A pipeline helped secure water for San Antonio for decades to come — at a potentially high cost to some rural residents who are losing groundwater to the big city. Is it a preview for the rest of the…
Source: Rural Texas landowners say San Antonio water pipeline is drying up wells | The Texas Tribune
Supporters of the effort want to boost tourism in Fort Stockton by restoring year-round access to the natural spring.
Source: How A West Texas Nonprofit Hopes To Get Comanche Springs Flowing Again | Texas Standard
The date for the 7TH Annual Milam and Burleson Counties Groundwater Summit has been set for Aug. 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Summit is free and open to the public with lunch provided.
Source: POSGD Groundwater Summit planned | The Cameron Herald
Two Texas counties suffered years of killing drought in the last decade. The land cracked. Lakes disappeared. And cattle died. Scientists say it could be a glimpse of the future.
Source: ‘In hell’: Nowhere has been drier than this stretch of Texas – E&E News
A strong La Nia, which can shapeclimate patterns in NorthAmerica byaffectingthe jet stream, can lead to warmer and drier days in the Austin area.
Source: Central Texas in OK shape drought-wise, but what will happen when La Niña returns in fall?
Subsidence is the gradual sinking of the earth as a result of excessive groundwater use.
Source: Magnolia City Council passes ordinance to oppose proposed subsidence requirement | Community Impact
Recent rains have brought some relief to Elephant Butte reservoir in southern New Mexico, but the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is still preparing for low levels that have not been seen since the 1950…