As Central Texas battles extreme drought, shrinking lakes, and overtapped aquifers, some communities find themselves in crisis.
Source: Is Austin Going to Run Out of Water? – Austin Monthly Magazine
Author: Alan Day
Thanks to Newcomers, Texas Is Losing Ground on Water Conservation
Cities across Texas dramatically curbed water use over the last decade. Newcomers and first-time homeowners are causing it to spike again.
Source: Thanks to Newcomers, Texas Is Losing Ground on Water Conservation
South Texas is facing a water shortage, and farmers say Mexico is to blame
Farmers on the U.S. side of the border said that Mexico is a bad neighbor when it comes to sharing river water.
Source: South Texas is facing a water shortage, and farmers say Mexico is to blame
Jacob’s Well suspends 2024 swimming season – YouTube
Fighting for water in the Rio Grande Valley – Texas Farm Bureau
By Jessica DomelMultimedia ReporterLawmakers and agricultural organizations, including Texas Farm Bureau (TFB), continue to urge the Biden administration to take action to ensure Mexico delivers the water it owes the U.S. that is vital to farmers, ranchers and communities in the Rio Grande Valley.In a recent letter to the U.S. Trade
Source: Fighting for water in the Rio Grande Valley – Texas Farm Bureau
Formal complaint filed against Aqua Texas for using ‘illegal groundwater supply’
AUSTIN, Texas — The Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association (TESPA) has filed a formal complaint with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) over practices employed by Aqua Texas, the association announced Wednesday.
Source: Formal complaint filed against Aqua Texas for using ‘illegal groundwater supply’
Permit Hearing Notice & Agenda | Thursday, May 16, 2024 | 2:00 p.m. | District Office | Hearne, Texas
Permit Background Information | Wildfire Energy | BVOP-0291 | Amendment
Permit Background Information | Wildfire Energy | BVOP-0292 | Amendment
As California Cracks Down on Groundwater, What Happens to Fallowed Farmland? – GV Wire
California enforces groundwater laws in Kings County, sparking discussions on converting farmland to solar energy.
Source: As California Cracks Down on Groundwater, What Happens to Fallowed Farmland? – GV Wire
A Virus Could Help Save Billions of Gallons of Wastewater Produced by Fracking
UTEP study could lead to reusing ‘produced water’
Source: A Virus Could Help Save Billions of Gallons of Wastewater Produced by Fracking
Illegal dam on James River torn down, while another dam pops up in Mason County
MASON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — An illegal dam in the Texas Hill Country is being demolished following reports from KXAN. The dam, constructed along the James River in Mason County, was built in 2023. Meanwhile, in western Mason County, a second dam has been located along Leon Creek. This dam was also built without permits, according to TPWD.
Source: Illegal dam on James River torn down, while another dam pops up in Mason County