Source: As West withers, corporations consolidate land and water rights – InvestigateWest
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Demand for well water is growing in rural West Texas – Marketplace
People have been moving to far West Texas during the pandemic, but officials are concerned there isn’t enough water to go around.
Source: Demand for well water is growing in rural West Texas – Marketplace
‘Zero Day’ for California water? Not yet, but unprecedented water restrictions send a sharp warning
A toxic lake grows unchecked in the West Texas desert | Texas Standard
Abandoned oils wells shoot contaminated water to the surface near Imperial. Regulators haven’t intervened.
Source: A toxic lake grows unchecked in the West Texas desert | Texas Standard
Water Law Update: The Equitable Apportionment Doctrine: It’s not Just for Rivers and Streams Anymore | Husch Blackwell LLP – JDSupra
Wells and springs are drying up in Texas. Here is what leaders can do about it. | Growing Returns | Opinion
Groundwater management in Texas is headed in the wrong direction, but groundwater agencies have the authorities and tools to reverse this alarming trajectory.
Source: Wells and springs are drying up in Texas. Here is what leaders can do about it. | Growing Returns
Diminishing groundwater poses serious challenges in the Paso del Norte region – El Paso Matters
Note: This is the first in a series about the groundwater in the Borderland. The second installment examining groundwater solutions will publish later
Source: Diminishing groundwater poses serious challenges in the Paso del Norte region – El Paso Matters
Cattle Raisers oppose changes to federal water regulation | Livestock | hpj.com
In 2015, the Obama administration enacted its Waters of the United States Rule. The absurdly overreaching scheme would have gone as far as regulating drainage ditches and streams that only
Source: Cattle Raisers oppose changes to federal water regulation | Livestock | hpj.com
New Freshwater Aquifer Discovered by Texas Railroad Commission in West Texas | texasinsider | texasinsider.org
“It’s because of oil and gas exploration that we found this aquifer,
States spend big money in the Texas v. New Mexico Supreme Court fight – El Paso Matters
The state governments of Texas and New Mexico have spent more than $30 million combined on legal fees in the fight over Rio Grande water, which is now
Source: States spend big money in the Texas v. New Mexico Supreme Court fight – El Paso Matters