Texas is losing millions of gallons of water every day - before it even reaches our homes. While legislators debate costly and risky solutions, we need to focus on the most effective fix: repairing our aging water infrastructure.
In our latest Dallas Morning News op-ed, Evgenia Spears, the Chapter’s water program coordinator, breaks down why Texas must prioritize fixing leaky pipes before pouring billions into expensive projects like seawater desalination or oil and gas wastewater treatment.
Why This Matters
Texas loses 51-55 gallons of water per service connection each day due to failing infrastructure. That’s enough water to meet the annual needs of Fort Worth, El Paso, Austin, Lubbock, and Laredo - combined. Legislators are proposing $1 billion annually for water projects, but some want it to go to high-cost, unproven strategies instead of proven solutions - fixing what’s broken.
Read the full op-ed in The Dallas Morning News
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