A years-long drought in Mexico forced the last sugar mill in Texas to close in April. CNN’s Rosa Flores explains how the water crisis is affecting the US.
Source: The last sugar mill in Texas shut down. Here’s why | Watch
A years-long drought in Mexico forced the last sugar mill in Texas to close in April. CNN’s Rosa Flores explains how the water crisis is affecting the US.
Source: The last sugar mill in Texas shut down. Here’s why | Watch
Drought conditions in and around, San Antonio are causing homeowners a fortune to keep running water in their homes.
Source: Homeowners blame drying Medina Lake for their private water wells collapsing
Record snowfall in recent years has not been enough to offset long-term drying conditions and increasing groundwater demands in the U.S. Southwest, according to a new analysis of NASA satellite data.
Source: Satellites find that snow didn’t offset southwestern US groundwater loss
Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District has announced the Annual Groundwater Summit and upcoming free well water quality testing campaign this summer.
Source: POSGD GROUNDWATER SUMMIT PLANNED FOR JULY 18 IN CALDWELL
The US-Mexico water crisis is highlighting the immense difficulties of navigating how to share shrinking water resources in a hotter, drier world.
Source: A water war is looming between Mexico and the US. Neither side will win | CNN
The new rules affect watering hours, drip irrigation, non-San Antonio resident fines, and high water users.
Source: SAWS proposes tightened drought rules for top water users and violators | TPR
The Georgetown City Council is discussing making updates to the development code, which was created more than 20 years ago, in order to conserve more water.
Source: New construction in Georgetown may have to landscape differently as city attempts to conserve water
“They found it soon enough. I mean, after they saw it on the news,” rancher Schuyler Wight said.
Source: RRC response underway at leaky orphan well in Pecos County
When the water runs out, there are no good options. One of the poorest regions in Texas faces an uncertain future.