Carlos Marquez Senior News Reporter There are seven endangered species that inhabit the Edwards Aquifer as well as a species that is threatened. The Texas Blind Salamander, Texas Wild Rice and the Comal Springs Riffle Beetle are all among the endangered species. The San Marcos Salamander however, is the lone threatened species in the Edwards Aquifer system. Two organizations that work to preserve endangered species in the San Marcos area […]
Kasandra Garza News Reporter Electro purification (EP) has been granted a temporary permit allowing the company to pump 100 ft/acres a day from the Trinity aquifer. EP has been a controversial topic among San Marcos City Council and the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer conservation district. EP is a Houston-based private water firm that planned to originally pump more than 5 million gallons of water a day earlier this year to meet […]
Kasandra Garza News Reporter According to the Texas Drought Monitor, less than 3% of Texas is considered to be in a drought, or in “abnormally dry” conditions. The other 97% of Texas is drought free. This time last year, 60 percent of Texas was in drought conditions. However, this does not mean that citizens can start using drinking water excessively. Studies done by the Texas Water Development Board’s Water Data for […]
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