Vol 2, Issue 22

Lee County resident Hilde Sides protests the Vista Ridge Water Supply Project with other Lee and Bastrop County residents outside the San Antonio City Council public hearing on the project on Oct. 8.
Lee County resident Hilde Sides protests the Vista Ridge Water Supply Project with other Lee and Bastrop County residents outside the San Antonio City Council public hearing on the project on Oct. 8.

San Antonio Approves Historic Water Project

The San Antonio City Council on Thursday unanimously voted in front of a packed chamber to approve a controversial pipeline that would bring in groundwater from 142 miles away.

 

A map of the proposed pipeline that will deliver 16 billion gallons of water annually from underneath Burleson County to San Antonio, about 140 miles away.
A map of the proposed pipeline that will deliver 16 billion gallons of water annually from underneath Burleson County to San Antonio, about 140 miles away.

Vote Set on San Antonio's Historic Water Gamble

As San Antonio's City Council prepares to vote on a controversial water pipeline, new emails fuel concern that the project might not be necessary.

 

Francine Sanders Romero, an associate dean in the College of Public Policy at the University of Texas at San Antonio, is the chairperson of the City of San Antonio Conservation Advisory Board.
Francine Sanders Romero, an associate dean in the College of Public Policy at the University of Texas at San Antonio, is the chairperson of the City of San Antonio Conservation Advisory Board.

The Q&A: Francine Sanders Romero

In this week’s Q&A, we interview Francine Sanders Romero, associate dean at the University of Texas at San Antonio

Lake Travis, a major water supply reservoir for Austin, is severely depleted due to drought. The State Water Plan calls for dozens more such reservoir projects to be built in the coming decades to meet Texas' future water needs.
Lake Travis, a major water supply reservoir for Austin, is severely depleted due to drought. The State Water Plan calls for dozens more such reservoir projects to be built in the coming decades to meet Texas' future water needs.

Lake Travis Residents Protest Appraisals

Even as water levels on Lake Travis drop with the continuing drought, leaving some waterfront residents high and dry, property values are rising.

A cascade aerator on the site of the Twin Oaks Valley Water Treatment Plant outside of San Antonio, where the San Antonio Water System maintains an underground storage reservoir.
A cascade aerator on the site of the Twin Oaks Valley Water Treatment Plant outside of San Antonio, where the San Antonio Water System maintains an underground storage reservoir.

Video: Forum on San Antonio Water

Water Forum panel met Friday in San Antonio to discuss water issues with a focus on the $3.4 billion pipeline agreement between the San Antonio Water System and the Vista Ridge Cooperative.

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