Plainview Estates to Finally Get Water

County signs off on connecting the 40 homes in low-income subdivision to water service

"...Travis County commissioners had no problem signing off on $115,000..."

April 6, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Boiling Water Has Some Boiling Mad

Seeking a definitive end to annual occurrences, Council calls for external audit

"...Last Saturday Austin experienced its third boil water notice in four years: this time a result of..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Jaws on the Water is Back for Another Bite

Signature Drafthouse floating screening returns in July

"...After over a year of still waters, Lake Travis is once again no longer safe for..."

June 24, 2021 Screens Post by Avery Wohleb

Austin at Large: Help Is Not on the Way

By design, decadence, and default, Austin and Texas have entered a DIY era

"...that 55% haveth power and 45% haveth not. Statewide, this divide separates the red from the blue, among those..."

Feb. 26, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Opinion: LCRA’s Water Marketing Ambitions Could Lower the Colorado River Below Austin

Environmental activist Rusty Middleton raises concerns over a groundwater pumping plan

"...Armed with a permit it is seeking from the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District, the..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Column by Rusty Middleton

The Shape of Water

An unconventional love story from one of the best fabulists

"...Fear and loathing of The Other is always with us, but much more rare is empathy..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fluoride Is Dangerous

"...fluoride to add to the city of Austin's drinking water. They must not be aware of the new study..."

March 5, 2014 Postmarks

Votes Flood in for Prop 6 Water Cash

$2 billion and a new water infrastructure bank get voter approval

"...of the state's 8,193 precincts reporting, the plan to establish a new $2 billion water infrastructure bank is cruising..."

Nov. 5, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Then There's This: Green Is as Green Does

Robbins' latest 'Directory' follows the flows of water – and power

"...It's not surprising that water would be the dominant talking point of..."

Aug. 2, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

More Water for Rice Farmers?

"...Dear Editor, It is unbelievable that the Lower Colorado River Authority would vote..."

Nov. 14, 2012 Postmarks

Drought: The End Is Not Near

Lake levels drop as temperatures rise

"...enough to pass what remains of the Pedernales River, this information doesn't come as any surprise. Between January and..."

July 29, 2011 News Feature by Ramon Martinez

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

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

Anger at Water Plant Plan Boils Over

City planners and residents at odds over future use of Guerrero Park

"...opposed to city plans for a 30-acre, $227 million water treatment plant in the Roy G. Guerrero Colorado River..."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Council Watch by Alex de Marban Like Water for Councilmembers

"...just let Freeport-McMoRan in your back door," lamented a disheartened speaker to the Austin City Council last Thursday, shortly..."

Aug. 25, 1995 News Column

Austin Water Director Greg Meszaros Resigns In Wake of Plant Snafu

Interim leader and third-party audit on tap for utility

"...In a memo this morning, City Manager Spencer Cronk announced Austin Water Director..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Post by Lina Fisher

Hays County Water War Continues

Lawsuits and legislation address water regulation

"...residents are waiting to see if a lawsuit or legislation will prevent Electro Purification, LLC, from pumping more than..."

May 1, 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

Austin's Water Prospectors

New city rules have slowed the demand, but urban wells remain a hot commodity in wealthy neighborhoods

"...There's a price to pay for watering lawns and filling swimming pools, but hundreds of Austin..."

Nov. 15, 2013 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Q&A Hole: How Is Humanity Most Likely to Destroy Itself?

The Earth will abide, but not necessarily old Homo Sap.

"..."We're destroying the planet!" shriek the more histrionic environmentalists among us...."

Feb. 25, 2013 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Then There's This: The Irony of Conservation

Austin's water-saving habits will delay need for WTP4

"...Austin Water Utility Director Greg Meszar­os dreams of a day when..."

Dec. 21, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect Highland Lake Water

LCRA vote on White Stallion coal plant permit pushed to August

"...Stallion weren't ironic enough, the company behind the project is asking the Lower Colorado River Authority for an enormous..."

June 15, 2011 News Post by Ramon Martinez

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

Beside the Point: Trust Us, We're the Water Utility

AWU's vows to deliver on WTP4 and conservation just don't wash

"...that would begin excavation of a pump station for Water Treatment Plant No. 4. The vote marks a crucial..."

Oct. 23, 2009 News Column by Nora Ankrum

Trouble the Water

This film about the human toll of Hurricane Katrina is one of the best and most inspirational things to come out of the disaster.

"...Deal. Miracles can occur, even in the face of disaster. Hurricane Katrina, a compound catastrophe caused by natural forces..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

More Subdivision Water Worries

Pedernales Canyon Trail homeowners worry cluster of new homes next to their upscale community will literally suck the groundwater out from under them

"...cluster of new homes next to their upscale community is literally going to suck the groundwater out from under..."

June 15, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

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.

"...pick with their critics, but where the campily gonzo sadism of Zombie's trashy masterpiece was spiteful good fun, Balaban's..."

July 21, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cold Water on TOD

"...Dear Editor, I hate to throw cold water on the frenzy over TOD (transit-oriented development) ["Here Comes..."

Jan. 27, 2005 Postmarks

"Water, Water Everywhere..."

"...But is it safe to drink? Ever since drinking tap water..."

Aug. 2, 1996 Column

Magic in the Water

"...famous loch of them all. Squinting through the cold, misty Highland air, I scanned the flinty waters, searching for..."

Sept. 8, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

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