Political Quotes

“After witnessing the catastrophic floods that struck central Texas earlier this year, many people may wonder why we need to conserve water. But, in fact, though we have some mighty powerful rivers, we also have a mighty thirsty State. Austin is a city that has been blessed with many resources. We believe that by conserving these resources in part through this bill that we will have an ample water supply in the future. This legislation will enable the city of Austin, with the assistance of the Bureau of Reclamation, to conserve our water supply through planning and development of a project to reclaim and reuse treated wastewater. The initiative will reduce demand on Austin's water supply and conserve water for human consumption. It is estimated that the project can save as much as 9 billion gallons of water each year.”