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March 8, 2024 News Feature
Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...conditions seem to be improving. In December, the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District declared a Stage 4 Exceptional Drought..."
Feb. 16, 2024 News Feature
Fitzhugh Neighbors Still Furious About Proposed 5,000-Seat Concert Venue
Enviro groups say development will pollute creek and aquifer
"...runoff polluting nearby Barton Creek and the Middle Trinity Aquifer...."
Feb. 1, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher
New Wells in Austin to Monitor Oxygen Levels for Endangered Salamanders
Amid drought, flows into the aquifer are dwindling
"...drought is not turning around anytime soon. The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District declared a Stage 4 Exceptional Drought..."
Jan. 26, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Drought Conditions, Meet Rainwater Tanks
Collecting rain prevents pollution and reduces flood risk
"...stage 2 watering restrictions, and last month the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District declared a stage 4 drought for..."
Jan. 26, 2024 News Feature by Emily Engelbart
Great Springs Trail Project From Austin to San Antonio Chugs Along
After identifying ideal plots, it’s time to acquire them
"...a land conservation goal of 50,000 acres over the Edwards Aquifer in Hays, Comal, Bexar, and Travis counties by..."
Dec. 29, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Aquifer District Declares a Stage 4 Drought for the First Time Ever
Buda, Kyle must reduce water usage
"...Last week, the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District declared a Stage 4 Exceptional Drought..."
Dec. 22, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Widespread Opposition to Concert Venue West of Austin Might Not Be Enough to Kill It
Commissioners say it’s a road safety issue
"...traffic police at each concert event," noted the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance's Mike Clifford. He also pointed out that..."
Oct. 6, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Is Kyle’s Water Problem a Microcosm of Central Texas Drought Issues?
Straight outta water
"...already used 102% of its allotted water from the Edwards Aquifer for the year, they struck a friendly neighbor..."
Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Stage 2 Drought Restrictions Begin as Highland Lake Levels Continue to Drop
Restaurants can only serve water upon request, new irrigation rules
"...the first time in its 36-year history, the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District announced it's on track to enter..."
Aug. 11, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher
How Much of the Colorado Should We Leave Up to Elon Musk’s Discretion?
Tesla uses a massive amount of water while the Boring Co. attempts to dump its wastewater into the river
"...the first time in its 36-year history, the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District announced last week that it's on..."
Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...The Great Springs Project will conserve 50,000 acres across Edwards Aquifer, KUT reported...."
Aug. 4, 2023 News Feature
SH 45 Gap Project Moves Ahead Despite Dubious Regional Cooperation
Out of the loop
"...Environmental advocates including the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance and Shea fear that the Edwards Aquifer..."
June 23, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher
TCEQ OKs Rock and Concrete Crushing Cluster in East Austin
Meanwhile, Lege may make it harder for residents with health concerns to weigh in
"...a May 10 hearing on SB 471, the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance's Annalisa Peace said, "Persistent citizen complaints often..."
May 26, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Tensions Rise Ahead of Meeting on Zilker Plan
Dazed and confused over Zilker
"...about the placement of the garages possibly in the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone, particularly an underground garage below a..."
May 19, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Public Notice: Move Fast and Break Things
Elon Musk and the Texas Legislature seem to be on the same path
"...any environmental regulations that are currently required. The Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance, for one, sounded the alarm (too late),..."
May 5, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro
Can Plum Creek Handle City of Kyle’s Exponential Growth?
Plum dumping
"...San Marcos River Foundation, Hill Country Alliance, and Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance as well as residents of a subdivision..."
April 14, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Coalition Fighting Another Proposed Amphitheater Near Dripping Springs
Environmental groups call on TCEQ to reject wastewater permit
"...may affect water quality; the land lies in the Edwards Aquifer Contributing Zone and includes habitat for the endangered..."
March 3, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Public Notice: Council’s Last Stand
Next week’s meeting tries to tie up some loose ends
"...Barton Springs water quality protection lands and the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer recharge and contributing zones. Elsewhere among the 15..."
Nov. 25, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro
Hays Project Threatens Aquifer, Pressures Small Town
Wading through MUD-dy waters
"...Yet another planned development threatens the Edwards Aquifer, this time centering on the small city of..."
Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Four Decades of Austin Chronicle Halloween Mask Covers
"...investment value in the environmentally sensitive land over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone before anyone else, and his Circle..."
Oct. 24, 2022 Photo Gallery
Hays County Moves to Bridge the SH 45 Gap Amid Political Firestorm
Mind the gap
"...be disastrous to the ecologically fragile area and the aquifer transition zone beneath it. Since the 1980s, the city..."
Oct. 7, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Public Notice: A Drop in the Aquifer
Still in a drought, in the middle of a downpour
"...drop in the Hill Country's wells and springs and aquifers, or to come close to pulling Central Texas out..."
Sept. 2, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro
Violet Crown Amphitheater Plans Proceed With “Some Changes”
It's been a rocky road for the planned development off Highway 71
"...end up being built." Mike Clifford of the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance told the Chronicle, "I don't really see..."
July 1, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Fin, Fur, Feather, and Wonder in Deep in the Heart
New nature documentary explores the diversity and fragility of Texas wildlife
"...of Big Bend to the subterranean depths of the Edwards Aquifer; secondly, each animal would represent something larger about..."
June 3, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Planned 20K-Seat Amphitheatre Back to Drawing Board After Enviro Board Loss
Violet Crown venue withdraws city water and sewer extension request
"...Preserve and lies within the Barton Creek Watershed and Edwards Aquifer Contributing Zone, Champlin said...."
Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson
Enviro Groups Oppose Plans for Violet Crown Venue
20,000-seat venue would sit amidst Barton Creek preserve
"...and a nightclub, but Mike Clifford of the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance says it's the amphitheatre itself – planned..."
Nov. 19, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher
1,400-Acre Development Near Hamilton Pool Ignites Push to Protect Salamander
Environmentalists petition to list Pedernales River springs salamander as endangered species
"...others will try to follow." Bunch says the karst Edwards-Trinity Aquifer, which would supply Mirasol, is like Travis County's..."
Oct. 8, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...BSEACD Leader Bids Adieu: Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District General Manager Vanessa Escobar announced her..."
Aug. 13, 2021 News Feature
Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Seeking New Conservator: Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District Board Secretary Blake Dorsett resigned from..."
