- A permit application submitted by SAWS to control 50,000 acre-feet of treated water per year discharged into the San Antonio River is now in the approval process. SAWS has been voluntarily discharging treated water into the river to maintain its health when water levels drop, but there is no legal protection to ensure the water remains instream without the permit.
- Four days after Hurricane Nicholas hit Southeast Texas, many homes and commercial establishments in Houston were still without power. Companies like CenterPoint are responsible for restoring power, but do not have enough personnel, equipment, or funding to do so quickly while also maintaining the upkeep of the power grid.
- The EPA has rescinded their Trump-era guidance on how to apply the Supreme Court's decision in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund. The withdrawal will increase the number of waterways classified as "functional equivalent of a direct discharge from a point source into navigable waters", requiring a Clean Water Act permit.
- Eric Thornburg, CEO & President of SJW Group, discusses the importance of cybersecurity for water and wastewater utilities and provides insight on how they can improve their security.
- It is the 100 year anniversary of the category 1 hurricane that devastated downtown San Antonio, but also inspired the River Walk as a way to control future flooding. After the 1921 flood, architect Robert Hugman submitted his plans for the Riverwalk in 1929, and the San Antonio River Authority was created in 1936.