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In Texas, there are 98 of these districts, covering nearly 70% of the state, according to the Texas Water Development Board. The Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District has the following ...
Texas Conservation Alliance shared some benefits of recycling water: Produces cleaner drinking water than ordinary tap water – like bottled water. It is more cost-effective than most other ...
The Environmental Protection Division has Bryan County to create a water plan that will address its water needs now and in the future.
During the 1990s, the Texas Legislature moved to make natural-resource protection more efficient by consolidating programs. In 1991, it combined the Texas Water Commission and the Texas Air Control Board to create the first version of the TCEQ, known as the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission until fall 1993. [3]
The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB) is a state agency of Texas, headquartered in Temple. [1] The agency enforces the state's soil and water conservation laws and coordinates conservation and nonpoint source pollution abatement programs. The Texas State Legislature created the agency in 1939. [2]
United States 1960 postal stamp advocating water conservation. Water conservation aims to sustainably manage the natural resource of fresh water, protect the hydrosphere, and meet current and future human demand. Water conservation makes it possible to avoid water scarcity. It covers all the policies, strategies and activities to reach these aims.
The state’s flood plan shows which Texans are most at risk of flooding and suggests billions of dollars more are needed for flood mitigation projects. Texas’ first-ever statewide flood plan ...
Watersheds or drainage basins are an area of land that drain into a common water body such as stream, lake, estuary, aquifer or ocean. [13] The Watershed Approach is an important framework to address today's water challenges. More than $450 billion in food and fiber, manufactured goods, and tourism depends on clean water and healthy watersheds.