With deeper droughts and stronger floods threatening cities across the state, Texas Living Waters is helping communities integrate their water planning and management in a holistic, equitable manner that cares for the long-term water needs of communities and ecosystems.
Our integrative approach, popularly known as One Water, draws on a national movement led by our friends and partners at the US Water Alliance. We are working closely with the Alliance to facilitate the spread of One Water approaches across Texas. We played a central role in the development of Austin’s Water Forward plan, a 100-year water plan that draws on core One Water principles. We are now working with Houston and communities across the Hill Country to help further spread integrative approaches and provide assistance in ensuring One Water plans are deployed in an equitable manner that puts communities first, yields multiple benefits, and delivers water for both people and the environment.
PUBLICATIONS
Ensuring One Water Works for All: Opportunities for Realizing Water Reuse in Affordable Housing
One Water in the Texas Hill Country
Rapidly Scaling Water Reuse Across Texas Using Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Financing
Ensuring One Water Delivers for Healthy Waterways: A Framework for Incorporating Healthy Waterways into One Water Plans and Projects
