The 2019 National One Water Summit begins today and the Wimberley Valley Watershed Association is proud to be a member of the Hill Country Delegation! Our executive director, David Baker, will be leading a tour of the Jacob’s Well Natural Area and highlighting the important One Water work that WVWA has collaborated on in the … Continue reading One Water in the Hill Country
On August 20th approximately 90 people came together at a meeting hosted by the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality (TCEQ) held in Bulverde, Texas to voice opposition to a plan they believe will cause irreparable harm to two Texas treasures. Developers of Honey Creek Ranch propose to release up to 500,000/gallons per day of treated sewage … Continue reading Update from GEAA on Honey Creek Wastewater Fight
Blanco and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)Process The City of Blanco has requested a permit to discharge 1.6 million gallons of treated wastewater into the Blanco River per day. This is 7 times the amount of their current permit. [Note: As a point of reference, Dripping Springs’ permit is about half this capacity, … Continue reading Update From Protect Our Blanco
The Texas Coastal Exchange (TCX), a Texas non-profit organization, is up and running and ready to hear from you if you are interested in doing something about climate change that will also help the Texas Coast. For years, they have been working on a system to help Texas coastal landowners keep their land natural so that it … Continue reading Now You Can Help the Texas Coast & Climate Change at the Same Time
By: David Baker, Executive Director of the Wimberley Valley Watershed Assoc. WIMBERLEY, TX – A new Groundwater Management Zone has been proposed to protect sustainable spring flow from Jacob’s Well into Cypress Creek, often called the lifeblood of Wimberley. A Jacob’s Well Groundwater Management Zone (JWGMZ) was recommended last month by a “Spring Flow” task force … Continue reading Jacob’s Well Groundwater Management Zone