In the 1990s, the Sierra Club sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Dec 19, 2022 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Summary: 75% of the state is abnormally dry or worse, and 52% of the state is in drought Equal chances for La Niña or neutral conditions for the January-March season and a 71% chance of neutral conditions for the February-April season Reservoir storage is still 10%...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Dec 19, 2022 | Community, Community Resilience News and Resources, Drought, Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
For Texas’ water sector, 2022 was a rough year. Stories about failing infrastructure, drought and even floods captured state headlines. Many of these stories were grim and endured by millions across the state. Texans had to live without or boil their water, flee...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Dec 1, 2022 | Groundwater Resources, News, One Water, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) has recently approved $52,913,408 in financial assistance for water, wastewater, and stormwater projects. The funds were distributed to seven projects through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), the Drinking Water...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Nov 3, 2022 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Texas’ biggest single solution to providing enough water for its soaring population in the coming decades is using more surface water, including about two dozen new large reservoirs. But climate change has made damming rivers a riskier bet. ZAPATA — This small South...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Oct 31, 2022 | Drought, News, One Water, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
It’s easy to turn up your nose at what you flush down your toilet, but once the city cleans that wastewater, it can benefit the San Antonio River. Treated effluent makes up 90 percent of the flow in the river. It keeps aquatic plants and animals alive. It cools...
