The Watershed Association

Wimberley City Council Meeting
2024-10-17 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-10-03 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-09-19 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-09-05 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-08-15 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-08-01 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-07-18 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-07-04 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) and 3 more dates | Wimberley City Chambers, 221 Stillwater Drive, Wimberley, TX, 78676, United States
City of Wimberley City Council meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays of each month.
Meetings begin at 6:00 p.m. at the Wimberley City Chambers located at 221 Stillwater Drive, Wimberley, Texas 78676.
2022 Agendas and Meeting Minutes (link)

Webinar: Current Issues in the Practice of Geoscience in Texas
2024-10-16 08:30 - 16:30

Resilient Communities Program - Stakeholder Planning Workshop
2024-10-07 17:30 - 20:30 | Wimberley City Hall, 221 Stillwater Rd, Wimberley, TX, 78676, United States
As a reminder, the Stakeholder Planning Workshop is scheduled for Monday, October 7th, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Wimberley City Hall.
The meeting is an interactive workshop to review the community feedback surveys and determine preferred growth patterns for the City. We will also discuss the water conservation chapter in more detail.
Before the workshop, we will be sending you a Stakeholder Planning Guide to review and bring with you to the workshop. The Stakeholder Planning Guide was developed by the Langford team and provides key data analysis, graphs, and maps to help prepare for the workshop.
We do not plan to walk through the details of the guide at the workshop. Instead, the setting is for us to guide you through GIS map layers to develop your conceptual land use plan with proposed infrastructure and thoroughfare plans. We’ll finish up with a discussion of the City of Wimberley water conservation study additional chapter.
This plan, combined with the results of past surveys and discussions, will become the basis of the written plan sections and the community goals and objectives that will make up the preliminary draft Comprehensive Plan document. Each of those sections will be distributed to the Committee for its review as they are developed.
There is a lot to digest and process during our time together. Both your attendance at the meeting and your review of the Stakeholder Planning Guide before the workshop are critical to success.
We anticipate using the full three-hour window, so please plan accordingly.
As always, thanks for your work to date and for your work in advance of the next meeting.

HTGCD: Notice of Hearing and Regular Meeting
2024-10-03 17:00 | Sunset Canyon Baptist Church, 4000 East 290, Dripping Springs, TX, 78620, United States

HTGCD Public Hearing
2024-10-03 17:00 | Sunset Canyon Baptist Church, 4000 East 290, Dripping Springs, TX, 78620, United States

Cape’s Pond Park Open House
2024-09-26 18:00 - 20:00

Water Wonks Lecture Series: Building a Healthy Soil to Reduce Climate Change
2024-09-25 03:30 - 16:30

Cypress Creek and Blanco River Water Quality Training
2024-09-24 13:00 | Wimberley Community Center, 14068 Ranch Road 12, Wimberley, TX, 78676, United States
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Groundwater Management Area 9 (GMA 9): Public Meeting
2024-09-17 10:00
The meeting will take place in the Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District’s Meeting Room located at 9 Toepperwein Road in Boerne, Texas, 78006
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The Nature of our Economy
2024-09-10 18:00 - 19:30 | Mckenna Event Center, 801 W San Antonio St., New Braunfels, Texas, 78130

The Texas Tribune Festival
2024-09-05 08:00 - 2024-09-07 17:00

Rate Case Hearing (ONLINE) SOAH
2024-08-07 09:00
As you may be aware, Aqua Texas is proposing an exorbitant rate hike for the water and wastewater services provided to our community. After years of proving themselves as a bad actor, this corporation is seeking to profit even more off our hardworking residents – they have proposed charging as much as $20.81 for water customers and $32.48 for wastewater customers as what’s called a System Improvement Charge to your base rates, meaning regardless of how much water/wastewater you use each month!
This rate case has been progressing at the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH). On July 11, Watershed Association, Woodcreek Property Owners Association, and TESPA filed joint testimony of expert witness Bill Stannard, PE. Following an extensive review of the information Aqua has submitted, Stannard found such deficiencies and errors in Aqua’s application for a rate increase that he issued his opinion that the application should be returned. According to his analysis, Aqua has included numerous submissions of expenditures that are not applicable as justification for their proposed rate hike.
The Office of Public Utility Counsel, the agency responsible for representing, protecting, and promoting consumer interests, also filed its expert testimony, which also asserted the application for a rate hike should be rejected in its entirety. Clearly, the experts agree.
On Wednesday 08/07, at 9:00 am Aqua Texas will be going before two SOAH Administrative Law Judges asking to charge you more money for the water you depend on. It’s simply outrageous that Aqua – after years of destroying our water systems, over-pumping hundreds of millions of gallons, and refusing to follow state and local laws – is now asking to raise rates on our Wimberley community.
We invite you to watch for yourself and hear what Aqua is trying to do. Our attorneys will be asking our judges that the hearing be live-streamed on the SOAH YouTube channel – watch the hearing by clicking here.
You will also find updates on our website following the hearing, which you can find at https://ourwaterourtexas.com/rate-case/
When: Wednesday, August 7th
Time: 9:00 am (CT)
Where: Online (SOAH YouTube Channel)

Billy F Gibbons And The BFG'S perform Fundraiser Event for True South: An Antarctica Story – Feature Documentary
2024-07-30 17:30 - 22:30 | Villa at the Vineyard, 12305 FM 967, Driftwood, Texas, 78619

Water Wonks Hour: Online Monthly Lecture Series
2024-07-24 15:30

Talking Water with The Watershed Association
2024-07-18 12:30 - 14:00

TCEQ Public Meeting to Discuss Milestones Wastewater Permit
2024-07-16 19:00

Wimberley Film Festival
2024-06-09 17:30 - 23:00 | Blue Hole Regional Park, 100 Blue Hole Lane, Wimberley, TX, 78676, United States
The Wimberley Film Festival, a new documentary and experimental film festival, is set to make its debut on Sunday, June 9, 2024, at the picturesque Blue Hole Park on Cypress Creek in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. This one day event, sponsored by the Watershed Association, Netta Lou Creative, Rough House Brewing, and Rambler, promises to be a celebration of Nature, Art, and Community.
The festival will feature a diverse selection of Texas made short films, a live music performance by Jonny Capri, and local vendors. Expect a day filled with entertainment, and music starting at 6:00 PM. David Baker, Founder and Executive Director of the Watershed Association will speak on the importance of preserving our water and the ongoing efforts to protect the unique ecosystems of the Texas Hill Country.
The feature of the festival will be the screening of the multi-award-winning feature film, “Yakona,” directed by Anlo Sepulveda and Paul Collins. The film, whose title means “Water Rising” in the language of the indigenous people of the San Marcos River, takes viewers on a mesmerizing journey through time, exploring the relationship between the natural world and humanity along the crystal clear waters of the San Marcos River and its headwaters at Spring Lake. Directors Anlo Sepulveda and Paul Collins will be present to share their insights and reflections on the making of this remarkable film.
Proceeds from the festival will benefit the Watershed Association, an organization dedicated to ensuring a future with clean, plentiful water and a healthy ecosystem, which are essential to the culture and economy of Central Texas. The event is held in partnership with the City of Wimberley and supports the Watershed Association’s conservation efforts and the Art4Water program.
Nature enthusiasts, art lovers, and all who are passionate about supporting their local community are encouraged to attend this unique event. Don’t miss the opportunity to listen to incredible local musicians, immerse yourself in the beauty of nature, appreciate the talent of Texas filmmakers, learn from environmental experts, and contribute to the preservation of our precious natural resources at the first annual Wimberley Film Festival.
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HAYS TRINITY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
2024-06-06 17:00 | Sunset Canyon Baptist Church, 4000 East 290, Dripping Springs, TX, 78620, United States
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Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Workshop: Eagle Mountain Lake
2024-05-14 09:00 - 17:00

Land and Sky Celebration
2024-05-11 17:00
