Toward Sustainable Water Practices in Texas

Clean Water Action is working in local communities, and at the state level, on behalf of sustainable water policies that protect drinking water at its source, preserve wetlands and aquifer recharge zones, and conserve water for the future.

 

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Wally Gobetz

Urge Texas lawmakers to fund water infrastructure!

The Texas Water Development Board is responsible for helping provide funds for drinking water systems, wastewater systems, and flood control - a mighty job for a large state with so many different water challenges! Send a message to the Texas Legislature in support full funding for these important priorities.
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Watering Restrictions In Texas

he Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) collects self-reported data from Public Water Systems (PWS) on the state regarding their concern level for water quantity in their systems.
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Texas Currents | Summer 2023

In this Issue: The Clean Water Act One-Two Punch: Defend & Strengthen | Clean Power = Clean Water | Texas Legislature’s 88th Session | Spring for Water Benefit & Bash | The Sun Sets & Also Rises on the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality | Houston Flood Equity Victory

Texas Currents | Fall 2022

In this Issue: Texas Two-Step: Defending Democracy & Electing Environmental Leaders This Fall | Mark Your Calendars with Important Election Dates | Our Endorsed Candidates | The Devil’s in the Details: Water Forward and Green Infrastructure for Austin | Climate Change: Making the Case for “One Water” | Aren’t ALL waters in the U.S. “Waters of the United States”? Sackett & WOTUS in Texas | Solar Edit: Sunset on the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Texas Currents | Fall 2021

In This Issue: TCEQ Sunset Review Brings Opportunity for Cleaner Air & Water | PEC's Anti-Solar Policies on Hold -- for Now | Ambitious Water Reuse Strategies in Austin | Texas' Broken System for Controlling Water Pollution | Sewage Discharge Highlights TCEQ's Shortcomings | Texas Redistricting Spells Trouble for Democracy

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