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Good morning folks! Welcome to a day where Texans from across the state call for meaningful action on our growing water challenges.
We'll be live-tweeting today's public hearing on the Texas Water Development Board.
What does the Board do & why does it matter?
#txwater #txlege
We'll be live-tweeting today's public hearing on the Texas Water Development Board.
What does the Board do & why does it matter?
#txwater #txlege
Glad you asked! TWDB is the agency charged with "securing Texas' water future."
It leads the regional water & flood planning processes, it provides data collection & dissemination, financial assistance, & technical assistance to communities across the state.
It leads the regional water & flood planning processes, it provides data collection & dissemination, financial assistance, & technical assistance to communities across the state.
In short, if surface or groundwater flows through your taps, if floods threaten your community, or if creeks & rivers you love are drying up, then you should care about how TWDB shapes Texas’ water future.
There are signs that future is increasingly threatened:
There are signs that future is increasingly threatened:
Once every 12 yrs Texans have a chance to help shape their water future.
That chance comes tomorrow.
WATCH THIS SPACE: tomorrow starting @ 9am we'll be live-tweeting the #txlege Sunset hearing on the Texas Water Development Board.
Why is the Board so important? 1/
#txwater
That chance comes tomorrow.
WATCH THIS SPACE: tomorrow starting @ 9am we'll be live-tweeting the #txlege Sunset hearing on the Texas Water Development Board.
Why is the Board so important? 1/
#txwater
Most Texans have never heard of the TWDB, but it’s crucial to you and your community. 2/
If groundwater or surface water flows through your tap, or if floods ever threaten your community, or if creeks and rivers you love are drying up, then you should care about how TWDB shapes Texas’ water future. 3/
A #txwater 🧵. This story hits on a critical water issue in Texas - that rural and low-income communities lack the resources to apply for @twdb financial assistance.
But I don't think that the issue is limited to the SWIFT. #txlege
texastribune.org/2022/04/07/tex…
But I don't think that the issue is limited to the SWIFT. #txlege
texastribune.org/2022/04/07/tex…
To @twdb's credit, both the staff and the board members have made major efforts to increase outreach to these communities.
Can more be done as the Sunset report says?
Yes. Of course. Always.
Can more be done as the Sunset report says?
Yes. Of course. Always.
But this article correctly points out that even if these communities are made aware of SWIFT funding opportunities, they may not have the technical or financial resources to apply.
More critically, some do not have the revenue base needed.
More critically, some do not have the revenue base needed.
