A jurisdictional dispute between two area water agencies concerning Medina Lake is headed back to court in Bandera County after the Fourth Court of Appeals reversed the trial judge’s 2016 ruling in a lawsuit.
Source: Appeals court revives lawsuit about jurisdiction over Medina Lake – San Antonio Express-News
Tom Blaine, the state?s top water official said settlement discussions are moving forward.
Source: Official gives NM legislators optimistic brief on water dispute with Texas
Santa Clara County?s groundwater ??which provides nearly half the drinking water every year for 2 million Silicon Valley residents ??fell by up to 60 feet during the state?s recent hist?
Source: Santa Clara County groundwater now back to pre-drought levels
David Wright is betting on Lake Meredith.
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Harvey dropped enough water to supply Texas for eight years, Larson said. It?s time, he said, to ?stop flooding and start storing this water.? The chairman of the?House Natural Resources Committee?already has one big idea ahead of next month?s interim hearing on what the state can do to address the damage done by?Hurricane Harveywith an eye toward mitigating the destructive power of future storms. San Antonio Republican?Lyle Larson?said he hoped the state would attempt a long-term strategy to find ways to store those floodwaters underground in aquifers ahead of future droughts. Harvey dropped enough water to supply Texas for eight years, Larson said. |
Water is a most fundamental natural resource: vital to all life, to our growing economy, to human welfare, and to the environment. SB1 envisioned market based voluntary transactions as a critical means of allocating water resources to meet future demand. With very few exceptions, such voluntary market based transfers of water have not occurred.
Source: The Gilmer Mirror – Texas Water Past Present and Future
BELTON ? The Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District board of directors, in a 4-0 decision, approved three permits Tuesday afternoon that will secure the short- and long-term growth of the
The lawsuit boils down to control over groundwater in south-central?New Mexico, and the city believes the state of New Mexico is the controlling authority.
Source: Texas-NM water fight could drag on for 10 years, attorney says
The importance of the oil and gas industry to this state cannot be understated.
Notably, the oil and gas sector has employed countless Texans, preserved rural communities and provided billions of dollars in severance taxes to the state’s savings account. However, its importance, as with all of the other priorities the state grapples with, is paralleled by or subordinate to water. Regardless of industry, economic or societal status, or religious or political affiliation: water is the universal resource to sustain life.
Time has shown that buyers and sellers left to interact without the intervention of government regulations are the best avenue not only for exchanging valuable goods, but also for conserving scarce resources.
Source: S.A. project shows free-market water program can work – San Antonio Express-News