/tags/watershed-protection-department Watershed Protection Department en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 16 Mar 2023 17:55:15 GMT /energy-environment/2023-03-16/at-least-30-fish-found-dead-in-shoal-creek-after-waterline-break The waterline break released chlorinated water into the creek. The city initially reported 30 fish were found dead, but later increased that count to 300. The cause of the break is unknown, but it has been repaired. Thu, 16 Mar 2023 17:55:15 GMT /energy-environment/2023-03-16/at-least-30-fish-found-dead-in-shoal-creek-after-waterline-break Haya Panjwani /austin/2022-06-16/council-to-vote-on-replacing-destroyed-pedestrian-bridge-in-roy-g-guerrero-park Seven years after floods destroyed a vital pedestrian link through the East Austin park, Austin's City Council voted Thursday on a $25 million project to replace the bridge and stabilize the flood bypass channel it crossed. Thu, 16 Jun 2022 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2022-06-16/council-to-vote-on-replacing-destroyed-pedestrian-bridge-in-roy-g-guerrero-park Nathan Bernier /energy-environment/2020-01-24/austin-to-spend-up-to-4-million-to-tackle-zebra-mussel-problem Austin City Council has approved spending up to $4 million over the next five years on a liquid compound to remove zebra mussels from water intake� Fri, 24 Jan 2020 23:00:33 GMT /energy-environment/2020-01-24/austin-to-spend-up-to-4-million-to-tackle-zebra-mussel-problem Marisa Charpentier /transportation/2020-01-23/people-keep-dumping-scooters-in-austin-waters-city-leaders-want-to-study-the-environmental-impact The Austin City Council wants to get the word out that it’s illegal to dump scooters in bodies of water around town. In a resolution passed Thursday,� Thu, 23 Jan 2020 19:52:54 GMT /transportation/2020-01-23/people-keep-dumping-scooters-in-austin-waters-city-leaders-want-to-study-the-environmental-impact Jerry Quijano /energy-environment/2019-07-01/austin-speeds-up-timeline-for-adopting-changes-to-drainage-rules The City of Austin is expected to consider changes to the land development code and drainage rules by the end of the year, speeding up its timeline to� Tue, 02 Jul 2019 01:13:49 GMT /energy-environment/2019-07-01/austin-speeds-up-timeline-for-adopting-changes-to-drainage-rules DaLyah Jones /energy-environment/2018-10-15/as-flood-risk-increases-austin-will-revisit-its-floodplain-building-rules After a new study showed thousands of additional homes were at risk of flooding in Austin, the city is preparing to revamp rules on building within a� Mon, 15 Oct 2018 18:43:52 GMT /energy-environment/2018-10-15/as-flood-risk-increases-austin-will-revisit-its-floodplain-building-rules Mose Buchele