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March 8-14 is National Groundwater Awareness Week! In Texas, groundwater provides an estimated 57% of all freshwater used, supplies 72% of the water used by agriculture, and is a source of drinking water (from both public and private wells) for almost 7 million Texans. For more information on groundwater issues, visit www.tgpc.texas.gov.

It’s past time to start paying attention

I found this graphic somewhere and should serve as a reminder of where our water comers from but I have a few observations:
#1- Labeling the "lake" as Clean Water is a massively incorrect assumption to make.
#2- Note that Waste water is discharged upstream of clean water intake: Do you know if your water source does the same?
#3- Chemicals, insecticides, animal remains, etc. from roads and fields all drain to water source
#4- What really goes on at a water treatment plant before I drink it?

Ugh!!!

TWDB’s Water Weekly: After contracting last week, the latest drought map for conditions as of February 3 shows drought is increasing again. During the last nine weeks, drought has expanded eight times, growing from 45 percent in early December to now covering its largest extent of the state since March 2025. https://bit.ly/TexasWaterWeekly