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Grapevine Lake boat ramps and parks temporarily closed, free lifejacket program reduced Elevated water levels prompted the changes. The water level at Grapevine Lake came up to the level of grills along the lake earlier this month. (Lola Gomez/The Dallas Morning News)(Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer) 10:39 AM on Jun 9, 2021 CDT Due to elevated Grapevine Lake levels from ongoing rain, Grapevine is limiting the distribution of loanable life jackets to one location, according to city officials. Th...

The fallout from Mondays record rains continue, with major flooding of rivers and creeks to the north of Abilene expected to crest on Wednesday.

State Water Agencies, CA Water Data Consortium And EDF Partner On Groundwater Accounting Platform And Data Standards State water agencies, the California Water Data Consortium (Consortium) and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) announced a new partnership today to make an open-source groundwater accounting platform freely available to help groundwater sustainability agencies manage the transition to sustainable supplies. Collaborative efforts are underway among the Department of Water Resources (...

Thanks to generous rains last week, drought conditions in the KOXE listening area have improved locally but are still an issue in other parts of the state.  Below is the drought summary for the southern U.S. On this week’s map, widespread improvements in areas of drought were made across Texas (and southern and eastern Oklahoma) in response to significant precipitation accumulations (ranging from 2 to 10+ inches) with areas along the Texas Gulf Coast and the Hill Country receiving the heavie...

The Rundown water infrastructure package. FERC commissioners discuss incorporating environmental justice into their evaluation of energy infrastructure. The EPA announces a new round of WIFIA funds and approves grant funding for water systems in two Alaska Native villages. President Biden nominates a government veteran to lead the Army Corps of Engineers. And lastly, the GAO recommends that the EPA updated its database with more accurate information on drinking water utility ownership. “...

Miami right now. michael, your article argues the environmental impact of whats clearly the worst oil spill in the history of the united states, president obama saying the same thing, may not be as bad as it seems? how is that possible considering what weve been seeing with the oil slicks, no, you cant see tell but is that an exaggeration on your part or the scientists we talked to? >> well, it is a very big oil spill and theres a lot of oil dumped into the water. what we havent seen and if you ...

Disbursements typically dropped on an oil slick over the session but because it is so windy they cant do this right now. they poured them directly down a 5,000-foot tube down to the actual source of the three weeks in the existing deep water horizon pipeline which collapsed two days after exploding and burning. the first test seemed to signify this might be a good way to keep the oil from reaching the surface, breaking it apart, 5,000 feet below the surface. they are doing another test today. th...