Austin Water is asking for public input to help meet Austin’s growing water needs and prepare for impacts from our changing climate. Based on your input, we will create an Irrigation and Landscape Ordinance for new single-family residences that will set requirements for conserving water in irrigation...
Come celebrate the launch of our Barton Creek Time Stream, a new website and exhibit. Our project chronicles the rich history of 50+ years of environmental stewardship on Barton Creek. We will have a short program and live demo at 11:30, with our project creators. Parks...
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension-Travis County kicks off the 2022 educational series with A Lawn of All Seasons – Best Management Practices for a Healthy Happy Lawn, on April 20th at 10 am to noon. Dean Minchillo, Extension Program Specialist with the Urban Water Team, will...
Flooding, erosion, & water pollution affect lives, property, & the environment all over Austin. The City's Watershed Protection Department combats these issues every day to improve health, safety, & quality of life for our community. With your help, they’re updating the strategic plan to factor...
Join us for our monthly Happy Hour next week! For April, we will be joined by Sydney Beckner, the Water Program Manager of Hill Country Alliance! Sydney will be presenting HCA's "State of the Hill Country" Report. This project defines and calculates eight metrics for tracking...
Join Austin Water’s Environmental Compliance Specialist Senior and irrigation expert David Turnage to learn the basics of scheduling an automatic irrigation system. This virtual lunch and learn will help customers with irrigation systems learn the programming basics. You'll leave with a wealth of scheduling recommendations and tools...
Join Shoal Creek Conservancy as we remove litter and recyclables from Shoal Creek Trail. All tools and supplies will be provided, but please bring water and snacks if needed. All ages welcome, with supervision. Please wear close-toed shoes, long pants, and dress for the weather. Per...
Join us for a fun evening with free drinks, snacks, and getting to know lots of great people working on water for Austin communities! We will be gathering at the Patagonia Store in downtown Austin, so we recommend arriving early to find parking. The event will...
Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) is a water supply strategy to store available water in a natural aquifer during wet times for later recovery and use. Austin Water is currently studying aquifers in our region to determine the most favorable areas for an Aquifer Storage...
About Austin WaterThis post is sponsored by our community partner, Austin Water, our city's publicly-owned water utility. Action BoxClick the badge above to fill out the Irrigation & Landscape Ordinance survey on SpeakUpAustin.org. This post is sponsored by Austin Water. All Austin Common sponsors are...