The regional water planning process: a Texas success story

• Main Author: Bech Bruun
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Texas Water Journal 2017-01-01
• Series: Texas Water Journal
• Subjects: water; planning; infrastrucutre; state water plan
• Online Access: https://twj-ojs-tdl.tdl.org/twj/index.php/twj/article/view/7053

In 1997, in the wake of a severe, statewide drought, the Texas Legislature passed an omnibus water bill that, among other things, fundamentally changed how Texas develops its state water plans. The resulting 5-year, bottom-up regional approach to planning has since formed the basis of the last 4 state water plans. Nearly a generation after the regional water planning process began, we can now point to some significant achievements and identify key factors in the success of the process. Editor’s Note: The opinion expressed in this commentary is the opinion of the individual author and not the opinion of the Texas Water Journal or the Texas Water Resources Institute. Citation: Bruun B. 2017. The regional water planning process: a Texas success story. Texas Water Journal. 8(1):1-12. Available from: https://doi.org/10.21423/twj.v8i1.7053.