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...

By Camelia Juarez A study calling for a groundwater management zone (GMZ) near Jacob’s Well in Wimberley is one way hydrologists hope to not only preserve the attraction, but also ensure there’s enough water for the area.     The GMZ, proposed by the Meadows Center in San Marcos, is part of a 10-yea...

Controversy continues to build over a Houston-based company’s proposal to pump 2.5 million gallons per day from the Trinity Aquifer. On May 16, roughly 100 residents gathered at the Blue Hole Regional Park pavilion in Wimberley in protest of Electro Purification’s (EP) permit with the Barton Springs...

After pleas and concerns from residents, the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (HTGCD) board of directors unanimously voted Monday to formally protest Dripping Springs’ permit application that could discharge treated wastewater into Onion Creek. The move comes as a reversal from the gro...

Despite concerns of a potential conflict of interest, a current Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (HTGCD) board member will be allowed to also serve on a local water supply board at the same time. Jimmy Skipton, whose term on the HTGCD board expires November 2018, was recently elected t...

A proposed house bill could call for five groundwater conservation districts (GCD) spread across Hays, Blanco, Burnet, Comal and Kendall Counties to merge into a single aquifer management entity. But concerns are rising that the legislation filed by State Rep. Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Springs) has re...

By Moses Leos III Roughly a week after the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) formally opposed Dripping Springs’ proposed discharge permit, the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (HTGCD) Thursday followed suit. By a 4-1 vote, the HTGCD made a resolution opposin...

By Andy Sevilla Much to the dismay of a standing-room only city hall, Buda council members approved the execution of a water supply contract that would bring one million gallons of water per day for city use from the Trinity Aquifer in western Hays County. The private water supplier who is looking t...