Water Conservation
Water is essential for health, work, and the environment. Learn how you can conserve and what's happening around Texas.
Tips for Consumers to Save Water and Money- Turn off the faucet while brushing your teeth and save up to 4 gallons a minute
- Fix a leaky toilet and save about 73,000 gallons a year
- Small changes in your routine add up to big water savings — and savings on your water bill, too.
Rainwater Collection and TreatmentRain is free, but how can you take advantage of it? How can you figure out how much water you can catch, how you can store it, and what you can use it for?
- Learn more about rainwater collection and treatment
Water Conservation ProgramsWe have several programs to help business and government to not only plan ahead for water shortages, but also make water conservation a part of their standard operating procedure.
- Learn more about how you can conserve water as a city, other water supplier, industry, farmer, or other business.
Coordinating Conservation in TexasWe work with other state agencies and local governments in joint efforts to ensure that Texas continues to have enough water for all its needs:
- Our Instream Uses Program coordinates scientific studies to determine the flows needed to maintain healthy rivers and bays.
- To ensure the health of our aquifers, we aid the formation of groundwater conservation districts and priority groundwater management areas. We support these coalitions of local governments in their missions.
- When rainfall is sparse, we coordinate the statewide response to droughts.
