CENTRAL TEXAS GROUNDWATER & WATER
QUALITY RESOURCES
A CALL TO ACTION!
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
CONSERVE WATER AT HOME, IN YOUR YARD AND ON YOUR LAND: CALCULATE YOUR WATER
FOOTPRINT, CONDUCT A WATER USE AUDIT AND REDUCE YOUR USE
GET INVOLVED! VOLUNTEER, JOIN A CREEK OR PARK CLEAN UP, BECOME A CITIZEN SCIENTIST
ATTEND A MEETING: CYPRESS CREEK WATERSHED PROTECTION PLAN, CITY COUNCIL, CITIZENS’ ALLIANCE
FOR RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT (CARD), ETC.
INCREASE YOUR KNOWLEDGE: LEARN MORE ABOUT WATER CONSERVATION AND WATER QUALITY
ISSUES AND SHARE INFORMATION WITH YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WATER RESOURCES, WATER ISSUES, WATER QUALITY, WATER
CONSERVATION AND HOW YOU CAN HELP.
USEFUL SITES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR WATER RESOURCES
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The Hill Country Water Resources website has information on groundwater, surface water, drought and biodiversity
in the Hill Country www.txhillcountrywater.org
Water Education Foundation www.watereducation.org
Texas Water Matters (Water planning, instream flows, groundwater, policy, news, current issues)
www.texaswatermatters.org/index.htm
Texas Stream Team (Citizen science, volunteer based environmental monitoring)
www.txstreamteam.meadowscenter.txstate.edu
Cypress Creek Project (Wimberley & Woodcreek Watershed Protection Plan)
www.cypresscreekproject.squarespace.com
Hays County Master Naturalists http://haysmn.org/
Guadalupe Blanco River Authority http://www.gbra.org/
San Marcos River Foundation http://www.sanmarcosriver.org/
Wimberley CARD (Citizens Alliance for Responsible Development) Volunteer Advisory Group
http://hayscard.org/index.html
Wimberley Valley Watershed Association http://www.wimberleywatershed.org/
Hill Country Alliance http://www.hillcountryalliance.org/
Save Our Wells http://saveourwells.com/
LEARN ABOUT GROUNDWATER
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United States Geological Survey http://water.usgs.gov/edu/watercyclegwdischarge.html
The Groundwater Foundation http://www.groundwater.org/get-informed/basics/groundwater.html
Texas A&M University http://texaswater.tamu.edu/water-marketing/acquiring-groundwater-and-surfacewater.html
LEARN ABOUT WATER QUALITY
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Water Quality Association http://www.wqa.org/Learn-About-Water/Water-Basics
Texas Water Quality Association http://twqa.org/about_importance.php
United States Geological Survey http://water.usgs.gov/owq/
LEARN ABOUT NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency http://water.epa.gov/polwaste/nps/whatis.cfm
Protecting Water from Non-Point Source Pollution http://protectingwater.com/
United States Geological Survey http://toxics.usgs.gov/definitions/nonpoint_source.html
LEARN ABOUT AQUIFERS AND HOW THEY HOLD OUR GROUNDWATER
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Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (HTGCD) http://haysgroundwater.com/
o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxSotmFuq3A (Video)
Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) http://www.bseacd.org/
Edwards Aquifer http://www.edwardsaquifer.net/
VIEW PRESENTATIONS OF WATER EDUCATION
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Cypress Creek Project http://cypresscreekproject.net/lions-club-water-education-pre/