One Water to Rule Them All

"...Austin,” and it is claimed the draw on local groundwater would threaten “the well-being of fellow Austinites and the..."

March 1, 2024 Postmarks

Winter Is Still Coming: An Update on Water, Power and Other Relief for Austinites

As the city thaws, utilities slowly repair damage, restore service

"...restoring water service to Austin residents in the wake of the..."

Feb. 19, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Update to City’s Water Plan Through 2080 Nears Completion

Austin Water offers incentives for conservation and new supply strategies

"...The demands on our region’s water will only continue to grow as our population increases,..."

Sept. 13, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin Water’s Aquifer Storage Project Steams Ahead

Project aims to store drinking water underground in the event of another supply issue

"...After the third boil water notice in four years this February, Austinites are pondering..."

April 1, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Expectations and Explanations for the Boil-Water Notice

Plus, how to register for emergency alerts if you didn’t get one

"...On Saturday evening Austin experienced its third boil-water notice in four years, this one a result of..."

Feb. 7, 2022 News Post by Lina Fisher

Water Pipe

Water Line = Growth?

"...Bunch says, is LCRA's plan to build a 14-mile water line to Dripping Springs from an LCRA water station..."

June 25, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Is Kyle’s Water Problem a Microcosm of Central Texas Drought Issues?

Straight outta water

"...realized it has already used 102% of its allotted water from the Edwards Aquifer for the year, they struck..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Water Distribution Sites Open Around Austin

Boil water notice, water use restrictions still in place

"...power is no longer a problem for most Austinites, water issues continue: The city and county are still under..."

Feb. 21, 2021 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Water Boil Order Could End This Weekend

City issues official notice on water quality

"...While the water boil notice has so far been a precautionary measure,..."

Oct. 24, 2018 News Post by Mary Tuma

Ellen Bartel and Global Water Dances

Joining a global cause, choreographers invite Austin to the water's edge

"...Ellen Bartel is worried about privatization of clean water. Given the utterly intimate worries that have surfaced in..."

June 23, 2017 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Hays Water War Update

Pending reg bill sparks hope for Hays County water advocates

"...hearings to get a currently unregulated area, or "white zone," of the Trinity Aquifer in Hays County under the..."

May 15, 2015 News Feature by Vicki Wolf

Hays County Water War

Private drilling threatens local water supplies

"...County are reaching the state Capitol, reverberating over a groundwater well project that opponents say could draw more water..."

April 3, 2015 News Feature by Vicki Wolf

Then There's This: Water Talk Bubbles Forth

Exploring the unknown future of Austin's water supply

"...as in most other growing cities. And if there's one thing about which there is increasing uncertainty at this..."

May 16, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

Water Fall

Between Austin Water's conservation goals and its execution ... lies a shadow

"...know him would surely guess – working on his water report: a critical analysis, characteristically unsparing in detail, of..."

June 17, 2011 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Flow: For Love of Water

Documentary about the degradation of the world’s water supply through environmental indifference, chemical irresponsibility, mass privatization, and corporate chicanery.

"...Salina. When you grab a bottle of Poland Spring water and look at the label, with its idyllic blue..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Austin Water Woes Continue

Austin Water and Austin Energy vow to secure third-party audits for meter reading and billing

"...Last Wednesday during a Public Utility Committee meeting, Austin Water Utility Director Greg Meszaros told members of Council that..."

Nov. 27, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Shape of Water

An unconventional love story from one of the best fabulists

"...Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Doug Jones, David Hewlett and Nick Searcy...."

Dec. 8, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Water Woes

Despite abnormal water usage readings, Austin Energy says billing system accuracy is "extremely good"

"...story of Catt Bowen, who said her August Austin Water bill came back six times higher than the bill..."

Sept. 11, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Point Austin: Water, Water (Plant) Everywhere

The arguments over WTP4 have petrified

"...One of the odder quirks of the still festering debate..."

Sept. 3, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Pressure Rising at the Water Utility

One manager forced out, another accused of harassment ... who's watching the valves?

"...April 6, Perwez Moheet, deputy director of the Austin Water Utility, announced his retirement. It wasn't exactly a shock,..."

May 7, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: The Magic Water Bullet

What water do we need, and when do we need it?

"...If the recent City Council presentation on the conspiracy-steeped Water Treatment Plant No. 4 was the municipal equivalent of..."

July 31, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep

This adventure fantasy about a boy's involvement with a mysterious animal is also a period story about childhood anxieties.

"...Brian Cox. A family film in the best sense, Water Horse plays like a cross between a World War..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lady in the Water

The performances are bang-on, and there are moments of great beauty throughout, but Lady in the Water ultimately capsizes under the weight of its own goofy story.

"...First Rob Zombie pointedly mocks Gene Shalit – and honestly, what's not to mock? – in last year's perversely..."

July 21, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Water

This film which examines the second-class status of women in traditional Hindu society is beautiful yet sad, a tale drenched in centuries of stagnant, holy water.

"...Seema Biswas, John Abraham, Sarala, Manorama and Vidula Javalgekar. Water, which examines the second-class status of women in traditional..."

May 12, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Water Parks, Swimming Holes, and More Options to Keep You Cool

Beat the heat with these H2Options

"...Texas temperatures? Austin has an abundance of enjoyable outdoor water activities to choose from. From floating obstacle courses to..."

July 18, 2018 Events Post by Eilish O'Sullivan

How Accurate Is Your Water Bill?

Residents complain they're being overcharged; city disagrees

"...story of Catt Bowen, who said her August Austin Water bill came back six times higher than the bill..."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Hays Water Fight Continues

While Senate approves water protections, another battle is on the horizon

"...Early Saturday morning, Hays County water advocates learned that the Texas Sen­ate had passed HB..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Vicki Wolf

Public Notice: Test Your Water Knowledge

Everywhere you turn, the issue is water

"...Here are four water-related news items. But one of these items doesn't really..."

Feb. 20, 2015 News Column

Open Water

Is it wrong to root for the sharks?

"...a small budget and even smaller cameras in Open Water, a DV feature by husband-and-wife filmmakers Kentis and Laura..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Magic in the Water

"...the cold, misty Highland air, I scanned the flinty waters, searching for a sign of the murky monster. It..."

Sept. 8, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

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