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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stretching from the subtropical Gulf shores of Cameron County in the south and along the Rio Grande to the rolling, native range land of Maverick County in the northwest, the Rio Grande Regional Water ...

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 Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) web site is operated for authorized use only and is provided as a public service. This policy describes TWDB’s privacy and security practices regarding ...

The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) Groundwater Database (GWDB) contains information on selected water wells, springs, oil/gas tests (that were originally intended to be or were converted to ...

There are seven major and five minor bay and estuary systems covering 2.6 million acres along the Texas Gulf Coast. These estuarine ecosystems include open water bays, intertidal mudflats, and ...

The mission of the water conservation staff is to provide leadership, planning, education, information, technical assistance, and agricultural financial assistance for water conservation in Texas. In ...

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 ...

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.