Tag: TLW in the Media

The floods that ravaged Texas last week, leaving more than 105 people dead, occurred in a region known as Flash Flood Alley. And while the storm developed quickly, the National

Jennifer Walker, a Texas water expert, said Austin Water is likely not satisfied with increasing leak volume, considering how much money and effort the utility has dedicated to stemming those

The state’s water threats are varied, vast and growing. Aging pipes and wastewater systems afflict numerous communities, while others have faced crippling and prolonged drought. All the while, Texas has

Texas lawmakers took steps big and small to help save the state’s water supply. A big one: investing $20 billion in water projects over the next two decades. A small

Decisions regarding produced water discharge should not be driven by urgency, said Jennifer Walker, senior director of the Texas Coast and Water Program at the National Wildlife Federation. She said

Jennifer Walker, director for the Texas Coast and Water program with the National Wildlife Federation, said she thinks the split will change. “I don’t think it’s gonna be 80/20… I

In an effort to shore up the state’s future water supply, Texas lawmakers have stressed the need to secure new sources and point to desalination as a potential solution to

Jennifer Walker, director for the Texas Coast and Water program with the National Wildlife Federation, also said state officials need more information for water planning. But when the Texas Water

The Texas Legislature has also invested millions in research to clean the fracking wastewater. Critics say it’s not a viable solution to the state’s water crisis. Meanwhile, skeptics warn the

Written by Evgenia Spears, the Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter water program coordinator. We can’t afford to gamble with taxpayer dollars on these risky and expensive approaches. Texas needs to focus

Conservation Many water experts say that conservation is the first line of defense. Cyrus Reed, a longtime environmental lobbyist at the Texas Capitol and conservation director for the state’s Sierra

Where would new water supplies come from? Texas is looking to desalination to remove salt from seawater or brackish groundwater to create more water for drinking, irrigation and industrial uses.