Groundwater-related news articles over the last month (August 2022) that I am aware of. I provide these as an FYI—I make no guarantees on the accuracy of these reports (despite some occasional editorializing on my part [or my participation in an article!]).
- Dove hunters asked to report abandoned wells:
- Water levels down in Williamson County:
- Film studio to be built on the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone in San Marcos:
- Edwards Aquifer Authority warns that Stage 4 may be needed in August
- Development of the La Cima tract in San Marcos over the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone:
- The death of Jack Goodman:
- Texas-New Mexico fight over the Rio Grande:
- https://www.abqjournal.com/2528779/texas-nm-have-until-sept-23-for-groundwater-case-settlement.html
- https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/settlement-deadline-looms-in-supreme-court-case-over-rio-grande-water/
- https://elpasomatters.org/2022/08/24/parties-in-texas-versus-new-mexico-rio-grande-settlement-still-uncertain/
- Texas cities in fear of running out of water:
- Report from the Texas Produced Water Consortium
- 1,4-Dioxane State Groundwater Regulations
- Texas obtains $25 million in federal funding to plug 800 orphaned wells
- Jacob’s Well goes dry:
- Groups sue Environmental Protection Agency over coal ash
- installation of wellfield monitor wells for uranium mining:
- Drought conditions putting added strain on Ogallala Aquifer
- ‘Get ready’ for lifetime droughts, warn experts
- North Plains Groundwater Conservation District helping farmer use less groundwater
- Water From The Sky Replaces Groundwater Being Used For Irrigation
- USGS Annual Groundwater Table Report
- Hays County Parks: Aquifers need more water to recharge
- Drought is here. But is San Antonio truly water-secure?
- The water diplomats
- Dry riverbeds, dead fish, tapped-out wells: Drought takes toll in Hill Country
- ‘Conservation-scale’ Hill Country development previews water plans amid backlash
- Texas Hill Country water crisis may be approaching ‘tipping point,’ experts warn
- Why Great Plains agriculture is particularly vulnerable to drought
- How you can protect the Edwards Aquifer
- One of Texas’ last ‘untouched’ waterways down to a ‘trickle’ amid drought
- The Ogallala Aquifer: The past, the present, and the future of agriculture
- Report shows contamination in Fifth Ward cancer cluster worse than anyone thought
- The Ogallala Aquifer: When will the wells run dry? What, then?
- As Edwards water restrictions toughen, stricter enforcement in SA
- Truckers hauling thousands of gallons of water daily the only thing keeping Concan from going dry
- Massive Water Pipeline Project will bring relief to Katy
- SAWS to issue citations with fines to customers not following Stage 2 rules
- Rainwater is unsafe to drink everywhere, researchers say
- Multistate project focused on protecting one of nation’s largest aquifers
- As drought deepens, SAWS has plenty of water. Here’s why.
- Panhandle Runs on Water: Moore County hosts disposal event with Texas Ag Commissioner
- Drought drops aquifer levels across Texas
- Mapping Texas’ soil water resources for the future
- ‘The easy water is gone’: Drought and climate change strain Texas aquifers
- Why scientists are desperate to find a salamander that’s been missing for 71 years
- Will Texas run out of groundwater? Experts explain how drought taps out water wells.
This website never disappoints for the voluminous collection of water news to consider. Thanks for providing a monthly update.
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