Help Decide The Future of Your Groundwater
August 26, 2008
The Board of Preserve Our Water strongly supports the following message from David K. Langford, Advisory Board member of the Hill Country Alliance.
The POW Board has adopted a resolution on this matter – the willful ignoring of the effects of severe drought in area groundwater planning by Groundwater Management Area 9. That resolution is posted on the Preserve Our Water website and has been distributed to all GMA 9 representatives from the various Groundwater Conservation Districts. Also posted is a brief document (Drought of Record and DFC Planning) that explains why the excuses for ignoring serious drought are baseless.
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Don’t Allow This Opportunity To Go To Waste
August 8, 2008
This summer, Central Texas is experiencing an “exceptional” drought, the highest intensity of drought as categorized by the U.S. Drought Monitor. Drought means less rainfall to recharge to our underground aquifers and it can also result in higher groundwater pumping demand. As a result, water levels in Hill Country wells are declining and springs are running dry. It’s bad this year, but we’ve seen worse. Back in the 1950s, it took more than seven years for the rains to finally replenish drought-stricken parts of Texas.
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Texas Water Development Board Issues Results of the Groundwater Availability Model
April 16, 2008
WATER NEWS FOR BLANCO COUNTY AND BEYOND…
In This Edition
* Current Drought Condition
* Blanco County Burn Ban Status
* Groundwater Management Area 9 Update
* Correction
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Rainwater Harvesting Information Session a Great Success
April 10, 2008
WATER NEWS FOR BLANCO COUNTY AND BEYOND
In This Edition
* Current Drought Condition
* Blanco County Burn Ban Status
* March 8 Rainwater Harvesting Information Session a Great Success
* Interested in Learning About Hill Country Springs?
* B-PGCD Developments – Research Planning Workshop
* Natural Resources Conservation Service Announces Spring Water Programs
* Did You Know – Groundwater Facts
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Rainwater Harvesting Information Program is coming March 8
February 20, 2008
WATER NEWS FOR BLANCO COUNTY AND BEYOND . . .
In This Edition:
* Current Drought Condition
* Blanco County Burn Ban Status
* March 8 Rainwater Harvesting Information Session
* “Gentlemen, do not start your engines”
* B-PGCD Developments
* Kendall County’s Groundwater Conservation District Declares Permit Moratorium
* How Much Water Do We Have?
* Did You Know – Groundwater Facts
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Rockin’ J Permit Dispute Settled
January 29, 2008
WATER NEWS FOR BLANCO COUNTY AND BEYOND
In This Edition
a.. Current Drought Condition
b.. Rockin’ J Permit Dispute Settled
c.. B-PGCD Developments
d.. Rainwater Web Page Up and Running
e.. Texas Water Development Board Announces Rainwater Harvesting Award
f.. March 8 Rainwater Harvesting Information Session
g.. Did You Know – Groundwater Facts
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