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End Power Plant Water Pollution
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just proposed long-overdue power plant pollution standards to limit the amount of toxic metals and other chemicals that can be dumped in our water. Unfortunately the coal industry is already trying to block them.
Join Us at Spring for Water!
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Clean Water Fund is reviving our annual Spring for Water celebration on Saturday May 18, 6:30-9:30 at the Amala Foundation, 1006 South 8th Street in Austin! The celebration includes Live Music, Drinks, and a Silent Auction.
Texas Programs
Water Conservation in Texas
We are working in local communities and at the state level on behalf of sustainable water policies that protect drinking water at its source, preserve wetlands and aquifer recharge Azones, and conserve water for the future. We are working to persuade policy makers to prioritize conservation above expensive new reservoirs and treatment plants—a policy that would also save the energy needed to treat and distribute this water.
Update, March 2013
An Analysis of Landscaping Restrictions of Austin Area Homeowner Associations
Constant drought, a changing climate, and population growth make it imperative
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that Texas increase conservation efforts. While Texas may ultimately need to create
new sources of water by adding infrastructure such as groundwater desalination, aquifer
storage and recovery, and more, and while investments in pipes and treatment plants
may also be necessary to deliver this water to consumers, conservation is far more costeffective
and should be prioritized.In particular it makes sense to prioritize conservation in the municipal sector. According to the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), municipal demand is the fastest growing sector among all water use categories in the state, projected to increase from 27% of total demand in 2010 to over 38% of total demand by 2060. The TWDB projects that water providers will need nearly $27 billion in state financial assistance to meet this demand — about half of the $53 billion the TWDB says is needed to meet state needs by 2060.
Nuclear Power in Texas
With the threat of global warming and fossil fuel prices rising, nuclear power is being hailed once again as a solution to future energy needs. In September 2007, NRG Energy filed for a construction and operation license for two new nuclear reactors at the South Texas Project near Bay City, and since then four additional nuclear plants have been proposed.