May 2018 BLOG POSTS

Does Texas really have a water problem?

Janice Bezanson | Executive Director | Texas Conservation Alliance | May 23, 2018

Most Texans “know” that Texas has a water “problem.” In fact, the Texas Water Plan lists $63 billion in projects in order to “solve” this problem.  In truth, however, Texas’s water problem is not what everyone thinks it is.  It’s not as... Read More >

One Water: A powerful 21st-century solution

Nancy Stoner | Director, Water Program | Pisces Foundation | May 10, 2018

What does the jazz-loving swamp country of New Orleans have in common with the wild high desert of Tucson? The answer: more than you may think. Like countless communities across the globe, both of these ionic U.S. cities have water concerns—New Orleans faces the challenge of taming powerful... Read More >

One Water: The Austin way forward

Hon. Steve Adler, Mayor, The City of Austin | Sharlene Leurig, Project Director, Texas Environmental Flows Project | May 1, 2018

People come to Austin for lots of reasons—music, barbecue, jobs—but the reason they can stay is the water. Barton Springs, Lake Austin, and Decker Lake are just a few of the places where you’ll find Austinites staying cool on a warm summer day. We are not Austin without water.... Read More >



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