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The Drought has intensified across Texas!
With the exception of far-southern Texas, drought intensified across much of the region as rainfall deficits mounted and soil moisture, streamflows, and other water reserves rapidly declined. The...
View ArticleTexas, $2 billion dedicated revolving fund for use in financing water projects.
AUSTIN—In the midst of a prolonged statewide drought that has created unprecedented awareness of the importance of water in the lives of Texans, Rep. Allan Ritter (R-Nederland), Chairman of the House...
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Ten things you should know about Texas water in the 83rd Legislature
Texas’ 83rd Legislative Session began Jan. 8 and ends May 27. The House Committee on Natural Resources was specifically charged with researching drought and water issues and developing a report on its...
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For the second year.. No water for Texas Farmers.
Most farmers in the lower Colorado River basin will go without irrigation water from the Highland Lakes for the second year in a row. “This drought has been tremendously difficult for the entire...
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North Fort Bend Water Authority on Track to Meet Conversion Deadlines
Good news for the North Fort Bend Water Authority (the “Authority”): The Fort Bend Subsidence District has given it (and all other Groundwater Reduction Plans in Regulatory Area A) another year – to...
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New water conservation recycling rules for hydraulic fracturing industry.
The Railroad Commission has adopted new rules to encourage Texas operators to continue their efforts at conserving water used in the hydraulic fracturing process for oil and gas wells, even though...
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San Saba River in Texas is #3 on endangered rivers list
American Rivers has released it’s list of endangered rivers for 2013 and the San Saba River is near the top of the list at number three. The report highlights ten rivers whose fate will be decided...
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TCEQ executive director recommends approval of LCRA’s proposed Water...
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has finished its technical review of LCRA’s proposed Water Management Plan for lakes Travis and Buchanan and TCEQ’s executive director is recommending that...
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Water from Mexico – Water release to Rio Grande increase to 9,000 cubic feet...
Water releases from Amistad Dam, located on the Rio Grande at Del Rio, Texas-Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, are increasing this month, bringing high flow to the river and rapidly-declining lake levels...
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Over 650 public water supply systems under mandatory water use restrictions
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has released the latest list of water system under water use restriction. A staggering 655 Public Water Systems are under mandatory restrictions, and...
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Commissioner Staples Launches New Online Tool to Connect Texans to Statewide...
AUSTIN — Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples has launched “The Water Source,” a new online tool to serve as a one-stop information portal for Texans to learn various facts about the ongoing drought,...
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Texas lake level infographic shows an overall decline in storage capacity for...
Comparison of Lake Level capacity by lake from 3-25-2013 to 6-11-2013. This graphic is free to share with credit to Texas Water News – WATRnews.com Texas Lake Levels 3-25-2013 Texas Lake Levels...
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Supreme Court sides with Oklahoma and rejects Texas’ claim to water.
The Supreme Court unanimously decided with Oklahoma, rejecting Texas’ claim that it had the right under a 30 year old agreement to cross the Oklahoma border for water. In the courts opinion, Justice...
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Lack of irrigation water could lead to $400 million in agricultural losses.
A total lack of irrigation water, whether by drought or international politics, would amount to agricultural losses in South Texas of almost $400 million annually and the loss of almost 5,000 jobs,...
View ArticleLegislators Spread Word about Proposition 6 – Fear voters unaware
Concerned that Harris County voters might be unaware…or unconcerned…about today’s serious water issues, a bipartisan group of state House members led by Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, gathered at a...
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Texas Water Development Board launches interactive 2012 State Water Plan website
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) has launched a new interactive website based on the 2012 State Water Plan as part of the TWDB’s ongoing effort to promote awareness about water shortages in...
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Lake Conroe Reaches Full Pool Elevation for first time in 4 years
Lake Conroe is officially “full.” At approximately 11:30 A.M. on Tuesday, May 13th, the water elevation of Lake Conroe reached 201.00 feet above mean sea level. This is the first time that Lake Conroe...
View ArticleAt least 34 Texas Communities have less than a 90 day supply of water. A...
Joe Mooneyham no longer grows any flowers or plants in his backyard. Instead, the Pebble Beach resident in Bandera County is nursing a quiet optimism that it will all come back. “I haven’t watered...
View ArticleTexas is fuming because Mexico isn’t sending the water it owes
… “This issue is life or death for some of our farmers, their ability to support their families and make a living,” said Texas state Rep. Eddie Lucio III (D), who has been leading the charge to make...
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Rain tops off Lewisville Lake
After a week of downpours in North Texas, Army Corps of Engineers officials in Lewisville report lake levels across this part of the country are reaching capacity — and in some cases exceeding it. “I...
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