These ideas should be taken into consideration when we communicate with the public about flood risk to help them make more informed decisions.
Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir will be the first major reservoir constructed in Texas in more than 20 years. But are reservoirs an outdated approach to meeting Texas’ water supply needs?
Urban stream restoration can unite a community, reduce runoff pollution, mitigate flooding, provide wildlife refuge and help preserve our life-giving creeks.
This Task Force is collaborating to understand the extend of damages from Hurricane Harvey, as well as to figure out what needs to happen next for recovery.
Existing wetlands are one of many important tools in the watershed management toolbox, and the Katy Prairie wetlands are an exceptional example of this tool.
With the creation of this tool and the proper management, history shows that it is possible to slow down and even halt subsidence.
When it comes to cutting unnecessary water use, utilities can play a major leadership role – that’s why it’s a big deal that Texas water utilities have begun using the
Here at the Texas Livings Waters Project, we focus on the efficient use of water in our communities so that there is enough water in our creeks, rivers, and lakes
Little Cypress Reservoir. Waters Bluff Lake. Fastrill, Red River and Dimple reservoirs. There’s a reason you’ve likely never heard of these man-made lakes – they were never built. And the
Many of us have fond memories of spending time swimming, boating and fishing in Texas’ lakes. From Lake Livingston in East Texas, to Lake Travis in the Hill Country or
The Texas Water Conservation Scorecard has been featured as the March 2017 cover story in the Journal of the American Water Works Association, a nationally-renowned publication that features thought leadership
By Tom Spencer and Myron Hess The intense drought that had Texas in its grip from 2010 – 2015 still haunts the state – reservoirs shrank to alarming levels, homeowners
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