Topic – Water
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Joanna Wolaver
Proposed rules fail to protect
Proposed rules fail to protect central Texas rivers and bays
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Breaking down the Texas drought
Where to go from here
After the worst single-year drought in Texas' history, the state has some tough decisions to make about how to prepare for the future with a growing population.
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Texas Supreme Court rules on water regulation
Some say a "huge disservice"
The Texas state Supreme Court has ruled that landowners have an ownership interest in water beneath their land and may be compensated if access is limited.
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Experts say cost of water bound to increase
Low supply, increasing demand
As populations continue to rise, experts say access to our limited water supply is destined to become more expensive.
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Water being trucked to dried up Spicewood, TX
Historic drought still lingers
As the historic drought continues, Spicewood is being forced to import water by truck, having previously sold and trucked it out.
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Travis County considering water-use rules for development
Controversial vote pending
Travis County commissioners may vote soon on a controversial set of rules as a moratorium on development in the western part of the county is scheduled to end
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Contract awarded to dredge Intracoastal Waterway
Keeping waterways open
The US Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, has awarded a $3.3 million contract to dredge the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
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Salvaging Houston’s first underground reservoir
Many possibilities for bayou
Planners are looking for a way to use the rediscovered underground reservoir built near Buffalo Bayou and Sabine Street in 1927
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State denies bid for Brazos River rights
Large plan lacked specificity
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has turned away a Brazos River Authority request for more water to sell
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LCRA proposes water plan to meet ‘48% increase in demand’
More to cities, power plants
The LCRA published its draft water plan Tuesday, detailing stricter guidelines for releasing water to rice farmers and nearly doubling water reserves for cities
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