Posted by admin | Aug 21, 2019 | News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Scenic Beauty
A court-appointed panel has awarded a total of more than $3 million to four landowners caught up in condemnation proceedings with Kinder Morgan over the proposed Permian Highway Pipeline. The awards, the largest of which was $1.3 million, paint a stark contrast to...
Posted by admin | Aug 21, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands
Ernie Wittwer is a resident of New Braunfels. He is a volunteer for the Comal County Conservation Alliance (CCCA), believing that the wonderful natural features of the area should be preserved. He is retired after a career in public service. Those of us who live in...
Posted by admin | Aug 20, 2019 | News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Quality, Water Resources
A public meeting has been scheduled for Aug. 26 in Bandera on an application for a wastewater treatment permit for a Christian youth camp planned near Tarpley that has generated enough protests from area property owners and concerned citizens to get the proposed...
Posted by admin | Aug 19, 2019 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources, Wildlife
Along U.S. Highway 281 headed north to the Comal County line, drivers can see shopping centers and housing developments that look indistinguishable from suburbia elsewhere in the country. But hundreds of feet below the highway, inside the Edwards Aquifer and some...
Posted by admin | Aug 19, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, News, Scenic Beauty, Transmission Lines & Wind Farms
VAL VERDE COUNTY, Texas – In the wide-open spaces of Val Verde County lies the Devils River, one of the last pristine, wild rivers in Texas. Recently, it was at the center of a monthslong negotiation. “Absolutely. It’s a major win for us and for...