Don’t Waste Wastewater!

I am sure the title of this post is confusing, at best. Here is a great article that explains what it means:  https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27042025/texas-wastewater-polluting-rivers-streams/

While this article goes into detail about why and how we need to stop wasting wastewater, here is the short version:

• All water is valuable
• Wastewater cannot be discharged into creeks and rivers
  • it is rich in nutrients
  • it may appear clear and good
  • but it is too rich for our hill country creeks and rivers
• What can be done with wastewater?
  • water lawns & sport fields
  • water golf courses
  • sell it!
• Totally crazy:
  • watering lawns with perfectly good drinking water
  • dumping wastewater into hill country creeks and rivers

That’s about it for the short version and, truthfully, it’s what we’ve been saying here at the Pedernales River Alliance since day one. BTW, if you are just letting your a/c condensate drip, put a bucket under it and use the water to water your plants.

Many thanks to Climate News for a great article!!

In Booming Central Texas, Wastewater Is Polluting Rivers and Streams