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Rural Texas landowners who lost water access due to San Antonio pipeline could soon get relief
Read full article: Rural Texas landowners who lost water access due to San Antonio pipeline could soon get reliefGroundwater levels rapidly declined in rural Lee County after San Antonio began pumping the water and moving it 100 miles southwest. A Senate bill would help affected well owners.
San Antonio built a pipeline to rural Central Texas to increase its water supply. Now local landowners say their wells are running dry.
Read full article: San Antonio built a pipeline to rural Central Texas to increase its water supply. Now local landowners say their wells are running dry.A pipeline helped secure water for San Antonio for decades to come — at a potentially high cost to some rural residents who are losing groundwater to the big city. Is it a preview for the rest of the state as climate change brings more water scarcity and cities keep sprawling?