Former New Braunfels City Council member Matthew Hoyt will represent Comal and Guadalupe counties as District 9 director for the Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA). He was sworn in on Dec. 13. EAA is a regional water-management agency that regulates the use of
Sharlene Leurig, a water-planning expert, says the best way to protect aquifers in the face of drought and explosive growth is to keep the land above their recharge zones as open as possible. The CEO of Texas Water Trade will discuss “Protecting
SJWTX customers in Canyon Lake and Blanco moved back into Stage 2 drought water restrictions today thanks to recent rainy weather, slightly lower demand and conservation efforts. In a press release, the company said Stage 3 watering restrictions on filling swimming pools,
A public hearing on a controversial wastewater permit that would allow SJWTX to discharge 260,00 gallons of treated domestic wastewater daily into the Guadalupe River above Canyon Lake begins 7 p.m. Thursday at Smithson Valley Middle School’s cafeteria, 6101 FM 311, Spring
Drought tightened its grip on Canyon Lake today. SJWTX, Canyon Lake’s water company, today moved customers in Comal, Blanco, Hays, Travis, Kendall, Bandera and Medina counties into Stage 3 water restrictions. Under Stage 3, outdoor watering is allowed once every other week
Parts of SJWTX’s Canyon Lake, Bulverde and Spring Branch service areas moved into “emergency drought-stage conditions” today and will remain there until further notice. The move from Stage 2 water restrictions impacts the north side of Canyon Lake (from FM 306 &
Experts from the Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA) will discuss efforts to ensure the New Braunfels area has enough water for at least 20 years at the July meeting of the Comal County Conservation Alliance (CCCA), 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the
No outdoor watering is allowed in New Braunfels this week. It’s the first non-watering week since New Braunfels Utilities (NBU) Stage 3 drought restrictions went into effect on June 21. Watering is restricted for all customers through July 8. Watering can resume
There’s more to the Texas drought than water shortages and wildfires. Trees are withering, too. In 2011 drought killed an estimated 300 million trees, 5.6 million of them being urban shade trees Texas A&M Forest Services says trees are taking a hit
Canyon Lake will enter drought stage 2 watering restrictions on Monday, SJWTX said in a statement Friday. On its website, the company warned customers in Comal and Blanco counties to “expect to move into more progressive stages early this summer.” Under new