A bill in the Texas legislature that would give county governments more authority to protect water sources in the Hill Country has not made it past the committee hurdle.
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Private property rights at heart of Montgomery County’s groundwater dispute | Community Impact Newspaper
Private property rights at heart of Montgomery County’s groundwater dispute
GMA 14 approves proposed desired future conditions; LSGCD objects to subsidence factor | Community Impact Newspaper
On April 9, Groundwater Management Area 14 voted on its proposed long-term goal for the Gulf Coast Aquifer System.
SAWS to pay $75,000 fine over Vista Ridge water discharge
The San Antonio Water System will pay $75,000 following discharges of high-priced water down a Northside creek last year.
Source: SAWS to pay $75,000 fine over Vista Ridge water discharge
Supreme Court Hands Win to Georgia in State Water War (3)
The U.S. Supreme Court won’t force Georgia to curb its water usage, a defeat for downstream Florida in the two states’ long legal war over limited resources.
Source: Supreme Court Hands Win to Georgia in State Water War (3)
Specialty crops: Potential for more return for water | AgriLife Today
High Plains agriculture producers could diversify with specialty crops and get greater returns for their water with pivot irrigation systems.
Source: Specialty crops: Potential for more return for water | AgriLife Today
Railroad Commission asks legislature for millions to pay for abandoned oil wells | KABB
The pandemic caused a staggering drop in oil prices over the last year, which has resulted in less production in Texas and more abandoned wells. Caption: (SBG San Antonio) It is the responsibility of oil and gas operators to plug wells and clean up once operation ceases and the majority of time they do, but when a company files bankruptcy, it is up to the state to clean up the mess. A lot has changed since the Rooke family began drilling on their 15,000 acre La Rosa Ranch in Refugio County.
Source: Railroad Commission asks legislature for millions to pay for abandoned oil wells | KABB
Drought Is the U.S. West’s Next Big Climate Disaster – Bloomberg
Water scarcity is baking cropland and ramping up wildfire risk from California to Texas
Source: Drought Is the U.S. West’s Next Big Climate Disaster – Bloomberg
Some Common Mistakes Well Owners Make Regarding Their Wells and Equipment – Wellowner.org
By Gary L. Hix, R.G., CWD/PI As a private water well contractor and well inspector for many years, I had the opportunity to observe and document a number of mistakes private well owners made to their wells and water systems. Some modifications were almost comical, while others I considered outright dangerous for the homeowner and […]
Source: Some Common Mistakes Well Owners Make Regarding Their Wells and Equipment – Wellowner.org
Local residents oppose new rock mining facility
The new rock quarry in Salado is located off Solana Ranch Road– a rural area where the residents rely on groundwater for their daily needs such as drinking, bathing and watering livestock.