The TWDB seeks collaboration with stakeholders on an exploratory brackish groundwater project. Exploratory in this context means that the average total dissolved solids concentration of the target ...

The Rio Grande Basin covers the largest area in Texas of any major river basin. The basin's namesake river was called Rio Grande, "Big River," by early Spanish explorers. From its headwaters in ...

The term "environmental flows" is used to describe the flow of water (both quantity and timing of flow) needed to maintain ecologically healthy streams and rivers, as well as the bays and estuaries ...

The Coastal Bend Regional Water Planning Area includes 11 counties, portions of the Nueces River Basin, and its adjoining coastal basins, including the Nueces Estuary. The region's largest economic ...

1. What can the program do for you? The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, authorized by the Safe Drinking Water Act, provides low-cost financial assistance for planning, acquisition, design, and ...

The TWDB is no longer accepting applications for the Texas Water Development Fund (DFund) for this cycle. Entities that are interested in this program should contact a Regional Water Project ...

The solicitation for SFY 2024-2025 FIF Abridged Applications has passed. Any SFY 2024-2025 FIF Abridged Application received moving forward will now be added to the bottom of the project ...

The Flood Planning Data Hub is the source for information compiled by the TWDB for the regional flood planning groups. This includes resources from many entities. An index of GIS resources is ...

Rainwater harvesting is useful if enough rainwater can be captured and stored to satisfy needs during dry periods. So, how much rainwater can a homeowner expect to collect and store in Texas? Assuming ...

Senate Bill 137 (1975), House Bill 2 (1985), Senate Bill 683 (1987), and other legislative directives called for the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) to maintain a data collection and analytical ...

1. What is water reuse? Water reuse is the beneficial use of reclaimed water (source: American Water Works Association). Examples of water reuse include irrigation, cooling, and augmenting water ...

These estimates are produced using information from the annual Water Use Survey and water use estimates for irrigation, livestock, municipal, manufacturing, mining and steam-electric power categories.