Texas wants state to stop pumping some groundwater

Source: NM needs to protect water, official says » Albuquerque Journal

Groundwater conservation groups are urging state legislators to consider tweaking a relatively non-controversial bill that proposes to sync up groundwater pumping permits with the permits that allow companies to export groundwater out of the region.House Bill 1066, authored by Rep. Trent Ashby, R-Lufkin, and Rep. Lyle Larson, R-San Antonio, was introduced to the House Natural Resources Committee last week as a housekeeping measure — a bill that would shore up a discrepancy between

Source: Bill looks to solve groundwater export regulation discrepancy

Spurred by population growth and climate change, the shortages are likely to have a huge effect on the agricultural sector.

Source: The U.S. Will See Water Shortages Within the 21st Century, Study Says | Fortune

QUESTION: In one of your editions in January you had an article in the paper concerning pollution levels at some of our East Texas coal burning facilities. With Martin Creek

Source: Answer Line: Different standards for water depending on its use | Answer Line | news-journal.com

Confidence of Buda officials is high six weeks into a new legislative session as the city’s efforts to have an Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) bill pass… #DonnaCampbell #ErinZwiener #JeffHeckler

Source: Aquifer storage bill could flow through state capitol

San Angelo city council unanimously approved city staff to seek a loan for improvement measures to the Hickory Aquifer. City council members granted city staff permission to seek a low interest 30 year loan from the Texas Water Development Board. That means more water for the citizens of San Angelo.

Source: City presses forward with Hickory improvments

Home builders say new state regulations for digging private water wells may severely hurt their ability to do business going forward. The new rules restrict how close a new water well can be to existing wells.

Source: Fort Worth builder: new water conservation law hurts business | Fort Worth Star-Telegram