Source: How to get farmers to use less Edwards Aquifer water? Pay them.
Conservation News
New El Paso facility seeks to turn brine into drinkable water – El Paso Matters
A new water source could supply the El Paso region with 1 billion additional gallons of drinkable water beginning in 2025.
Source: New El Paso facility seeks to turn brine into drinkable water – El Paso Matters
Experts: Texas not prepared for Austin-San Antonio population boom
The neighboring regions are projected to collectively grow from 5.2 million to 8.3 million people by 2050.
Source: Experts: Texas not prepared for Austin-San Antonio population boom
‘Forever chemicals’ found in thousands of private wells near military sites, study finds – Daily Press
New research finds that private wells near more than 82% of select military sites were contaminated with PFAS chemicals.
Without conservation, Ogallala Aquifer will go the way of the buffalo
The parallels between how we saw the bison in the 19th century and how we see the Ogallala Aquifer now are striking — and ominous.
Source: Without conservation, Ogallala Aquifer will go the way of the buffalo
Conservation groups turn from fight for air quality to water over proposed quarry | Community Impact
Vulcan Materials Company-Comal Quarry’s aggregate materials air permit’s legal challenges are over, but now conservation groups will put pressure on water quality issues due to the quarry’s location.
Source: Conservation groups turn from fight for air quality to water over proposed quarry | Community Impact
Strategic irrigation management: New technology boosts crop yield and conserves water in Texas | KVII
Strategic Irrigation Management is one of the newer methods producers are turning too, in order to reduce demand on groundwater while increasing crop yield. Far
Bastrop County water wells reach 9-year low | Community Impact
This year the Bastrop state well reported the lowest water level reading since 2014. This and other wells in the area draw from the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer which supplies groundwater to Bastrop and 59 other Texas counties.
Source: Bastrop County water wells reach 9-year low | Community Impact
Is it too late for Liberty Hill when it comes to water? | News | lhindependent.com
A group of Liberty Hill residents has come together for a second time to advocate for the creation of a groundwater preservation district in Western Williamson County.
Source: Is it too late for Liberty Hill when it comes to water? | News | lhindependent.com
Scientists Map Loss of Groundwater Storage Around the World – DRI
A new study maps, for the first time, the permanent loss of aquifer storage capacity occurring globally. Researchers from DRI, Colorado State University, and the Missouri University of Science and Technology examined how groundwater extraction is driving land subsidence and aquifer collapse.
Source: Scientists Map Loss of Groundwater Storage Around the World – DRI