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Links to our favorite topics:
Water
Water Resource Planning
- State Water Plan
- Texas Regional Water Plans
- Texas Water Resource Institute
- EPA’s Urban Waters Program
Watersheds
Basic Information
News
Watershed Protection
- What is a Watershed Protection Plan?-Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board
- 2010 Texas 303(d) List-List of Impaired waterways in Texas
- 2012 Texas 303(d) List
- List and Map of Texas Watersheds with Watershed Protection Plans in Place or in Progress
- Handbook for Developing Watershed Plans to Restore and Protect Our Waters
- Determining How Much Funding is Needed for Watershed Program
- Federal Funding Sources
- TCEQ Nonpoint Source Grants
- Directory of Watershed Resources
- Modeling of Watershed Systems-USGS
Water Conservation
Water Use
- Water Use in the United States-USGS
- Texas Historical Water Use Estimates-TWDB
- Water Use and Availability-TCEQ
- Water Conservation Tips- Take Care of Texas Program
- Texas Water Conservation Association-Water News
Programs
- TCEQ Water Conservation Programs
- Groundwater Conservation Districts
- Save Texas Water- Texas Water Development Board
- Water IQ- Search local conservation information
- Texas Water Development Board Conservation Webinars
- AgriLife 4H- Water Conservation Youth Activities
- Water Conservation and Technology Center
Tools and Strategies
- Rainwater Harvesting
- Water Conservation Check-list for the Home- AgriLife Extension
- Conservation Methods- Texas A&M
- Water Reuse
- Water Conservation Best Management Practices
Landscaping
- Water Conservation and Landscaping- AgriLife Earth-Kind
- Landscape Irrigation-TCEQ
- Greenacres Program-EPA
- Mulching and Composting- TCEQ
- Aggie Turf-Turf Answers
- Water Efficient Practices for Saving Your Landscape
Water Quality
Basic Information
Nonpoint Sources
- Pesticides-Earth-Kind
- Texas Integrated Pest Management Program
- Integrated Weed Management-AgriLife
- Fertilizers-Earth-Kind
- Household Hazardous Waste-EPA
- Stormwater Runoff
- International Stormwater BMP Database
- Septic Systems: Preventing Failures-EPA
- Health Consequences of Failing Septic Systems
- Pet Waste Management-EPA
- Keeping Fats, Oils, and Grease out of the Sewer System-TCEQ
- Motor Oil-EPA
- Residential Car Washing-EPA
- Tips on Clean Boating on Texas Waterways
- Clean Boating Tips
Monitoring
- The Texas Clean Rivers Program
- Texas Stream Team
- Houston-Galveston Area Council
- Environmental Institute of Houston
Stormwater
- Basic Information
- Stormwater Runoff
Soil
Basic Information
Composting
- Composting Fact Sheet-Earth-Kind
- Composting for Facilities, Businesses, Industry and Local Government-EPA
- US Composting Council
- Effect of Compost on Soil Properties
- Cornell Composting
- Composting Toilets
Habitat
Wetlands
- What are they?-EPA
- Texas Wetlands Conservation Plan (1994)
- Texas Parks and Wildlife-Wetland-related Links
- Types of Texas Wetlands-TPWD
- USFWS- National Wetland Inventory
- USGS- National Wetlands Research Center
- Ducks Unlimited-Wetland Conservation
Land Preservation
- Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
- The Conservation Fund
- The Nature Conservancy
- The Trust for Public Land
- Land Trust Alliance-How you benefit?
- Texas Land Trust Council
- Preservation Texas
Community
Public Engagement
- Fostering Public Engagement in Water Choices:Lessons from a Sun Corridor Workshop
- Examples of Public Involvement Programs
- PlaceMatters
Smart Growth
- Smart Growth America
- Smart Growth-EPA
- Smart Growth Online
- Congress for The New Urbanism
- Livable Centers-Houston
- National Town Builders Association
- James Taylor Chair in Landscape and Livable Environments
- Cite Magazine
Low Impact Development (LID)
- Low Impact Development Center
- Low Impact Development-EPA
- Low Impact Development-Natural Resource Defense Council
- Low Development Design Examples
- LID for Big Box Retailers
- LID Workshops
- LID Funding Opportunities
