#StopSprawl: Here in the #booming Hill Country southwest of Austin, Flatten said, the Trinity #Aquifer is at its lowest level on record. Across the region, iconic natural #springs are dwindling or drying up, victims of #extremeheat, #persistentdrought and ever-growing demand for #water.
#CompactCommunities #WalkableCities #15MinuteNeighborhoods
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15082023/central-texas-dry-wells-water-shortage/
Inside Climate NewsDry Springs in Central Texas Warn of Water Shortage Ahead - Inside Climate NewsAlmost every other day, Charlie Flatten gets a call about another local water well gone dry. Last week, he tried to help one woman find a water truck to fill her home cistern. But all the hauling companies had suspended service amid a deepening shortage in Central Texas. “She’s got to go find somewhere else […]