EPA and Army Corps seek 30 more days of comment on a Sept. 4 WOTUS proposal defining which wetlands the Clean Water Act covers.
Source: Farmers, Builders, And Texas Landowners Get Another Say On Clean Water Act Reach | Yahoo News
Conservation News
11 billion gallons of water are at the center of this Texas drought debate | kiiitv.com
A temporary order allows Corpus Christi to retain more water in its reservoirs. Now, state regulators must decide what happens next.
Source: 11 billion gallons of water are at the center of this Texas drought debate | kiiitv.com
Oil and gas companies want to dump treated wastewater into Texas rivers. But they haven’t proven it’s safe. | Opinion
Texas’ oil boom has created a massive pollution problem: nearly 1 billion gallons of produced water every day.
Advancing Inner Harbor desal is responsible step for water | Opinion | State | lufkindailynews.com
Editor’s note: The Corpus Christi City Council is scheduled on Sept. 1 to vote on whether to award a design-build contract to Corpus Christi Desalination Partners LLC for 60% design
Source: Advancing Inner Harbor desal is responsible step for water | Opinion | State | lufkindailynews.com
Trump administration tests cyber and AI tools to secure Texas water systems
The Trump administration debuted a new pilot program Monday to bring free cybersecurity and AI tools to under-resourced water systems, starting in Texas.
Source: Trump administration tests cyber and AI tools to secure Texas water systems | Axios
Why does East Texas need a groundwater conservation district? Gregg County judge weighs in
If East Texas doesn’t protect its groundwater supplies, it won’t need to worry about its lakes, rivers and streams. They’ll dry up, too, without groundwater, Gregg County Judge Bill Stoudt said this week.
Editorial: Could underground dams enable Valley to once again use groundwater as a source? | MyRGV.com
Texas Republicans turn against data centers, putting big tech on notice
By Helen Coster and Dawn Kopecki NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Less than a year ago, Texas Governor Greg Abbott hailed Texas as the “epicenter of AI development.” Now, in his bid for re-election, he is calling for sweeping new restrictions on data centers. And he’s hardly alone. Across the country, as Democrats ride a wave of local opposition to data centers ahead of the November elections,
Source: Texas Republicans turn against data centers, putting big tech on notice | Reuters
Search for sustainable water leads Texas farmers out of state
A drought in 2011 prompted the Huffhines family to seek farmland not reliant on an aquifer. The search took them from their home base Texas into Oklahoma.
Source: Search for sustainable water leads Texas farmers out of state | Farm Press
Gov. Abbott says Corpus Christi council ‘failed’ after not moving forward with desalination design contract
Inner Harbor desalination project stalls again after City Council vote