AUSTIN — A federal court granted the Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association’s (TESPA) motion to intervene in an ongoing lawsuit between Aqua Texas and the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (HTGCD). Aqua Texas filed the lawsuit in December 2023 against HTGCD and its board of dire...

HAYS COUNTY  — Aqua Texas is proposing an increase to water and wastewater rates for all customers across the state, including those who use its services in Hays County. The water utility company filed for a System Improvement Charge (SIC) increase with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) i...

WIMBERLEY — The Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association (TESPA) is taking formal action against Aqua Texas, a utility company that provides water to residents in Woodcreek and Wimberley. TESPA announced on Wednesday, May 1, that it filed a formal complaint with the Public Utility Commission o...

WIMBERLEY — Aqua Texas, a water utility company that serves Hays County, was fined approximately $450,000 by the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (HTGCD) for pumping 89.4 million gallons of water in 2022, which was almost twice the amount was allotted by its permit. “We are the fastest...

A local utility provider has announced a donation of $10,000 to three Texas food banks across its service territory to provide community support in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Aqua Texas is donating more than $3,300 to the Central Texas Food Bank (which includes Hays County Food Bank) along w...

Wimberley residents expressed their frustrations with a wastewater update presented by City Manager Shawn Cox during a town hall meeting Jan. 30. Cox said he hopes to reach a flushing date “as close as I can to July 2020.” However, community members find it hard to believe since there is no contract...

Though this year is coming to an end, officials in Wimberley still think they can complete the wastewater project in 2020. Wimberley city council is willing to meet as often as possible to make a June 2020 deadline, however, a timeline for that date won’t be set until a January 2020 meeting. City Ad...

The patience of some downtown Wimberley business owners is beginning to wear thin as the city’s battle for a wastewater system is hitting them in the pocketbook. Without a sewer system to collect and treat wastewater, the majority of downtown restaurant and business owners are footing the bill to pu...

With impending litigation looming, Wimberley city leaders May 29 opted to hire legal counsel separate from their city attorney. At a May 29 special meeting, the Wimberley City Council unanimously voted to engage Fletcher, Farley, Shipman & Salinas, LLP for representation in the Steve Thurber vs. Cit...

As Wimberley seeks a solution for its wastewater woes, a proposal to bore a pipe under Cypress Creek is leading to consternation from environmentalists and residents alike. Those plans are part of a proposed wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) that could be operated by a third party. The plan calls fo...