CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Planned to take place over a ten-year period, the City Of Corpus Christi wants to build two desal plants and more water projects, boosting our water output by another 130 million gallons of water a day.
Source: City plans second desal plant and other water projects, doubling the city’s total water capacity
The Texas Railroad Commission is tasked with plugging wells. But the state regulators say their scope is limited.
Source: West Texas orphan oil wells are leaking with unknown harms | The Texas Tribune
Water in the state of Texas will decrease by 18% as demand increases by 9% by 2070, according to the Texas Water Development Board. At the same time, the state’s population could eclipse 50 million people.
Source: Texas’ population is projected to surpass 50M by 2070. Do we have enough water?
MEXICO CITY – Mexico City, one of the world’s largest with over 21 million residents, is facing the potential of running out of water.
Source: Could Mexico City run out of water soon? Region faces historic shortage
GEORGETOWN, Texas — The City of Georgetown is working on finding additional ways to supply its residents with water after a study found resources could be dangerously low by the year 2030. The big question: could the City of Georgetown be out of water by 2030?
Source: Could Georgetown be out of water by 2030? Here’s what the experts say
In Part Two of this series about the dispute between Aqua Texas and the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District, attorney Jim Blackburn, who is President of the Trinity Edwards Spring Protection Association and a Professor in the Practice of Environmental Law at Rice University, outlined the essential issues from the viewpoint of the Groundwater District and TESPA.
Source: Can Aqua Texas supply enough water without overpumping? | Wimberley View
AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – The Texas Water Development Board reported that drought conditions across the state worsened overall for the first time in five weeks, according to the most recent “Water Weekly” update. Further, officials noted that for the first time in more than 23 years, water supply reservoirs in Amarillo were in better condition than those in Austin.