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April 5, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith
He's Got a Little List
Key highlights and lowlights of the proposed city budget
"...no people but lots of funds for consultants, while Watershed Protection and Development Review stays flat and Public Works..."
Aug. 3, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Postmarks
A mixed salad of Green letters and more.
"...are to losing Barton Springs and its Hill Country watersheds, hurried along by one insider deal after the next...."
Jan. 12, 2001 Column
Naked City
Saving the land around Waller Creek downtown from flooding proves trickier -- and more expensive -- than council members or city staff anticipated.
"...manager for the Waller Creek tunnel within the city's Watershed Protection Department, who addressed the council Thursday...."
Dec. 15, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle
Page Two
Focusing the urban growth spotlight on Stratus Properties.
"...interpretation of the SOS ordinances, the buildout in the watershed is going to be overwhelming and devastating. To confirm..."
Dec. 1, 2000 Column by Louis Black
Going Public
A new Sunset Commission report recommends opening Texas' public lands to use by the public as parkland.
"...begun looking at land acquisition in the Barton Springs watershed. The Texas Nature Conservancy has launched an aggressive effort..."
May 19, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce
Slimed!
Is Barton Springs Pool Losing Its Soul to Algae?
"...water quality due to development in the Barton Springs watershed has long worried swimmers and environmentalists. But it appears..."
April 21, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce
Postmarks
The Sweet Science
"...I attended a meeting on East Bouldin Creek watershed and drainage improvements on Jan. 14, but hardly recognized..."
Feb. 5, 1999 Column
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...City officials charged with piecing together the watershed protection zone approved by voters with the passage of..."
May 22, 1998 News Feature
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...Our Springs Ordinance. It's also inside the Williamson Creek watershed. Motorola spokesperson Laurie Lemmon would not comment on the..."
Feb. 6, 1998 News Feature
Dead Salamanders
Salamanders Dying as Endangered Debate Continues
"...management plan to alleviate threats to the Barton Springs watershed and the Barton Springs salamander."..."
Dec. 13, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce
Anatomy of a Drowning
A Flood of Bad Blood Deluges Onion Creek
"...Bergstrom, and eventually dumps into the Colorado. Its 400-or-so-square-mile watershed, spreading into five counties, is by far the largest..."
Sept. 6, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Dawson: Birth of a Neighborhood
Lightsey Road, Between Congress and First
"...distorting the drainage patterns in the East Bouldin Creek watershed, the freeway construction has severed the creek from its..."
July 14, 1995 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Freeport Wins Small
Thousands and Thousands of Dollars
"...Barton Creek, most of it in the Barton Creek watershed, and all of it in the Barton Springs Contributing..."
May 19, 1995 News Feature by Daryl Slusher
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
"...Longhorn Dam. There are still some guardrails – city watershed protection standards apply because the factory falls in Austin's..."
Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher
City Council Gets Some Breathing Room on the Budget
Austin bounced back from COVID with what City Manager Spencer Cronk called “spectacular economic growth.” How spectacular?
"...million Convention Center $145.9 million Public Works $121.2 million Resource Recovery $112.3 million Watershed Protection $106.4 million Transportation $79.4 million Economic Development $76.7 million Development Services..."
July 22, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Austin Pilots New Tactics to Address Toxic Algae Blooms
Toxin found in Sculpture Falls poses greater risk to humans
"...Brent Bellinger, a senior environmental scientist in the city's Watershed Protection Department, but "your average child swimming is probably..."
Oct. 15, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Historic Baker School Site Among Items on Final 2020 Council Agenda
School, pond, no house
"...before they could close on the property, the city's Watershed Protection Department* made clear its intention to buy the..."
Dec. 11, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders
District Judges Issue Order on Felony Personal Bonds
UPDATE: Uniform rules to allow defendants to avoid jail before trial
"...defense attorney Ed “Skip” Davis called the decision a “watershed moment” in effectively eliminating cash bail for virtually all..."
March 24, 2020 News Post by Michael King
Headlines
"...Encampment Cleanups Resume: The city's Watershed Protection Department announced that cleanups of homeless encampments across..."
Jan. 31, 2020 News Feature
City Hall Ready for Liftoff on New Land Use Rules
It's as easy as flood protection, affordability, parking, transition zones ...
"...Staff in the Watershed Protection Department estimate that the draft code as prepared..."
Dec. 13, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders
City Staff Reports on Risks of Natural Gas Pipeline Through Edwards Aquifer
Council hears from Environmental Officer on Permian Highway Pipeline
"...District, the Save Barton Creek Association, and Wimberley Valley Watershed Association...."
Sept. 6, 2019 News Post by Michael King
Public Notice: Everything in Its Place
Contemplating “urbanism”
"...data we have now.” A spokesperson for the City Watershed Protection Department reached out to clarify that “City staff..."
Sept. 6, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro
Austin’s Least-Loved Landfill May Be Poised to Grow Again
The other ACL: The Austin Community Landfill
"...agency doesn't require it. Both TCEQ and the city's Watershed Protection Department receive and review WM's IWU reports and..."
Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader
The Top 10 Austin News Milestones of 2018
Days like these
"...while everyone hopes we're not just whistling past the watershed. – Michael King OCT. 31: City announces the completed testing..."
Dec. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
The Past, Present, and Future of Waller and Shoal Creeks
Finally doing right by Austin's waterways
"...its mandate extends beyond Downtown to the creek's entire watershed, which encompasses about 13 square miles. The new trail..."
Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Cronk to Reorganize Management Team
Musical chairs at City Hall
"...Goode (infrastructure services/transportation); Sara Hensley (parks/libraries/animal services/health); Joe Pantalion (development/aviation/planning/watershed); and Washington (human resources/fleet/communications). Pantalion and Hensley are both..."
Aug. 3, 2018 News Feature by Michael King
On Chesil Beach
Desire and desperation in Ian McEwan's pre-sexual revolution novella.
"...lovers find themselves in the days prior to that watershed: As Larkin painted it, "Up to then there'd only..."
June 1, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
True Love and Lawsuits in the Wedding Capital of Texas
'Til death do us party
"...in the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone, which means its watershed feeds directly into the water source for millions of..."
April 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger
CodeNEXT: Frustrations Mount (Again)
Commissioners lament “the worst code I have ever seen in my life”
"...three sees greater environmental improvements. Matt Hollon of the Watershed Protection Department presented the latest changes, while also emphasizing..."
