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North Texas water district gets key approval for new reservoir
2015-07-28 23:18:14| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has issued the first uncontested water rights permit for a new reservoir in the state in 50 years, the next-to-last major step for the North Texas Municipal Water District to build its Lower Bois d'Arc Creek Reservoir in Fannin Count y. The water district still needs final approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a Section 404 permit under the Clean Water Act.
No change in water release to Texas farmers for 2016 crop
2015-07-02 22:30:09| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approved an emergency order Wednesday that will keep Lower Colorado River water from being released downstream to farmers. The no release stays in effect until Oct. 15, according to media reports.
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Cancer-Causing Chemicals Found in Drinking Water Texas Fracking Sites
2015-06-22 17:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: On June 4, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a report on how fracking for oil and gas can impact access to safe drinking water. Although the report claims not to have found any widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water resources in the United States, a new study in Texas provides more evidence that contamination of drinking water from fracking might be occurring. A research team at the University of Texas at Arlington has published a peer-reviewed study, A Comprehensive...
Anheuser-Busch Temporarily Stops Beer Production To Supply Water To Texas Flood Victims
2015-05-29 22:20:18| Beverages - Topix.net
The historic rains pounding Texas has been nothing short of extraordinary. At the same time, it's been incredibly tragic.
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Water use by Central Texas cities drops despite their growth
2015-03-21 18:15:46| Energy - Topix.net
Austin and other Central Texas cities are using about 20 percent less water from the Colorado River despite the region's explosive population growth. Officials at the height of the drought in 2011 began telling residents in Austin, Cedar Park, Pflugerville and elsewhere to reduce the amount of water they used.
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