BUDA - The city of Buda has declared an Alarm Drought Stage 3. While there have been periods of rainfall in the month of December 2023, the precipitation was insufficient to bring the region out of drought conditions. The U.S. Drought Monitor shows Hays County and surrounding counties remaining in "...

By Megan Wehring   HAYS COUNTY – Water has become even more precious amid the drought that the state of Texas has been experiencing for months.   Jo Karr Tedder, president of the Central Texas Water Coalition, is starting discussions about updating the Lower Colorado River Authority’s (LCRA) Water M...

Region 10 stretches from north Texas through Hays County and south to the Gulf. Regional flooding became an issue over the last few years, and the Lower Colorado-Lavaca Regional Flood Planning Group will be holding a virtual meeting to inform citizens of developments. The meeting will be held via zo...

By Sahar Chmais After nine years of serving as board secretary of the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD), Blake Dorsett has resigned his position. BSEACD is now accepting applicants for a new board secretary. Dorsett brought a wealth of experience to his job as Precinct 3 ...

Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer District July 8 lifts Stage II drought declaration.   by Brittany Anderson While the local aquifer district is lifting water restrictions, that doesn’t mean all cities are following suit. The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District July 8 lifted the Stage ...

By Sahar Chmais  A bill that incentivizes nature-based infrastructure passed in the Texas House on April 21. HB 2350 was introduced by District 45 Representative Erin Zwiener and encourages nature-based infrastructure through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. The bill targets communities seeking...

By Sahar Chmais In a rare occurrence, Hays County Commissioners were in sync on a decision opposing the language of a bill that would affect groundwater conservation rules in Hays County. Constituents have sent letters to County Judge Ruben Becerra and commissioners Lon Shell, Walt Smith and Debbie ...

By Sahar Chmais Buda wants to give its residents incentives to conserve water, and the council took a look at options at its last meeting. Tuesday night, Blake Neffendorf, Buda’s water resource coordinator, presented council with a breakdown of the city’s water supply, costs and potential incentive ...

Buda and Kyle officials are assuring residents their water supplies are not affected by the city of Austin's boil water notice, which was enacted early Monday. According to a statement from the city of Kyle's Public Works Department, the city is "in no way affected by Austin's boil water notice." Of...

Buda residents may be seeing an increase in water and wastewater rates in the new fiscal year because of various water and wastewater capital improvement projects, the new wastewater treatment expansion and the agreement with Alliance Regional Water Authority regarding the pipeline being built. Fina...