By Sahar Chmais Following protests from environmental groups and concerned local residents, Dripping Springs property owner Stephen Cleveland withdrew his application for a wastewater treatment plant. According to a press release from Save Barton Springs Association, Cleveland wrote an email to TCEQ...

After Save Our Springs Alliance won a court case against the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) that asks the City of Dripping Springs to stop dumping treated wastewater into Onion Creek, the city and TCEQ appealed. Dripping Springs and TCEQ have filed their appeal to the Third Court o...

Despite dying in committee, a bill aimed at increasing the penalty imposed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for environmental violations stirred a conversation about the agency’s lack of oversight. House Bill 3035 by Rep. Erin Zwiener (D-Driftwood) would have required TCEQ to ...

Officials expect to complete rehabilitation of a “high-hazard” dam in east Kyle, which has closed a portion of Goforth Road for roughly two years, in April or May. The upgrade, which was budgeted for $7.95 million, is part of the Plum Creek Conservation District’s (PCCD) effort to meet state safety ...

Buda city leaders took another step toward implementing Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) with the approval of a pilot study meant to test the safety of the proposed project. On Dec. 5, the Buda City Council approved, by a 6-0 vote, a professional services agreement with HDR for the pilot study. Co...

Reservations over the rushed nature of a settlement agreement involving Dripping Springs’ proposed wastewater permit led Austin city leaders to express discontent Dec. 8. While no action was formally taken, two Austin City Council members said they wouldn’t approve the proposed agreement with Drippi...

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...

A legal battle involving Dripping Springs’ wastewater permit application could be coming after an Austin-area water conservation district moved to file a formal protest. On Nov. 16, the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District Board of Directors voted 5-0 to move forward with filing a co...

Citing resolution of potential environmental concerns, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has withdrawn its interim objection to Dripping Springs’ proposed wastewater discharge permit. The decision comes after the EPA determined the city’s proposal “successfully meets the environmental govern...

A three-way agreement among Buda, the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority (GBRA) and the Sunfield Municipal Utility District (MUD) could allow for the future expansion of the city’s wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The agreement, approved unanimously by the Buda City Council June 20, would call for t...