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/
Unfortunately, Texas faces significant challenges in ensuring that future is sustainable.
Un-checked growth, intensifying drought & floods, and fragile infrastructure all threaten Texas' delicate water balance. 4/
To address these challenges, we've developed 5 key action items for legislators during TWDB's Sunset review.
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.
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: