Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Jan 9, 2024 | Community, Drought, Groundwater Resources, Linked Stories, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Aqua Texas, a water utility company that services more than 3,000 customers in Hays County, filed a federal lawsuit late last month against the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District alleging unequal treatment following fines imposed for overpumping. The...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Jan 9, 2024 | Community, Drought, Groundwater Resources, News, Regional Planning, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Groundwater is the only source of drinking water for the majority of western Hays County — that’s tens of thousands of residents. AQUA Texas is responsible for providing adequate and continuous water to its ratepayers. In order to protect the rights of all...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Jan 1, 2024 | Drought, Linked Stories, News, Water Conservation, Water Resources
The irony was not lost on David Way. While he methodically worked to save an oak tree in his front yard by using a soaker hose on his designated watering day, water, on a few occasions, was gushing from a water tower just feet away from his western Travis County home....
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Nov 30, 2023 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
You’ve likely heard about the Edwards Aquifer, especially over the past few drought-stricken years. The groundwater system provides water for more than 2 million people, and water levels in recent months have dictated watering restrictions, making them a tangible...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Nov 5, 2023 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Water main breaks are at record levels, aquifers are at historic lows, and funding for new water supplies is elusive. Central Texas still is figuring out how to adapt its infrastructure to extreme drought and rising temperatures intensified by climate change, and its...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Oct 16, 2023 | Community, Drought, Groundwater Resources, HCA in the News, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
A retiree in his 80s who has lived on two acres of land in Bulverde for 15 years is packing up and getting ready to walk away from his home. His water well, which once produced 7 1/2 gallons of water per minute from the Trinty Aquifer, is dry. He pays a water hauler...
