www.window.state.tx.us/specialrpt/water
Comptroller Susan Combs Says Future Water Shortages
Threaten Texas’ Way of Life
"Combs released a new report, Liquid Assets: The State of Texas’ Water Resources, examining Texas’ current and future water resources, the practical and policy barriers facing local and statewide water planners and possible funding mechanisms that could be tapped to develop Texas’ water resources. The report also looks at the progress made by Texas’ 16 regional water planning groups and the challenges those groups face in addressing their water needs.
Groundwater provides 59 percent of Texas’ available fresh water, surface water provides approximately 40 percent and the remaining 1 percent is made up of reused ground and surface water. Both sources are dwindling — groundwater due to over-pumping and surface water due to sediment accumulation in reservoirs. Liquid Assets: The State of Texas’ Water Resources reports Texas currently does not have enough water to fulfill all of its estimated future needs. Without new management and conservation measures, in the event of a drought, water needs could increase from 3.7 million acre-feet in 2010 to 8.8 million acre-feet in 2060. If Texas were to see a drought-of-record, up to 85 percent of the population in 2060 could experience water shortages."
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