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    • Rules & Regulations
    • Board Members
    • Meet the Staff
    • History of BCRAGD
    • News
    • Meetings/Postings
    • Contact Us
  • Groundwater
    • Well Permitting and Registrations
    • Monitor Wells
    • Abandoned Well | Plugging Program
    • Best Practices for Well Owners
    • Groundwater Planning
    • Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts
    • Drought Management
  • Surface Water
    • Water Quality Testing
    • Clean Rivers Program
    • Projects
  • Medina Lake
  • Environmental Services
    • Laboratory Services
    • Environmental Investigations/Illegal Dumping
  • Flood Management
    • River & Rainfall Gages
    • Weather
    • Flood Early Warning System
    • Texas Floodplain Management Association
  • Education
    • K-12 Programs
    • Community Initiatives
    • Collaborative Agency Resource Page
    • Internship Program
    • Tools for Sustainability
  • Transparency
BCRAGD
  • About
    • Our Mission
    • Rules & Regulations
    • Board Members
    • Meet the Staff
    • History of BCRAGD
    • News
    • Meetings/Postings
    • Contact Us
  • Groundwater
    • Well Permitting and Registrations
    • Monitor Wells
    • Abandoned Well | Plugging Program
    • Best Practices for Well Owners
    • Groundwater Planning
    • Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts
    • Drought Management
  • Surface Water
    • Water Quality Testing
    • Clean Rivers Program
    • Projects
  • Medina Lake
  • Environmental Services
    • Laboratory Services
    • Environmental Investigations/Illegal Dumping
  • Flood Management
    • River & Rainfall Gages
    • Weather
    • Flood Early Warning System
    • Texas Floodplain Management Association
  • Education
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Tools for Sustainability

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Tools for Sustainability

Whether you live on less than an acre or on over 500 acres, whether you utilize a public water supply or own a well, your water use is significant. We have a limited amount of water and a growing population, therefore promoting accountability of our natural resources is imperative to short and long-term sustainability. There’s multiple ways to approach water conservation inside the home and outdoors, starting with mindful use.

Below is a list of resources, (many of which are authored by Texas Water Development Board and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension) to assist you:

Comprehensive Literature:

  • Homeowner and Business Conservation and Water Saving Devices
    • ConservingWaterIndoors
    • ConservingWaterOutdoor
    • WaterConservingTips
    • Industrialbrochure-final
    • TexasLandscapeWateringGuide
  • Well Owner Information
    • Water Owner’s Guide to Water Supply
    • Abandoned Well Plugging
  • Resources in Spanish (En Español)
    • Conservar
    • Xeriscape

Topic-specific Literature:

  • Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR)
    • AquiferStorageRecovery
  • Assistance Programs
  • Invasive Species
    • Arundo donax (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Healthy Creeks Initiative)
    • New! Arundo Man Publication by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
    • Zebra Mussels (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department)
  • Irrigation (Agricultural)
  • K-12 educational literature
    • K-12
  • Leak Detection
    • WaterLoss_Leak
  • Rainwater Harvesting (RWH)
    • RainwaterHarvestingManual_3rdedition
    • RainwaterHarvestingSummary
  • Brush Control & Riparian System Management
    • Brush_Management (TAMU Forest Service)
    • Your Remarkable Riparian (Nueces River Authority)
  •  Reuse
    • TX Water Development Board WaterReuse
  • Winter Preparedness
    • Frozen Pipes 
    • Winter Storm Safety

Educational Resources:

Thanksgiving Conservation Tips

Educational Videos:

  • Rainwater harvesting

 

 

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