The South San Gabriel River has recently experienced surface algae so thick that birds could walk across it.1 One local resident described the shallow river as “permanently ruined.” The culprit is the Liberty Hill South Fork Wastewater Treatment Plant, which recently expanded to dump 1.2 million gallons of treated sewage…

May 28, 2018 (AUSTIN) – A preliminary hearing was held last week by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), resulting in the addition of the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (HTGCD) and Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) to the battle against the contested Dripping Springs wastewater permit.…

March 7, 2018 (AUSTIN) – A state agency decided this morning (March 7th) who can challenge a controversial plan allowing Dripping Springs to dump nearly a million gallons of treated sewage a day into Onion Creek, a major source of water for Austin’s famous Barton Springs.   TCEQ commissioners will…

A new application has been filed with the TCEQ for a permit to discharge sewage effluent to a creek that recharges Barton Springs. This time, it is Barton Creek that is the target of a permit application by the Sawyer-Cleveland Partnership, LLC, based in Spring, Texas, to discharge up to…

During the first week of December pink tap water flowed into the sink of a Dripping Springs area homeowner. After a few phone calls the mystery was solved. Scientists had poured red dye into the bed of Onion Creek the day before. The dye flowed rapidly, over a mile, into…

The No Dripping Sewage Campaign is the combined effort of a number of nonprofit organizations and citizens interested in a less polluting future for the Edwards Aquifer and Texas Hill Country. We educate about the problems associated with direct discharge and the benefits of more sustainable alternatives.

The City of Dripping Springs Wants to Discharge Treated Sewage into Pristine Onion Creek. The City of Dripping Springs has applied for a direct discharge wastewater permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to dump treated sewage into Onion Creek — a staggering 995,000 gallons per day. This…