• Home
  • About
    • TWJ People
    • Policies
    • Ethics/Conflict of Interest
    • Journal Sponsorship
    • About this Publishing System
    • Support TWJ
  • Volumes
    • Current Volume 2020
      • Article
      • Policy Review
      • Book Review
      • Program Review
    • Past Volumes
      • Volume 1
      • Volume 2
        • Errata Vol. 2
      • Volume 3
      • Volume 4, Number 1
        • Errata Vol. 4, No. 1
      • Volume 4, Number 2
      • Volume 5
      • Volume 6
      • Volume 7
      • Volume 8
      • Volume 9
      • Volume 10, Number 1
  • Submissions
  • Webinars
  • Forums
  • Support
  • Contact
    • Contact Editor-in-Chief
    • Contact Managing Editor
Contact@twj.media
Texas Water JournalTexas Water Journal
  • Home
  • About
    • TWJ People
    • Policies
    • Ethics/Conflict of Interest
    • Journal Sponsorship
    • About this Publishing System
    • Support TWJ
  • Volumes
    • Current Volume 2020
      • Article
      • Policy Review
      • Book Review
      • Program Review
    • Past Volumes
      • Volume 1
      • Volume 2
        • Errata Vol. 2
      • Volume 3
      • Volume 4, Number 1
        • Errata Vol. 4, No. 1
      • Volume 4, Number 2
      • Volume 5
      • Volume 6
      • Volume 7
      • Volume 8
      • Volume 9
      • Volume 10, Number 1
  • Submissions
  • Webinars
  • Forums
  • Support
  • Contact
    • Contact Editor-in-Chief
    • Contact Managing Editor

The regional water planning process: a Texas success story

By Bech Bruun

The regional water planning process: a Texas success story

November 10, 2017 Commentary, Commentary Vol 8, Vol 8 (2017)

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.

Download PDF

Copyright (c) 2017 Bech Bruun

Tags: infrastructureplanningstate water planWater

You also might be interested in

State Legislature, Voters Move to Eighty-Six Texas’s Flooding Challenges

State Legislature, Voters Move to Eighty-Six Texas’s Flooding Challenges

Jan 28, 2020

Despite transboundary water resource management issues being a source of tension between neighboring states, little research has addressed what causes cooperation or conflict between differing governments along borders.

Peak flow trends highlight emerging urban flooding hotspots in Texas

Peak flow trends highlight emerging urban flooding hotspots in Texas

Mar 20, 2018

In the aftermath of flooding disasters, a temptation is to[...]

Oilfield Water Infrastructure Connectivity: The Case for a ‘Hydrovascular’ Network in the Permian Basin

Oilfield Water Infrastructure Connectivity: The Case for a ‘Hydrovascular’ Network in the Permian Basin

Feb 25, 2020

Despite transboundary water resource management issues being a source of tension between neighboring states, little research has addressed what causes cooperation or conflict between differing governments along borders.

SUPPORT TWJ

Follow TWJ on Twitter

Tweets by @txwaterjournal

Subscribe Now

Submit an Article or Commentary

Online Submissions

Water Calendar

Click for

Listen to Talk+Water Podcasts

Advertisment

TWJ on Facebook

TWJ Social Media

Contact TWJ

  • Todd Votteler, Ph.D.
  • Editor-in-Chief
  • Texas Water Journal
  • todd@texaswaterjournal.org

Contact Us

We're currently offline. Send us an email and we'll get back to you, asap.

Send Message
Support the Texas Water Journal (ISSN 2160-5319) Donate Here

Key Words

infrastructure (3)planning (3)state water plan (1)Water (1)

© 2017-2021 · Texas Water Journal - Website by Rudolph Rosen, Ph.D., Professional Nonprofit Management Group, LLC.

  • TWJ People
  • Policies
  • Submissions
  • Support TWJ
  • Terms of Use
Prev Next