On August 15th, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) will consider adopting the state’s first-ever comprehensive flood plan—a historic milestone in our collective efforts to safeguard Texas communities from the
The Clean and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs (CWSRF and DWSRF) are nearly synonymous with water and wastewater infrastructure financing in Texas. For decades the Texas Water Development Board
As Texas’s population booms and the state grows hotter and drier, it’s more important than ever to understand: Who’s wasting our water? Every day buried pipes across Texas spill water into
This op-ed appeared in Next City in collaboration with the Rio Grande International Studies Center. (Photo Credit: RGISC/Harvard) South Texas is facing a water crisis decades in the making. Much
During the 2023 legislative session, the Texas Living Waters team worked hard to shape the passage of Senate Bill 28. This bill created the Texas Water Fund and the New
With the adoption of the Onsite Water Reuse Ordinance on March 7, Austin is going purple and taking an important step toward ensuring that we are a water resilient city.
In February, Texas Living Waters teamed up with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) to host the Texas Water Trust Workshop. The program was designed to raise awareness among
For nearly 35 years, the Environmental Protection Agency has worked with states to provide funding for water infrastructure through State Revolving Funds (SRF). There are two general SRF programs—the Drinking
North Texas lost around 40 billion gallons of water in 2021, the most recent year available according to data from the Texas Water Development Board — that includes reported breaks
“During busy summer days, more than 200 recreational boats launch from Red Cove Cafe & Marina in the unincorporated community of Mico. But on a Wednesday morning this May, only
“Almost every other day, Charlie Flatten gets a call about another local water well gone dry. Last week, he tried to help one woman find a water truck to fill
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