Why is water so important? A 2022 report from the Texas Living Waters Project and the National Wildlife Foundation found that across the state, water systems lose at least 572,000 acre-feet per year — enough to meet the total annual water needs of Austin, Fort Worth, El Paso, Laredo and Lubbock combined. One acre-foot is enough water to cover 1 acre in 1 foot of water.

Our next meeting is a field trip on Jan 22 of the City of Austin Permitting and Development Center at 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr.  Austin, TX 78752.  The building was designed with 2 seperate on site water conservation systems OSCAR (On Site Collection and Reuse) collects onsite grey water for non-potable uses & CLARA (Closed Loop Advanced Reclaimed Assembly) treats the buildings wastewater up to non-potable water use standards.  Together they are estimated to reduce the facility's potable water consumption by 75%.  

Texas Living Waters is a collboration of conservation groups working together to ensure that Texas has the water it needs for thriving communities and healthy fish and wildlife.   

We do need a lunch sponsor, for this event.. if you are interested please let me know. alison_gersch@roundrockisd.org 

Thank you!!

Alison Gersch (Round Rock ISD) 

Roger Perez (Waco ISD)