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October 17, 2012 10:51 AM
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LAKE CONROE – After conducting a nationwide search that attracted 200 candidates, the San Jacinto River Authority Board of Directors named Jace Houston as general manager during their meeting Thursday morning.
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October 17, 2012 9:33 AM
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If you thought recent heavy rains across parts of Texas mean the state’s drought is over, think again. The map released Thursday by the U.S. Drought Monitor, a government-university partnership, showed about two-thirds of the state remained in one of four drought categories – “moderate,” “severe,” “extreme” or “exceptional.” And about half of the non-drought area qualified as “abnormally dry.”
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October 17, 2012 9:31 AM
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Things are starting to move on the water policy front, with Texas House Speaker Joe Straus and others saying water will be a focus of the upcoming session. Meanwhile, West Texas keeps getting drier.
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October 17, 2012 9:29 AM
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In two weeks, Dell Diamond will become the first private customer to use treated water from the City of Round Rock’s new reuse system, located on Texas 79.
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October 17, 2012 9:28 AM
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Water customers gave Amarillo's supply system another workout during this year's high-use season after consuming a record 16 billion gallons during the 2011 drought.
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October 12, 2012 4:08 PM
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Over the objections of those concerned about possible overregulation, the Austin City Council passed an ordinance Thursday requiring current and future water well owners to register their wells.
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October 12, 2012 4:06 PM
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I have an insight about the last two desperately dry summers that I think many San Angeloans can appreciate: The drought has been a blessing in disguise for our city.
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October 12, 2012 4:01 PM
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Bryan Shaw, the TCEQ chairman, told an Austin conference he has already had two "productive" calls with Ron Curry, the new regional head of the Environmental Protection Agency. The two plan to meet within about a month, Shaw said.
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October 11, 2012 4:15 PM
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$3 million EPA grant to TEEX will provide training, assistance to small water systems...
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October 11, 2012 4:14 PM
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From Facebook polls to phone calls to in-person pleas, City Council members were begged to keep San Angelo in drought level 3. The council didn't oblige at its meeting Friday, but perhaps only because a city ordinance blocked it.
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October 11, 2012 11:56 AM
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Despite the drought, optimism is high for winter crops.
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October 11, 2012 11:54 AM
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The event was sponsored by the San Antonio Clean Technology Forum and the Mission Verde Alliance, with a panel focusing on local water issues followed by one about state concerns.
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October 11, 2012 11:52 AM
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The city of Brownwood could soon reuse treated water directly taken from its wastewater system. Coastal cities are weighing the pros and cons of desalination to clean brackish water. In West Texas, planes use flares to “seed” clouds for precipitation.
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October 17, 2012 10:43 AM
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How much would you pay to turn on your water? For some residents in Staples, Texas, a small town just northeast of New Braunfels, their water bill just went up by 9,900 percent.
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October 17, 2012 9:32 AM
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October 17, 2012 9:30 AM
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The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) presented the 2012 Award for Excellence in Innovation to the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) for achieving the clean water trifecta -- a quest that began more than 15 years ago.
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October 17, 2012 9:29 AM
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In the previous session, the House balked at two bills intended to create the first permanent funding source for a new round of reservoirs, pipelines and other projects to avoid grave shortages in 2060.
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October 12, 2012 4:08 PM
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October 12, 2012 4:07 PM
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The Lower Colorado River Authority plans to cut expenses further and hold the line...
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October 12, 2012 4:06 PM
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The event was sponsored by the San Antonio Clean Technology Forum and the Mission Verde Alliance, with a panel focusing on local water issues followed by one about state concerns.
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October 11, 2012 4:15 PM
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The city of Seguin has applied for a grant to help defray homeowners’ costs for shutting down septic tank systems in Oak Village North after completion of the project extending city sewer service to the subdivision.
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October 11, 2012 4:14 PM
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Texas can save water by switching from coal as a power generation fuel to natural gas. That’s the conclusion of a new report published by the Webber Group, lead by University of Texas professor Michael Webber.
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October 11, 2012 4:13 PM
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The water conservation and drought management effort that reduced per-capita water use by nearly 50 percent since the 1980s has not reduced quality of life or economic development.
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October 11, 2012 11:56 AM
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says lack of water is becoming a serious economic drawback for the state...
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October 11, 2012 11:53 AM
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After six decades of trying, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing a new way to survey the iconic bird, replacing a frequent count with science-based estimates that federal biologists say provide a more realistic view of the endangered...
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