The Hill Country Alliance (HCA) is requesting proposals from qualified consulting firms with multidisciplinary teams to prepare a Post Flood Restoration and Resilience Plan for the Upper Guadalupe River Watershed within the Texas Hill Country.

This effort follows the July 4, 2025 flood event, which caused widespread impacts to the Upper Guadalupe River corridor, including significant bank erosion, debris deposition, riparian and tree canopy damage, severely scoured and altered channel conditions, infrastructure impacts, and increased risks to public safety and private property. It also builds off a shared desire for a long-term plan that centers overall river health and resilience as a critical component of the region’s economy, well-being, and identity.

The resulting plan will provide a comprehensive assessment of the disaster impacts and long-term threats to river health, as well as a coordinated set of science-based actions to restore the river and provide long-term resilience. The proposed plan should include an implementable framework to guide near-term recovery and long-term resilience of the watershed while respecting Texas private property rights and applicable local, state, and federal requirements. It will create a shared vision for river health over the next 10 years and will help to lay the pathway for how local entities can achieve that vision collaboratively.

This project is being managed by the Hill Country Alliance (HCA) with funding support from the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country and in close coordination with the River Working group of the Kerr Together Long-Term Recovery operation.