Source: Water supply top of mind for Texas lawmakers this Spring (NBC Dallas)
Texas utilities are storing their water underground. Here’s why.
City Council looks to Jim Hogg County for potential brackish water source
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A presentation heard at the city council meeting Feb. 11 is exploring the possibility of using EV Ranch in Jim Hogg County as a source for brackish water that could produce up to 25 million gallons of water daily.
Source: City Council looks to Jim Hogg County for potential brackish water source (kristv)
Wetlands, groundwater, small streams would lose KY protection under advancing bill
— by Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky Lantern —Click here to share this article on social media!A bill that would limit regulation of water pollution in Kentucky to a weakened federal standard advanced Wednesday from a state legislative committee, lawmakers touting it as relief from bureaucracy for industry.Environmental advocates and a
Source: Wetlands, groundwater, small streams would lose KY protection under advancing bill (forwardKY)
‘Air to water’ innovative tech comes to Texas amid water crisis
MANOR, Texas (KXAN) — With a growing population and an increase in droughts, Texas is more desperate for water than ever before. New technology may provide a possible solution, and it comes from the air around us.
Source: ‘Air to water’ innovative tech comes to Texas amid water crisis (KXAN)
East Texas residents fight proposed oil waste disposal sites
The Texas Railroad Commission pushed one development forward recently.
Source: East Texas residents fight proposed oil waste disposal sites (Houston Chronicle)
Rogers: The Legislature needs to get serious about water
Source: Rogers: The Legislature needs to get serious about water (DMN)
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes West Texas | The Texas Tribune
The 5.0 magnitude earthquake is tied for the sixth strongest in state history. Scientists have warned for years that increased fracking in West Texas is causing higher earthquake activity.
Source: Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes West Texas | The Texas Tribune
People are flocking to Florida. Will there be enough water for them? – 95.5 WSB
Grist dives into Florida’s ironic water scarcity problem, borne from climate change, a development boom, and the overexploitation of groundwater.
Source: People are flocking to Florida. Will there be enough water for them? – 95.5 WSB
Water district tries to ease concerns about Dallas buying Lake O’ the Pines water
HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas (KETK) – The Northeast Texas Municipal Water District (NETMWD) went public to defend their potential sale of water from Lake O’ the Pines on Friday following public backlash. Many local residents remain concerned about the impact a potential sale would have on the cities, towns and other bodies of water that Lake […]
Source: Water district tries to ease concerns about Dallas buying Lake O’ the Pines water (KETK Tyler)