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Extension Specialist – Water ResourcesExtension Specialist – Water Resources
Texas AgriLife ExtensionTexas AgriLife Extension
Dallas Urban Solution CenterDallas Urban Solution Center
Dallas, TexasDallas, Texas
Water IssuesWater Issues• Water QualityWater Quality
– Runoff from Runoff from landscapes largest landscapes largest source of non-point source of non-point water water contaminationcontamination
• Water Water ConservationConservation– Irrigation increases Irrigation increases
water use by 35 to water use by 35 to 65%65%
– 50% of Texas water 50% of Texas water goes to irrigationgoes to irrigation
ISSUESISSUES
• Population of TexasPopulation of Texas
• Water ResourcesWater Resources
• New LakesNew Lakes
• Dredging old LakesDredging old Lakes
• InfrastructureInfrastructure
• Water Treatment Water Treatment PlantsPlants
• Non-point SourceNon-point Source
Population of TexasPopulation of Texas
• Double by 2060Double by 2060• From 21 million to From 21 million to
46 million46 million• Double the demand Double the demand
on water resourceson water resources• Water supply Water supply
expected to expected to decrease from 17.8 decrease from 17.8 million acre feet to million acre feet to 14.6 14.6 – Sedimentation and Sedimentation and
reduced aquifer yieldsreduced aquifer yields
Potential Water Potential Water ResourcesResources
RWH MG Specialist RWH MG Specialist Certification and Certification and RecognitionRecognition• One RWH One RWH
DemonstrationDemonstration• One Master One Master
Gardener TrainingGardener Training• 3 to 5 Presentations3 to 5 Presentations• ReportReport• EvaluationsEvaluations• Recognized at State Recognized at State
Master Gardener Master Gardener Meeting with Meeting with Certificate and Certificate and Name Tag HangerName Tag Hanger
RWH Training RWH Training DemonstrationsDemonstrations