Political and Business Leaders Oppose Lake Travis Wastewater Discharge
Leander and Granite Shoals have petitioned TCEQ to lift discharge ban
"...Granite Shoals to lift the ban on discharging treated wastewater into the Highland Lakes...."
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Nov. 13, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols
As Wastewater Plants Fail, TCEQ Fails to Regulate
Local conservationists seek to boost "beneficial reuse"
"...Association released a "Hill Country Sewage Scorecard" grading local wastewater treatment plants on their pollution contributions to local lakes..."
Dec. 25, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Dripping Springs Wastewater Update
The EPA will allow the town to discharge treated wastewater into Onion Creek
"...allow the city of Dripping Springs to discharge treated wastewater (effluent) into Onion Creek. The EPA lifted its objections..."
July 21, 2017 News Feature by Michael King
Hold That Wastewater!
Effluent flows could cripple three local endangered species
"...as much as 995,000 gallons per day of treated wastewater into currently pristine Onion Creek, the local fight against..."
March 10, 2017 News Feature by Michael King
Hutto Wastewater: Is Limmer at it again?
LCRA site selection report for regional wastewater treatment plant outside Hutto transforms what might otherwise be routine battle into darker tale
"...Public comments regarding site selection for a new, regional wastewater treatment plant just outside the city of Hutto must..."
Aug. 11, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith
No Wastewater in the Lake, Please
Austin area officials oppose discharging treated wastewater into Lake Travis
"...Granite Shoals to lift the ban on discharging treated wastewater into the Highland Lakes. The two cities filed the..."
Nov. 20, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Dispersal of Wastewater a Major Problem
"...grave concerns being expressed about the spray dispersal of wastewater in the Barton Springs contributing zone, yet that is..."
April 1, 2008 Postmarks
EPA Raises Questions About Dripping Springs Wastewater
Opinions differ on Onion Creek water standards
"...yet dodge the bullet – more precisely, the treated wastewater discharge requested by the city of Dripping Springs as..."
Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Michael King
What's Best for Frankie?
Williamson County wastewater deal yields the familiar odor of Commissioner Limmer
"...was the LCRA planning to build a large regional wastewater treatment plant in the area, but they were ready..."
Sept. 15, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith
How Much of the Colorado Should We Leave Up to Elon Musk’s Discretion?
Tesla uses a massive amount of water while the Boring Co. attempts to dump its wastewater into the river
"...positioning itself to dump close to 150,000 gallons of wastewater into the river. The Boring Co. came under fire..."
Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Some Say the World Will End … in Ice
City Council dodges the ice storm, and much of its agenda
"...a city manager, postponed a reckoning with Dripping Springs wastewater, and extended Austin Pets Alive’s leasehold on lakeside property...."
Dec. 11, 2017 News Post by Michael King
Coalition Fighting Another Proposed Amphitheater Near Dripping Springs
Environmental groups call on TCEQ to reject wastewater permit
"...to reduce traffic congestion and has asked for a wastewater irrigation permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality,..."
March 3, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher
You Don’t Miss Your Water … ’Til It Turns Green
Council hears Onion Creek wastewater future … and El Gato Negro
"...Creek, if Dripping Springs succeeds in its plan for wastewater disposal...."
Nov. 7, 2016 News Post by Michael King
Council: From Trash to Treasure
Dripping Springs wants to dump its wastewater where?
"...on Environmental Quality for a permit to discharge treated wastewater (just short of 1 million gallons per day) into..."
Nov. 4, 2016 News Feature by Michael King
Watering the F1 MBE/WBEs
F1 gets pro-active on small business involvement with commission vote
"...Last night the Water and Wastewater Commission voted 5-1 to reimburse construction of pipes for..."
Nov. 11, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker
The LCRA Means Business
Authority's Plans to Expand Threatens Austin's Control Over
Growth
"...Rose are broadening the agency's portfolio in water and wastewater services, and communities over the environmentally sensitive Edwards Aquifer..."
Feb. 7, 1997 News Feature by Alex de Marban
West Lake Comes Out Swinging Against LCRA
West Lake Hills wants to regain control over its wastewater line
"...mustered against the LCRA's pending sale of the city's wastewater line – and roughly 30 other water and wastewater..."
Aug. 12, 2011 News Feature by Mike Kanin
Hands off My MUD
Davenport Fights to Retain Independence It Never Had
"...District (MUD). Like Davenport, Lost Creek treats its own wastewater, then disposes the treated effluent through irrigation of the..."
Nov. 14, 1997 News Feature by John Spong
Can Plum Creek Handle City of Kyle’s Exponential Growth?
Plum dumping
"...is fixing to dump about three times as much wastewater into Plum Creek as it currently does. But the..."
April 14, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Invasion of the Water Snatchers
Pittsburgh Utility Snapping Up Area Companies
"...Water and wastewater service is the lifeblood of any community. As the..."
April 3, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce
Then There's This: Aquifer Angst
Will the city poop out on its fight to block a wastewater permit?
"...The proposed wastewater system would serve a planned 600-acre subdivision in Hays..."
Sept. 28, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith
Not Clucking Around
East Texas chicken magnate Bo Pilgrim wants a state permit to build a bigger chicken slaughterhouse and waste disposal facility -- right across the creek from Sen. Bill Ratliff's in-laws' vacation home.
"...the injection wells. The company cannot discharge any more wastewater into Cypress Creek, which is already receiving over three..."
Nov. 3, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce
Violet Crown Amphitheater Plans Proceed With “Some Changes”
It's been a rocky road for the planned development off Highway 71
"...Austin Water service, no alternative strategy for water and wastewater has been confirmed that would allow the controversial project..."
July 1, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher
War of Words
And in This Corner ...
"...recent issues in direct response to the Water and Wastewater columns; one of his most damaging rebuttals came in..."
Aug. 20, 1999 News Column by Lee Nichols
Amid Increasing Earthquakes, Texas Forces Reduction in Fracking Disposal
Oil and gas operators pressured to recycle wastewater
"...activity in the area is a result of fracking wastewater injections, and has suspended 23 oil and gas operators’..."
Dec. 29, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher
What's the Deal?
The Details in the City's Proposed Settlement With Stratus Properties Are the Fine Print in the Term Sheet.
"...-- and a golf course. Stratus is requesting city wastewater services for this tract, without which the company will..."
Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature
Come On Down
"...PUD designation, and the area would benefit from city water-wastewater service, which would include a decentralized cluster-style wastewater treatment..."
July 2, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson
Bond Election Cliffs Notes
General Obligation Bonds
"...Props. 6-10 authorize the sale of Water/Wastewater Utility revenue bonds, to be repaid through customer revenue..."
Oct. 23, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Jackie Be Good, Man
The Swing Vote Leaves Council Watchers Dizzy
"...which hopes to become a pick-up point on Austin's wastewater system. The proposal has had two near-death experiences, most..."
Feb. 14, 1997 News Column by Alex de Marban
Austin and Others Convince TCEQ to Change Graywater Reuse Rules
New rulemaking creates system of credits for beneficial reuse, incentivizes sound environmental practices
"...years finding safe ways to dispose of their treated wastewater. Because those surface and groundwater sources are so vulnerable,..."
