ON OUR RADAR NOW

• Hold Aqua Texas Accountable: Public meeting on Feb 9, 2024, 6pm, at Wimberley Community Center

Join TESPA and The Watershed Association on Feb 9th to learn more about what is being done, and what YOU can do, to hold Aqua Texas accountable. (READ)

• Far South Mining on Needmore Ranch

November 16, 2023 TESPA files comments to TCEQ in response to Edwards Aquifer Protection Plan (EAPP) filed by Far South Mining in Sept 2023 (READ)

* Aqua Texas

August 7, 2023 KXAN Austin Hays groundwater district says water company overused 89M gallons in 2022, impacting Jacob’s Well zone (READ)
August 15, 2023 KUT 90.5 Utility company Aqua Texas ‘ignored’ pumping limits in 2022, threatening Jacob’s Well (READ)
For summer 2023 Aqua Texas news stories, CLICK HERE.

• University Camp Sale to Needmore River Ranch, pulled from TSUS agenda

November 17, 2023 Texas State University announces it will not sell University Camp.
After receiving feedback regarding the proposed sale of University Camp, TXST announced today it will not sell the property.
“I appreciate those who took the time to share feedback regarding the possible sale of University Camp,” said TXST President Kelly Damphousse. “Their input made it clear that University Camp continues to be a valuable asset for our TXST alumni, employees, students, and community members. For that reason, I have decided that so long as I am president at TXST, the property will not be sold. I look forward to watching our Bobcat Family continue to use University Camp for research, recreation, and leadership training in the years to come.” 

November 9, 2023 The University Star Sale of University Camp Pulled from Board of Regents Meeting (READ)

WHY TESPA?

OUR PURPOSE. The Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association (TESPA) was founded in 2015 to fight the threat posed by Electro Purification (EP) with its proposal to pump 2.5 million gallons per day from the Trinity Aquifer in Hays County between Kyle and Wimberley. Through court filings, administrative law filings, and arousing public outcry, TESPA and local citizens were able to defeat this effort, and EP is no longer a threat.

CHALLENGES PERSIST. TESPA continues to monitor and protect groundwater in the region. Our work is far from over. The Hill Country is hot and dry right now. In this summer of 2023, Jacobs Well does not flow, again. Yet, development continues and investor-owned utilities like Aqua Texas continue to violate their groundwater permits. Local groundwater conservation districts do their best to enforce and apply penalties while avoiding lawsuits that tight budgets cannot support.

TESPA REMAINS ON CALL. TESPA board members are local landowners who not only care about our natural water resources, but are willing to take up a big legal stick to protect them. Our members and supporters understand that litigation is not always an action of last resort—but can sometimes be just the deterrent or tool we need to get the protection we deserve.