Does Texas face a water crisis? What you need to know

[@ziggypop1977]

What water crisis??!!? We have plenty of water for fracking companies.

[@10actual]

Dallas is the largest per Capita user of water. There are many rivers with salt cedar trees lining the banks. Those trees are not native and each one can take hundreds of gallons per day. New Mexico went on an éradicatio program for these invasive plants and for the first time in years I saw water in the Pecos river under the bridge on I-20. One big issue is the land along the rivers is private.

[@PalmSandsRanch]

Nailed it!! Texas as a whole is privately owned. The only state out of all 50 that is like that. Personally as a property owner I would welcome State or federal funding to improve any waterway that happen to go through my property. People are greedy and selfish, that’s why it will always be an issue in Texas.

[@joey8567]

Over growth. All ranches like several of mine from Austin past San Antonio are dry. Aqua Texas has been fined for pumping too much and don't pay. NE Texas, solar fields above us, hit with hail, leaked nasty stuff. Natural springs are now rusty colored, fish dead, trees looking bad. It's on KZbin. My nephew spoke for us.

[@denise8242]

We still need safe drinking water. We don't in West Texas. Not allowed to drink or cook with it. Why is the infrastructure so bad?? Where's the money?

[@Stonecutter334]

Ask your Republican politicians. Better yet STOP VOTING FOR THESE CORRUPT LIARS

[@carlosthomas9239]

No body talks about the large amounts of rainwater that is lost and that can be used to irrigate grass, gardens and vegetables. The municipal government of each city can do the businesses of installing a 500 gallons plastic tank in the gardens of those who so desire. In this way will be less demand for water from our rivers and damps and therefore they’ll be less threatened.

[@Partysize2]

In North Texas, 70 years ago, water springs gushed day and night from underground aquifers, creating lakes and streams. Then they started drilling wells for ag. Some 45 years ago, in the same area, wells less than 500 feet deep went dry. So they went deeper. All of this when they knew the aquifer was not replenishable. So what did they think was going to happen?

[@ld9044]

No one talks about the contamination of the underground water. Nor do they talk about the inadequate home water filtration systems. Rural people are being sold and told their poison water is now safe to drink. Not only is there a water shortage, but there is also poison underground water.

[@garybennett8880]

We need to invest now to avert a water crisis in the near future.

[@charcushman9507]

Call it what it is... a Big SCAM every year! There is NO CRISIS!!!!!

[@adriancollette7010]

Agreed but in no state is that happening. EPA was destroyed by trump and biden goes out of his way to continue things that way.

[@garyelsik3376]

All B/S

[@teenajtx]

Even Cleopatra understand the need to periodically remove the sludgy sedimentation. Why do we nit understand this new?

[@DavidDavidunderthebridgeChampi]

Even the State of Texas in it's official reports tell the hard story of our Aquifers. It is not nice. Much farming has slowly but surely begun to be decreased or ended.

[@carolhonea9073]

Why didTexas ok millions of contaminated water from Palestine,Ohio? They had places right there in Ohio. People Waste a lot golf courses should use city water instead of well water

[@godbless6939]

Democrats in Houston

[@ziggypop1977]

@@godbless6939 Republicans in the state capital are doing a worse job than the democratic mayor in Houston. Both detonate and republicans are to be blamed for our water crisis.

[@donperry5483]

Golf courses and grass in people's and businesses grounds ARE NOT NECESSARY. the difference is between NEED AND WANT!!!!!!!!!

[@mickehogan3230]

​@@godbless6939 Why would dems want contaminated water in Houston?

[@biffteutsch3402]

Elitists in Texas as anywhere!!!!

[@keithussery3060]

Man made droughts???

[@denise8242]

Well, someone is pocketing the money.

[@richardbelisle4807]

By all means keep building more houses, apartments condos ect…

[@tomace7924]

I’m grateful to be living in a Great Lake state. Also, Texans, don’t ask the federal government for assistance on this issue because that’s socialism.

[@richardcogbill6791]

Having lived in both states,I think Texas water problems will worse than California's. The far western states have been dealing with droughts and complex water management issues for years. Texas doesn't have the multiple water sources like Calif, but they have the large population, the agriculture and the droughts from climate change and the antiquated ground water pumping laws that will be disastrous for much of the state that relies on the single source for water. Texas allows fracking by oil and gas companies which can pollute underground water sources. Texas has very few water reservoirs and even fewer lakes or rivers for surface water. It won't be easy for Texas in the coming decade.

Fracking destroys water not drinkable.

[@mikemorgan5735]

Wasting vast amounts of water on lawns renders an H²O shortage . Fix that first !

[@MeadowDay]

Our growth is out of control for a desert state. Quit with the concrete development?

[@NukemBabeDude]

Quit talking about it and do something!

[@adriancollette7010]

No. Our leadership says “NO”

[@BettyMensch]

We hzve no water crisis. Goverment wants to start closing Ranches.

[@sharonbice7490]

BS

[@austinbambooinc2507]

The long term solution would be a sea water harvesting and desalination project. Pump sea water inland and set up solar distillation facilities.

[@johnsumner515]

My community flushes gallons of water each day down the drain. Where is the water going. Why waist it.

[@crossmanbluev6049]

BS!👎🏿

[@ElizabethHurtado-py8ur]

💧

[@Whoddathunk]

Texas wanted all these companies to move to Texas…..

[@rudeawakening3833]

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