Every year, hundreds of thousands of acres of natural land are paved over with concrete, asphalt and other impervious materials. Too often, the full extent of the threat this poses for us and our environment is ignored. It's time to start taking it seriously.
Three years into a devastating drought made worse by wasteful water use, voters in Texas approved a constitutional amendment that will allow the state to allocate more funding for new water infrastructure projects. Texas will now have $2 billion to pay for new reservoirs, desalination projects, investments in water conservation and efficiency, and other water-related projects. For the health of Texas' rivers, it is vital that the state prioritize funding for water conservation and efficiency improvements before new water supply projects.
Associate Director and Senior Policy Analyst, Frontier Group
