A&M, Bryan, College Station sue groundwater management over pumping permits

Source: Water rights lead to legal fights | The Battalion

Aquifers and the groundwater they supply are estimated to provide about “40% of worldwide drinking water needs,” according to a new report by Dr. Rosario Sanchez and colleagues at the Texas Water Resource Institute at Texas A&M University. Aquifers that span international borders play a major role in providing water to often vulnerable populations because […]

Source: Our Water Matters: Transboundary aquifers – the unseen emergency at the border – The Big Bend Sentinel

Fast-growing areas stress aquifers.

Source: Texas cities battle over water supplies | Building Design+Construction

We’re all familiar with piggy banks and savings accounts, right? You put your money into a bank for safekeeping, then withdraw it when needed. What if there was a way for communities to store water when it’s plentiful so they have access to it in times of emergency or drought?  

Source: All about ASR: understanding aquifer storage and recovery as a water supply strategy | Texas Water Newsroom

Legislators have filed dueling bills — one that gives the Hays Trinity water district more power, another that kills its authority over firms like Aqua Texas.

Source: Why state lawmakers are wading into a Hill Country water fight | SAEN

A new report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln shows groundwater levels in Nebraska generally dipped in 2024 following a season of drought.

Source: Annual groundwater report shows dip from drought | Nebraska Public Media

MERCEDES, Texas (Border Report) — The United States is holding back water payments to Mexico in order to send a message, the U.S. International Boundary and Water Commissioner told Border Report.

Source: US withholding water from Mexico to address debt, official says | Fox 5 San Diego

Environmental groups worry direct carbon capture is not the silver bullet to curb climate change many energy companies purport it to be.

Source: Texas oil company, Oxy, to begin sucking carbon out of air | The Texas Tribune

The legislation would put new requirements on wind and solar companies that oil and gas companies in Texas do not face.

Source: New regulations for renewable energy possible in Texas | The Texas Tribune