San Antonio-area wastewater dumping saga delivers final arguments
Lennar Homes, the Greater Edwards Aquifer Authority and TCEQ filed their final arguments over a permit seeking 1 million ...
Texas is already facing water shortages. Here’s the big choice lawmakers face in finding a solution
A Senate bill would earmark 80% of funds for "new" water projects like desalination plants and pipelines from other states. A House bill lets regulators decide.
Fight to contain Crabapple fire not over as winds stengthen, humidity drops
Fire crews continue efforts Tuesday to contain the Crabapple fire, which has affected an estimated 9,858 acres, according to ...
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Drought map: Potential wildfire conditions in Texas
The Texas Water Development Board posted a map of drought conditions per region statewide, noting that 54 % of the state is under drought conditions. Drought conditions have intensified through the ...
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Water Resources in Maine
Figure 6 shows a multiyear record for a well in the Texas panhandle in the Ogallala aquifer. About 30 percent of the ground water used for irrigation in the U.S. is pumped from this aquifer, about 14 ...
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$20 million in meth found in mineral water shipment at Texas-Mexico border
More than $20 million in meth was found in a semi hauling "mineral water" at the Roma Port of Entry in South Texas. Officers seized 1,632 bottles containing 2,268.51 pounds of alleged liquid ...
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South Texas farmers, local officials warn of impacts with lack of water
The last operating sugar mill in Texas had to close its doors because of the lack of water. The mill employed about 600 people, Jones said. The lack of irrigation water forced the Rio Grande ...
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Texas Senate panel sends message to Trump: Get our water from Mexico
Water levels at the Falcon Dam in Starr County were dangerously low in 2022 amid a drought. On Monday, a panel of Texas senators approved a resolution asking the U.S. State Department to force ...
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Map: Texas and Kansas Water Use (1985-2005)
The Great Plains are home to some of the largest cotton and wheat harvests in the United States. The eight-state region is also home to the country’s biggest cattle ...
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Map: The Shrinking Ogallala Aquifer
The aquifer is slowly being pumped dry. Water wells, for instance, have dropped more than 61 meters (200 feet) in the Texas Panhandle. Though the trend line is downward, not all regions are equally ...
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NASA's dishwasher-sized spacecraft will map Moon's water
What form does it take? How much is there? Does it change over time? Lunar Trailblazer wants answers. This little satellite will map Moon water in unprecedented detail. The info it gathers during its ...
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With Rain on the Way, California’s Water Managers Are ‘Waiting With Bated Breath’
Back-to-back storms are expected over the next 10 days, potentially bringing a key measure of the state’s crucial water supply up to normal levels. CANADA MINN. N.D. WIS. MONT. WASH. S.D.