/tags/groundwater Groundwater en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 09 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /energy-environment/2024-01-09/aqua-texas-sues-hays-county-groundwater-district-over-a-nearly-450-000-overpumping-fine Aqua Texas has refused to pay the fee for pumping more water than allowed in 2022. It claims it is receiving "unlawful and unequal treatment." Tue, 09 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /energy-environment/2024-01-09/aqua-texas-sues-hays-county-groundwater-district-over-a-nearly-450-000-overpumping-fine Maya Fawaz /energy-environment/2022-06-30/environmental-advocates-say-fayette-coal-plant-is-poisoning-residents-push-city-to-test-water Austin partially owns a coal-powered plant in Fayette County. Advocates say coal ash there is not properly stored, potentially getting into the water and land. Thu, 30 Jun 2022 16:33:25 GMT /energy-environment/2022-06-30/environmental-advocates-say-fayette-coal-plant-is-poisoning-residents-push-city-to-test-water Skye Seipp /energy-environment/2021-06-18/jacobs-well-is-a-source-of-life-for-the-wimberley-valley-what-would-happen-if-it-were-to-stop-flowing-for-good The popular swimming hole in Wimberley is a gauge for the aquifer beneath. Drought and more development threaten the waterflow � and the local economy that depends on it. Fri, 18 Jun 2021 10:01:21 GMT /energy-environment/2021-06-18/jacobs-well-is-a-source-of-life-for-the-wimberley-valley-what-would-happen-if-it-were-to-stop-flowing-for-good Riane Roldan /texas/2020-08-07/water-texas-dives-into-what-threatens-the-states-vital-liquid-resource From Texas Standard:The nonprofit Circle of Blue recently launched its reporting project “Water, Texas,� a series about the challenges Texas faces in� Fri, 07 Aug 2020 17:17:10 GMT /texas/2020-08-07/water-texas-dives-into-what-threatens-the-states-vital-liquid-resource Joy Diaz /texas/2020-01-24/investigation-reveals-some-in-mexico-use-water-concessions-to-profit-off-more-than-agriculture From Texas Standard:The Rio Grande, or the Rio Bravo as it's known south of the border, is a natural divider between the United States and Mexico. It's� Fri, 24 Jan 2020 20:28:24 GMT /texas/2020-01-24/investigation-reveals-some-in-mexico-use-water-concessions-to-profit-off-more-than-agriculture Joy Diaz /texas/2019-10-18/drop-by-drop-understanding-waters-central-role-in-diplomacy-migration-and-the-climate From Texas Standard:Water nourishes us. But it also forms borders between geographic regions, and has even become responsible for migration, as� Fri, 18 Oct 2019 20:29:07 GMT /texas/2019-10-18/drop-by-drop-understanding-waters-central-role-in-diplomacy-migration-and-the-climate Joy Diaz /texas/2019-07-23/what-happens-when-the-massive-ogallala-aquifer-becomes-depleted From Texas Standard:The Ogallala Aquifer is a massive store of groundwater that quenches the thirst of people, crops and livestock throughout the Great� Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:28:02 GMT /texas/2019-07-23/what-happens-when-the-massive-ogallala-aquifer-becomes-depleted Michael Marks /texas/2019-07-11/new-wimberley-school-aims-to-take-water-conservation-to-the-next-level From Texas Standard: Wimberley Independent School District in Central Texas is moving forward with the construction of a new environmentally friendly� Thu, 11 Jul 2019 16:48:05 GMT /texas/2019-07-11/new-wimberley-school-aims-to-take-water-conservation-to-the-next-level Jill Ament /news/2018-07-04/scotus-says-upstream-states-must-reduce-river-usage-to-aid-downstream-states-during-drought From Texas Standard:NASA says droughts are becoming more common, and will continue to be. If that's true, more lawsuits could follow. In the U.S., states� Wed, 04 Jul 2018 20:46:07 GMT /news/2018-07-04/scotus-says-upstream-states-must-reduce-river-usage-to-aid-downstream-states-during-drought Josue Moreno /energy-environment/2016-02-19/groundwater-case-could-have-trickle-down-effects-on-future-regulation A jury in Medina County is expected to announce damages soon in a case that pitted landowners against the Edwards Aquifer Authority � a case that could� Fri, 19 Feb 2016 15:10:04 GMT /energy-environment/2016-02-19/groundwater-case-could-have-trickle-down-effects-on-future-regulation Mose Buchele