AUSTIN — The Public Utility Commission issued a Preliminary Order for a formal complaint filed against Aqua Texas by the Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association (TESPA), which refers the matter to the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) for a full evidentiary hearing. In the spring...

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, a water utility company that services customers in Hays County, filed a federal lawsuit in December 2023 against the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (HTGCD). This comes after the district fined the company approximately $450,000 last spring for pumping nearly...

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...

By Camelia Juarez The draft rules for the Jacob’s Well Groundwater Management Zone are available for public comment until Sept 23. The rules will be voted on Sept 25. The new rules were drafted with the help of a variety of stakeholders and the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation district. The loc...