Granite Shoals addresses water quality issues spotlighted by TCEQ
The city of Granite Shoals received 26 letters from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality…
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Second meeting on private dam will be closer to Highland Lakes
A second public meeting on the permit application for a private dam on the South…
Public hearing set for private dam permit on South Llano River
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is accepting public comments up until an Aug. 10…
TCEQ sets public hearing on South Llano River dam after outcry
A public hearing on a permit application for the construction of a private recreational dam…
TROUBLED WATERS: Who owns groundwater, surface water, and the rain
This story is one of a series on water issues in the Highland Lakes. The…
Cottonwood Shores awaiting TCEQ approval of new water, wastewater lines
Engineering plans for new water and wastewater lines in Cottonwood Shores have been sent to…
Private Granite Shoals wastewater plant cited, including for lake sludge
A private wastewater treatment facility in Granite Shoals faces a number of state violations, including…
Marble Falls settles rock crusher lawsuit
The city of Marble Falls has reached a settlement agreement on a lawsuit against the…
TCEQ approves LCRA Water Management Plan updates
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality recently approved the Lower Colorado River Authority’s updated Water…
Marble Falls utility rates rising to pay for wastewater plant expansion
After the Marble Falls wastewater treatment plant exceeded 75 percent of its capacity for three…
TCEQ warns Cassie water customers about nitrate level; contaminant could harm infants
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality notified Cassie Water System customers that…
TCEQ public meeting Nov. 13 on proposed air quality permit for Sandy Creek crusher
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is holding a meeting Tuesday, Nov….
TCEQ meeting Oct. 11 in Marble Falls regarding proposed Spicewood rock crusher
FROM STAFF REPORTS An information meeting hosted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will…
Mining opponents vow to continue lawsuit after AG opinion favors TCEQ permit process
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY AUSTIN — Opponents of a planned rock crushing facility south of…
TCEQ approves Tobyville rock crusher permit, sets deadline to contest
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY TOBYVILLE — A mining company recently received permit approval to crush…
Tobyville residents, quarry owner at odds over rock crusher impact
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY TOBYVILLE — Opponents of a proposed rock crusher on a quarry…
Mayors take stand against Burnet County rock crusher permit
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY COTTONWOOD SHORES — The mayors of Cottonwood Shores and Marble Falls…
TCEQ extends deadline for commenting period on rock crusher permit
FROM STAFF REPORTS AUSTIN — The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has again extended the…
As Lake Buchanan rises, some leery of releasing water downstream
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER BUCHANAN DAM — Domestic water use advocates caution that the…
TCEQ approves emergency drought order for Highland Lakes with no trigger point
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR AUSTIN — Texas Commission on Environmental Quality commissioners left Highland…
Judges side with Highland Lakes over downstream customers in water fight
DANIEL CLIFTON AND CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF AUSTIN — Two administrative law judges upped…
TCEQ sends LCRA emergency drought relief request to judge
FROM STAFF REPORTS AUSTIN — Some Lower Colorado River Authority irrigation customers, including rice farmers,…
Highland Lakes officials urge residents to take stand on water-level triggers
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — County officials are asking Highland Lakes residents to write or…