The economic viability of Bell County hinges on water. That?s what Dirk Aaron, the general manager of the Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District, said during a Friday morning forum with state Rep. Hugh Shine, R-Temple, hosted by the Temple Chamber of Commerce.
Conservation News
Bastrop County landowners can challenge groundwater permit, court says | Statesman | 1-5-18
Brazos Valley water conservation program targets outdoor water use | TWRI Conservation Matters | 1-10-18
Supreme Court appears to favor Florida in long-running water fight with Georgia | CBS News | 1-8-18
WASHINGTON?— The Supreme Court on Monday appeared to be looking for a way to side with Florida in its complaint that Georgia uses too much water and leaves too little for its southern neighbor. The justices heard argument in the long-running dispute between the two states.
New Mexico Is Jacking Our Water, Texas Tells Supreme Court | Daily Caller | 1-8-17
Texas told the U.S. Supreme Court Monday that New Mexico is funneling water away from the Rio Grande, in violation of a decades-old water sharing agreement between several states.
Long awaited water suit arguments get underway in Supreme Court Monday |SW Farm Press | 1-6-18
Monday, Jan 8 (2018), marks the first day arguments will be heard before the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) in the decades-old water dispute between Texas, New Mexico and Colorado.
Judge Rules For Local Landowners In Groundwater Export Dispute |SM Corridor News | 1-5-18
Judge Carson Campbell?s January 4, 2018 order ruled that the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District improperly excluded three individual landowners and conservation group?..
Bastrop County District Court Judge signs final judgement | 1-4-18
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Bastrop County District Court signs final judgement in the Andrew Meyer, Bette Brown, Darwyn Hanna, Individuals, and Environmental Stewardship v. Lost Pines GCD case on January 4, 2018. The decision orders Lost Pines GCD to reverse its decision to deny the Plaintiff party status, and subsequently orders a reversal of the permit issued to End Op in 2016. Read the final judgement?here.?
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Argument preview: Interstate water dispute over Elephant Butte Reservoir and the Rio Grande Compact | Scotus Blog | January 2, 2018
On January 8, the Supreme Court will hear an original jurisdiction dispute among three states that share interests in the flows of the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo del Norte: Texas, Colorado and New Mexico.
At War Over Water, Texas And New Mexico Will Face Off Next Week At The Supreme Court | Texas Standard | January 2, 2018
As the state?s population booms, water ? or the lack of it ? is becoming an increasing problem in west Texas. Each drop is precious. On January 8, Texas and New Mexico are headed to the Supreme Court to give their oral arguments in a dispute over an 80-year-old compact involving water from the Rio Grande. Texas claims New Mexico hasn?t been handing over the state?s allocated share of water, leaving its residents and their pecan trees high and dry.