COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The city of College Station has received a Municipal Groundwater Conservationist of the Year award from the Brazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District, according to an article by The Eagle.
The city has increased water conservation using various methods, including a tiered-pricing structure, year-round water restrictions, replacement of broken sprinkler heads, repair of all controllable links, free irrigation system check-ups, rainfall collection system rebates, new construction rebates and water budgets with direct savings of more than 210 million gallons of water, the article reported.
College Station is also involved in a study on the reuse of water, in partnership with the Brazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District and other municipalities, noted the article.
According to the article, the study is sanctioned by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and will result in more water being placed back into the drinking water system.
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