SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ? A proposal to make California’s drought-era water restrictions permanent could allow the state to chip away at long-held water rights in an unprecedented power grab, representatives from water districts and other users told regulators Tuesday.
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REPORT: ‘Advancing One Water in Texas’ | Mitchell Foundation | 2-16-18
The future of our landscape across Texas is in jeopardy as population growth and climate change stretch our precious water resources thin and complicates water management during our famous weather extremes. The current water management paradigm in Texas does not adequately promote sustainable water management or place a priority on sustaining the needs of our environment.
Texas A&M experts say extended drought could bring fire risk, agricultural impact | The Eagle | 2-10-18
The drought that has plagued Texas since Hurricane Harvey drenched most of the state has raised fire risks and could eventually cause agriculture to take a hard hit, Texas A&M experts say.
Groundwater district appeals judge?s ruling for Bastrop landowners | Statesman | 2-8-18
A group of Bastrop County landowners have hit a roadblock in their fight to stop the withdrawal of 15 billion gallons of groundwater annually from the Simsboro formation of the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer.
Uvalde joins water lawsuit against San Antonio’s Edwards Aquifer Authority | SA Business Journal | 2-5-18
The city of Uvalde has joined the Uvalde County Underground Water Conservation District and other plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Edwards Aquifer Authority. The lawsuit seeks to protect residents and businesses in the Uvalde County area from what plaintiffs contend is an unfair attempt by the authority to take their water.
Educating students on water conservation: Groundwater conservation district takes on the challenge |TWRI | February 2018
Did you know that the water pumped from an aquifer may have taken up to 2,000 years to get to your sink? The?Brazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District?(BVGCD) presents this and much more information in Brazos Valley school districts as part of its water education and conservation outreach program.
Tapped Out: Florence residents skeptical about asphalt plant?s water-use claims | Killeen Daily Herald | 2-3-18
FLORENCE ? Bob Faulkner already has lowered his well?s pump 80 feet farther down because of a decade?s worth of drawdown of the aquifer supplying water to Florence residents. He may have to lower it another 100 feet next year if projections in a geologist?s recent report prove correct.
U.S. drought at worst level in nearly 4 years | USA Today | 2-2-18
The dry times are back.? Drought has returned with a vengeance across much of the United States, with the worst conditions across southern and western parts of the nation.
Tiny Michigan town in water fight with Nestle | AFP | 2-4-18
Global food conglomerate Nestle is in a battle with critics in tiny Osceola Township, Michigan where residents complain the Swiss company’s water extraction techniques are ruining the environment.
Brazos River Authority appoints new manager-CEO | KDH News | 2-2-18
The Brazos River Authority named former field manager David Collinsworth as its new general manager and chief executive officer, according to a Thursday news release.