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Managing and protecting our water resources
is one of the most critical issues facing Texas
today. As our population increases, human demands for water will grow. But we still need to ensure that there is adequate water for agriculture, industry and the environment. Decisions made now will have far reaching consequences for the livelihood of our state.
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Local and regional water suppliers say that State financial assistance is needed to fund about half of the total $53 billion price tag for water infrastructure projects in the current State Water Plan. However, simply providing funding without improving the Plan and carefully prioritizing projects to be funded would not be an efficient use of taxpayer funds. to read the Texas Living Waters Project's recently released policy paper on this issue. .
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| | | | Texas Rivers We have over 191,000 miles of rivers and streams in the state. These waterways support a rich diversity of wildlife.
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The and reports look at water conservation around the state.
The Texas Water Solutions blog focuses on Texas water policy
to leasing, selling or donating water rights to preserve instream flows
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