by admin | Feb 19, 2018 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Conservation, Water Planning
It’s a resource so precious that human life can’t be sustained without it, yet so common most of us take it for granted. But water is becoming scarce, a growing problem stemming from wasteful usage and exacerbated by climate change. Cape Town, South...
by admin | Feb 16, 2018 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Conservation, Water Planning
The Texas Water Roundtable has premiered the short film series, Texas Water Challenges. Five ten-minute films on contemporary water issues impacting Texas – water pricing and economics, new water, surface/groundwater coordination, water education, and Texas...
by admin | Jan 12, 2018 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, News, Water Conservation, Water Planning
Boerne Native Plant Society of Texas Chapter Meeting February 6 at the Cibolo Nature Center in Boerne will feature Water 101. Water, essential for life, is our most precious and valuable natural resource. But water supply is limited and under increasing pressure from...
by admin | Dec 8, 2017 | News, Water Conservation
Texans are making tremendous progress on conserving water. In fact, in the municipal sector (composed of residential, institutional, industrial, and commercial water use) cities across Texas are using 21 percent less water than we were in 2000. One of the methods used... by admin | Oct 1, 2017 | Groundwater Resources, Water Conservation, Water Planning
Myth: Our water supply is infinite. If only that were true. Remember the water cycle? Evaporation and transpiration, condensation, precipitation. Repeat. Unfortunately, we are limited to the water that is available to us now—the same water that our ancestors drank and...
by admin | Sep 25, 2017 | News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality
Since 2007, urban areas have been home to more than half the global population—a proportion that is expected to rise. Growing cities are putting pressure on the lakes and rivers on which they depend for water. But the needs of nature don’t have to be in conflict...
