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Quenching the region's thirst: A look at water policies in North Texas

Quenching the region’s thirst: A look at water policies in North Texas

Published Jul 25, 2024
Water is one of the most precious commodities in North Texas, a rapidly growing region that already dwarfs many states in population. Students set out to understand the policies driving water usage and conservation. This project considered everything from water security and usage, to conservation and growth. 
Nature-based conservation: Rainscaping and other low impact solutions

Nature-based conservation: Rainscaping and other low impact solutions

By Summer Kloer, Staff Writer
Published Jul 25, 2024
In some places, where the landscaping is precise, stormwater can transform into a precious resource.
Water security: Understanding the threat of water warfare

Water security: Understanding the threat of water warfare

By Garrett Cook, Staff writer
Published Jul 25, 2024
Since the planet has a limited supply of fresh water, things start to get slippery when people are forced to decide who gets what water and at what cost.
Clear currents: Innovations and process of wastewater treatment

Clear currents: Innovations and process of wastewater treatment

By Allie DeSimone and Nolan Carney
Published Jul 25, 2024
Managing waste water is key to maintaining a healthy water system. Wastewater treatment is a crucial part of the modern environmental pathway for fresh drinking water.
Water quality and contamination: How TRWD manages the supply of drinking water

Water quality and contamination: How TRWD manages the supply of drinking water

By Georgie Hager, Sasha Chapman and Hannah Dollar
Published Jul 25, 2024
Water is an essential resource for life, and access to clean and safe drinking water is fundamental to public health. However, concerns regarding water contamination persist in various regions worldwide, including the Fort Worth area.
How the Tarrant Regional Water District reuses and recycles

How the Tarrant Regional Water District reuses and recycles

By Sally Verrando, Staff Writer
Published Jul 25, 2024
To accommodate a growing North Central Texas population in the late 20th century, a new reservoir was needed.
Tap water treatment: What it takes to make water safe for consumption

Tap water treatment: What it takes to make water safe for consumption

By Sydney Brunson and Emmaday Ormond
Published Jul 25, 2024
The treatment process for tap water in Tarrant County is extensive.
A Growing Thirst: Will there be enough water to keep up with demand?

A Growing Thirst: Will there be enough water to keep up with demand?

By Lance Sanders, Jordan Montgomery and Alli Shoop
Published Jul 25, 2024
North Texas is booming when it comes to population growth. The Tarrant Regional Water District expects the population it serves to go from its current 2.4 million consumers to 4.6 million by 2070.
Conservation and drought

Conservation and drought

By Jaida Joyner, Gavin Hughes and Alicia Takacs
Published Jul 25, 2024
With heat waves and little to no rain in sight, many North Texas cities have gotten serious about saving water.