The Odessa City Council approved the budget to replace nearly 200 water valves and 17,000 feet of pipe.
Source: Odessa will spend $25 million to fix water infrastructure | The Texas Tribune
The Odessa City Council approved the budget to replace nearly 200 water valves and 17,000 feet of pipe.
Source: Odessa will spend $25 million to fix water infrastructure | The Texas Tribune
This summer, a short-lived curtailment order brought a dispute to a head between farmers irrigating from the Snake River and those dependent on groundwater. Without a long-term plan to share water, the cuts could come back next year.
Source: In Idaho, Water Shortages Pit Farmers Against One Another – Inside Climate News
HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – Some Hays County residents and water activists are concerned a proposed wastewater plant for a new development, which would be built in an environmentally sensitive region, could affect the water quality in the area.
Source: Neighbors, water activists worry a Hays County development will threaten water supply (KXAN)
Find out whether you’re helping the city meet its conservation goals.
Source: Fort Worth aims for steady progress on water conservation | Fort Worth Star-Telegram
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — City of Corpus Christi leaders are in the early discussion process about the possibility of diversifying our water sources with underground water. According to CCW COO Drew Molly, the resource is an aquifer located in Webb County.
Source: City leaders talk potential new water source with underground water
SAN ANTONIO – After two brutal summers of drought and record heat, Texas and our region are days away from a rare late July pattern to evolve bringing increased chances of rain and cooler temperatures.
Source: Rare late July weather pattern promises relief with rain and cooler temperatures for Texas
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) — El Paso Water officials said it’s reduced the amount of water it loses each year to 4.8 billion gallons. That makes El Paso the only major city in Texas that has decreased the amount of water they lose.
Source: El Paso sets the pace in Texas by cutting annual water loss to 4.8 billion gallons
Mexico owes Texas 900,000 acre-feet of water. But a regional drought is complicating the binational agreement.
Source: U.S. would end some aid to Mexico if water treaty isn’t met | The Texas Tribune
Many of the solutions are costly, putting them out of reach for small towns. But the region’s most populous cities are getting innovative.
Source: Rio Grande Valley cities seek alternatives to river water | The Texas Tribune