Water

Water is a valuable resource that should not be wasted. The North Texas area is rapidly growing in population and by 2070, the Region C Water Planning Group anticipates that the total water demands for the region are to increase 71 percent. On a region-wide basis, Region C does not have enough water supplies to meet the anticipated demands, with the vast majority of deficits occurring in the municipal category. Below are case studies, tools, and resources offering guidance to local governments, educational institutions, and public and private entities on strategies to reduce water use and increase water efficiency across many sectors.


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Provides worksheets and activities for educators to use in classrooms. Spanish language worksheets available.
Intermediate
Household leaks can waste nearly 1 trillion gallons of water annually nationwide, so each year we hunt down the drips during Fix a Leak Week.
Intermediate
A brief video that focuses on other fats, oils, and greases that should not be put in drains, such as icing, meat fats, butter, and sauces.
Intermediate

ECO Modern Flats is a 96-unit multifamily rental project on a 2.9-acre site in Fayetteville, Arkansas, home to the University of Arkansas. The rental project includes both sustainable design and wellness features and has been targeted to an underserved rental market of young professionals 20 to 30 years of age.

The Federal Green Challenge (FGC) is a national effort under the EPA’s Sustainable Materials Management Program which challenges the EPA and other federal agencies throughout the country to lead by example in reducing the federal government's environmental impact. It furthers the goals of the President’s Executive Order Regarding Efficient Federal Operations.
Intermediate
The Fort Worth Water Department supports the Save Fort Worth Water outreach campaign to provide educational resources to residents and surrounding communities.
Basic

The Fort Worth Nature Center parking lot design provides storage areas for storm water runoff and diverting storm water runoff away from the edges of the paved areas while achieving the iSWM goals and providing the Nature Center the many benefits of bioswales.

The Community Captain Program is a grassroots volunteer network who help to spread the message about water conservation and the protection of our water supply in the community. It recruits WaterWise Community Captains for every neighborhood in Frisco; they are responsible for sharing water efficiency information with neighbors. 

The Smart Controller Program allows for the City of Frisco's licensed irrigators to check irrigation systems for inefficiencies, set the controller to current watering recommendations, subscribe the resident to the WaterWise emails, and create a partnership with residents for educational purposes. 

From Policy to Reality is a report that evaluates the state of municipal water conservation and efficiency in the state of Texas.
Basic
Get visual: Watersmart video resources for residents and public outreach.
Intermediate
Green Dallas is a resource for air quality information, climate change, energy, food, land, waste & litter, and water.
Basic
Green Globes certifies sustainable high-performance buildings while providing customized guidance throughout the process.
Advanced
The Green Infrastructure Funding Opportunities page provide information on federal funding opportunities and funding tools for green infrastructure projects.
Intermediate
The Green Infrastructure Modeling Tools model the impacts of green infrastructure on watersheds, air quality, and energy consumption.
Advanced
Watershed Protection Plans (WPP) are useful to water quality planning because they contain management measures to reduce pollutants and public education and outreach programs that were developed with stakeholder input. These measures and outreach programs may be useful ideas to others.
Intermediate

Buffalo Bayou Promenade is a 23-acre urban park and recreation area that transformed an overgrown, trash-soaked urban greyfield into a thriving waterfront. The $15 million landmark project both improved flood control capacity and transformed a marginalized space beneath the freeway into a safe, welcoming place for pedestrians.

Video explaining the best way to collect and transport used cooking oil for recycling.
Intermediate
Spanish-language video explaining the best way to collect and transport used cooking oil for recycling.
Intermediate
How to Prevent Your Pipes From Freezing: Subzero temperatures can cause even interior pipes to freeze.
Intermediate
The iSWM Program for Construction and Development is a cooperative initiative that assists cities and counties to achieve their goals of water quality protection, streambank protection, and flood mitigation, while also helping communities meet their construction and post-construction obligations under state stormwater permits.
Basic
The International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN) brings together colleges and universities from around the world to collaborate on integrating sustainability into all aspects of academic operations.
Intermediate
InVEST software provides valuations of ecosystem services and assesses how environmental impacts can alter the benefits they provide to humans.
Advanced
The Irrigation Association's Smart Irrigation outreach Toolkit educates customers about water-use efficiency, promotes irrigation products and best practices that minimize peak water use and reduce demands on infrastructure, and provides real solutions to today's water challenges.
Basic