Ruby Ranch Water Supply Corporation will hold an annual meeting at 7:00 pm Thursday April 10, 2014 at the Ruby Ranch Lodge. The status of our water system including the newest Trinity well will be discussed as well as the election of 4 board members. For the director candidate application form and information on how to run for a board position please click here. The application form is “Exhibit A”, near the end of the document, on page 9. Please note the deadline to file an application is February 24, 2014.
Scholarship Programs
Many thanks to Creedmoor Water Supply, Texas Lehigh Cement Company, St. Andrews Episcopal School, and Goforth Special Utility District for donating a portion of their Conservation Credits to support these scholarship programs. We are able to have a wonderful awards program this year!! Here are the details for both programs…. please pass along to any students that may be interested!
2014 Aquatic Science Adventure Camp Scholarships
Students ages 9 through 15 years old
Application Deadline: Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Scholarship amounts: $600 or $150, depending on length of camp
The District is now soliciting applications and essays for its 2014 Camp Scholarship program for the Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center’s Aquatic Science Adventure Camp through Tuesday, March 18, 2014. We estimate this year’s program will provide:
- FOUR $600 scholarships to the week-long Aquatic Science Adventure Camp (Note: Parent will be responsible for providing $150 camp deposit fee, which will be needed to hold the child’s spot.)
- FIVE $150 scholarships to the 2-Day Aquatic Science Adventure Camp (Note: All $150 will be paid for by BSEACD.)
The Camp scholarship contest is open to children ages 9 through 15 who reside in one of the six school districts within the District’s boundaries. Interested students must submit an application and a 1-page essay/artwork entitled “Why I want to attend the Aquatic Science Adventure Camp!” Scholarship winners will be chosen in a random drawing; only completed applications with essays/artwork will be eligible. Deadline for submissions: 5:00p.m. on Tuesday, March 18, 2014.
Both English and Spanish application packets available here: www.bseacd.org/education/scholarships/#Camp
2014 Kent S. Butler Memorial Groundwater Stewardship Scholarship Essay Contest
High school juniors and seniors
Application deadline: March 18, 2014
Scholarship amount: $2,500
The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) is now soliciting applications and essays for the 2014 Kent S. Butler Memorial Groundwater Stewardship Scholarship Essay Contest through Tuesday, March 18, 2014. The essay contest is open to high school juniors, seniors, and immediate graduates. Students must reside in one of the six school districts overlapping the District boundary. These six independent school districts are: Austin, Eanes, Dripping Springs, Hays Consolidated, Del Valle, and Lockhart.
One essay will be selected as the winning entry by an independent evaluation panel, and the author will receive a $2,500 scholarship to the college, community college, or training institution of his/her choice.
Essays must generally discuss groundwater issues, which may include but are not limited to:
• non-point source pollution
• pollution prevention
• water conservation
• hydrogeology
While essays must focus on groundwater issues, applicants do not have to be planning a career path in a water-related field. Deadline for submissions: 5:00p.m. on Tuesday, March 18, 2014.
2014 Groundwater Essay Contest application form and rules available here: www.bseacd.org/education/scholarships/#College
Water on the Home Front – Water Efficient Landscaping Code Options for Homeowners Associations
In the past regular session, the Texas Legislature passed a water conservation measure as Senate Bill 198, which states that HoAs will no longer be able to ban drought-resistant landscapes. This new law went into effect on September 1, 2013.
The traditional goal of an HoA is to coordinate a consistent, appealing look and feel to the neighborhood and protect associated property values and quality of life for its residents. Allowing residents to incorporate more drought-tolerant landscape solutions means that the landscapes will survive and even thrive when much less water is available. A more sustainable, beautiful landscape–regardless of rainfall–is an asset to any homeowner and neighborhood.
The District is collaborating with the Clean Water Fund to host a workshop for area HoAs to discuss a variety of drought-tolerant landscape options, water conservation techniques, and examples of HoA codes and covenants that encourage water conservation and while preserving a positive neighborhood aesthetic.
WHAT: Water Efficient Landscaping Code Options for Homeowners Associations
WHEN: Saturday, January 25, 2014 from 9:30 to Noon
WHERE: Aquifer District Office, 1124 Regal Row (just north of 1626 and Manchaca Rd.)
To RSVP or for more details email rhgary@bseacd.org