The newly reformed Sierra Club Cross Timbers Group, which serves Denton and Collin counties, will hold a free long-range water planning and conservation panel discussion on March 23 in Frisco. The event will feature speakers from the Sierra Club’s Lone Star... more
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Otis the Otter and Farrah the Fox Team Up to Teach North Texas Kids How to Save Water
A new mobile gaming app featuring wildlife native to Lavon Lake is teaching children to help their parents save water and making it more likely that families will talk about water conservation at home. The North Texas Municipal Water District... more
NTMWD to begin dredging of Lavon Lake
Exposed lake beds once covered with water crack under the sun as the shoreline retreats farther from where its former position. With an extended drought leaving a noticeable effect on many of the lakes that supply the nearly 1.6 million... more
North Texas Municipal Water District to dredge reservoir
DALLAS (AP) – A contractor for the North Texas Municipal Water District plans to start dredging two areas of a key reservoir amid the lingering drought and concerns about supplying users. The Dallas Morning News reported on Monday (http://bit.ly/1ECPxNn) that... more
A Decade of Drought Has Little Effect on Texans’ Water Knowledge, New Research Shows
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A new statewide poll commissioned by the Texas Water Foundation (TWF) shows only 28 percent of Texans indicate they “definitely know” the natural source of their drinking water — the same percentage as 10 years ago.
NTMWD sets its sights on the future
As part of its 50-year plan to provide the growing population of Fannin County and North Texas with a reliable supply of water, the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) has taken steps to construct the Lower Bois d’Arc Reservoir... more
7 of 13 cities already meet new limits on water usage
Water levels at Lavon Lake are already more than four feet lower than this point last year, and there’s an extra-hot summer in the forecast. So Tom Kula, executive director of the North Texas Municipal Water District, recently asked the... more