HwateILLrC resourcesOUNTRY Hill Country Water Resources include the rivers, streams, creeks, and aquifers found in Central Texas. The Hill Country Water Resources Guide is a reference directory of entities meant for use by any water professional or individuals looking for water information in the region. This Hill Country Water Resources Guide is a work in progress, and our intention is to update and expand the contents to reflect ongoing changes to expertise in future editions. If you have comments, or if you would like to offer materials to be included in future editions of the water resources guide, please contact us at MeadowsCenter@txstate. edu. Currently, the Guide is only available electronically on this website. I ABOUT THE MEADOWS CENTER FOR WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment’s core mission is to develop and promote programs and techniques for ensuring sustainable water resources for human needs, ecosystem health and economic development. The Meadows Center is committed to helping protect and conserve water resources while promoting economic development and social well-being by: advancing scientific and technical knowledge through research on aquatic resources; identifying and analyzing socio-economic and political issues affecting water use; guiding the development of environmentally sustainable public water policy in Texas; and cultivating public awareness and education about water resource issues. The main focus of The Meadows Center is to promote a holistic approach to the management of water and the environment that affects it, where key principles of sustainability and equitable use guide sound water policy. II HOW TO USE THE WATER RESOURCES GUIDE... This water resources guide is organized in two ways: Search Organizations by Category: Advocacy Land Conservation Commercial Research Community Outreach State Water Plan Consulting Surface Water Drought Water Conservation Education Water Provider Government Water Quality Groundwater Search Organizations Alphabetically (A-Z): Organization Name Contact Phone Number Website E-mail Synopsis III ORGANIZATION BY CATEGORY ADVOCACY Hill Country Alliance Alliance for a Clean Texas Hill Country Water Rights Alliance for Water Efficiency Interfaith Power and Light American Groundwater Trust Kerr County Concience American Water Works Association Lower Colorado River Authority (Austin) Aquifer Guardians in Urban Area (AGUA) (LCRA) Association of State Drinking Water The Meadows Center Administrators for Water and the Environment Association of Water Board Directors Medina Lake Conservation Society Audubon Society: National (LAMCOS) Audubon Society: Texas National Groundwater Association Barton Springs and Onion Creek North American Lake Management Society Watershed Protection Plan (NALMS) Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Protect Lake Travis Association Conservation District San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance Bass Anglers Sportsman Society San Marcos River Foundation (BASS): Texas Save Barton Creek Bat Conservation International Save Our Springs (SOS) Bull Creek Foundation SaveTexasWater.org Central Texas Water Coalition Sierra Club: National Citizens Alliance for Responsible Sierra Club: Alamo Group Development (CARD) Sierra Club: Austin Clean Water Action Sierra Club: Lone Star Chapter Coastal Conservation Association Texas Sierra Club: Lone Star Chapter Water Page Colorado River Alliance Society for Ecological Restoration Conserve America Taking Care of Texas Ducks Unlimited Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts EarthShare of Texas (TAGC) Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA) Texas American Water Works Association Environment Texas Texas Association of Environmental Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Professionals Friends for Rivers Texas Center for Policy Studies Geronimo Creek and Alligator Creek Texas Conservation Alliance (NWF Affiliate) Watershed Protection Plan Texas Desalination Association Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance Texas Farm Bureau Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas Texas Groundwater Association Groundwater Protection Council Texas Groundwater Protection Committee Groundwater Foundation Texas League of Conservation Voters Guadalupe River Above Canyon Lake TMDL Texas Municipal Utilities Association Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited Texas Rivers Foundation GuadalupeRiver.org Texas Rivers Protection Association Headwaters Coalition Texas Rural Water Association HILL COUNTRY WATER RESOURCES 2013 GUIDE 1 ORGANIZATION BY CATEGORY Texas Society for Ecological Restoration Canyon Lake Water Service Company Texas Water Alliance Limited (CLWSC) Texas Water Conservation Association Canyon Regional Water Authority Texas Water Foundation Central Texas Water Supply Corperation Texas Water Quality Association Chinatown Water Works Texas Water Recycling Association Crockett County Water Control Texas Water Research Foundation and Improvement District Texas Water Smart Crystal Clear Water Supply Corporation Texas Water Utilities Association Dripping Springs Bulk Water Delivery Texas Wildlife Association Halff Associates Travis County Green Party Hamilton Pool H2O Upper Cibolo Creek Watershed Partnership Harper Water Company (UCCWP) Hays County Water Control Upper San Antonio River TMDL and Improvement District Upper San Antonio River Watershed HDR Protection Program Hill Country Water Delivery Upper San Marcos River Watershed Hornsby Bend Utility Protection Program H204U Water and Wastes Digest Innovative Water Solutions LLC Water Conservation Advisory Council Kerrville South Water Company Inc. Water Environment Association of Texas Lantana Water Water PR Monarch Utilities One Texas Water Plateau Land and Wildlife Management COMMERCIAL RPS Agua Dulce Water Delivery San Antonio Water Service (SAWS) All Things Rainwater SouthWest Water Company American Water Works Association Sunflower Design Aqua Development, Inc. Tank Town Aqua Texas Hauler Hays Texas Bulk Water Aqua Texas, Inc. Texas Water Alliance Limited Aqua Utilities, Inc. Texas Water Savers Aqua Wheels Bulk Water Thundercloud Rainwater Atkins Global WaterBoy Austin American Statesman Water PR Austin Chronicle Wells Branch Mud Austin Water Department West Travis County Regional Water System Austin Water Department: Whisenant & Lyle Water Reclaimed Bulk Water Windcrest Water District Bee Cave Drilling Bulk Water Windermere Utility Company Black and Veatch Windermere Water Supply Corperation ZARA HILL COUNTRY WATER RESOURCES 2013 GUIDE 2 ORGANIZATION BY CATEGORY COMMUNITY OUTREACH Guadalupe River Above Canyon Lake TMDL A.E. Wood Fish Hatchery Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited Alamo Area Master Naturalists Hays County Master Naturalists Aquarena Center Hays County Parks Aquifer Guardians in Urban Area (AGUA) Headwaters Coalition Audubon Society: National Heart of the Hills Fisheries Science Center Audubon Society: Texas Highland Lakes Master Naturalists Austin Parks and Recreation Department Hill Country Alliance Austin Water Department Hill Country Master Naturalists Austin Youth River Watch Interfaith Power and Light Balcones Canyonlands Preserve Jacob’s Well Natural Area Bamberger Ranch Keep Austin Beautiful Barton Springs and Onion Creek Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Watershed Protection Plan Lindheimer Chapter Master Naturalist Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Lower Colorado River Authority (Austin) Conservation District (LCRA) Bass Anglers Sportsman Society The Meadows Center (BASS): Texas for Water and the Environment Bat Conservation International National Park Service Bexar County (San Antonio) Native Plant Society of Texas Bull Creek Foundation Native Prairies Association of Texas Capitol Area Master Naturalists New Braunfels Parks and Recreation Central Texas Conservation Partnership Plum Creek Watershed Partnership Central Texas Gardener Ravenstar Outdoor Education Cibolo Nature Center San Antonio Parks and Recreation Colorado River Alliance Department Council for Environmental Education San Marcos River Foundation Cypress Creek Project Water Save Barton Creek Protection Plan Save Our Springs (SOS) Ducks Unlimited Sierra Club: National EcoTexas Sierra Club: Alamo Group Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA) Sierra Club: Austin Edwards Aquifer Research & Data Center Sierra Club: Lone Star Chapter (EARDC) Sierra Club: Lone Star Chapter Water Page Friends for Rivers Society for Ecological Restoration Geronimo Creek and Alligator Creek Student Conservation Association Watershed Protection Plan Sunflower Design Good Water Master Naturalists Texas A&M University Gorge Preservation Society Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance Texas A&M Agrilife Research Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas Texas Brigades Guadalupe River Above Canyon Lake TMDL Texas Children in Nature HILL COUNTRY WATER RESOURCES 2013 GUIDE 3 ORGANIZATION BY CATEGORY Texas Citizens for Science Wimberley, City of Texas Coalition for Conservation Wimberley Valley Watershed Association Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Texas Department of Agriculture CONSULTING Texas Forest Service All Things Rainwater Texas Groundwater Protection Committee Atkins Global Texas Master Naturalist Black and Veatch Texas Ornithological Society Halff Associates Texas Parks and Wildlife Department HDR Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: RPS Land and Water Page Whisenant & Lyle Water Texas Riparian Association ZARA Texas Society for Ecological Restoration Texas State of Water DROUGHT Texas State Soil and Water All Things Rainwater Conservation Board (SWCB) Hill Country Alliance Texas State University - Innovative