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Water task force stresses
conservation
AUSTIN, TX — The 32 members of the Water Conservation Implementation
Task Force met Feb. 23 to hammer out recommendations for how Texas
can best regulate water conservation, The Star Telegram reported.
"There are many areas in
the state that will not have sufficient water supplies to meet future
demands," Bill Mullican, the deputy director for planning at the
Texas Water Development Board, the agency overseeing the task force,
said in the story.
According to the paper, the
task force adopted a recommendation that the state create a standing
council to advise on new issues and technology related to saving
water. The task force also discussed how the state can best oversee
communities' implementation of existing and proposed conservation
rules.
Members questioned whether
small towns should be subject to the same conservation guidelines
as bigger cities with more resources. They discussed whether the
state should help smaller communities in creating and applying conservation
measures, the paper reported.
The task force also discussed
proposed requirements ranging from installing water-saving toilets
and showerheads to conservation-pricing incentives and golf course
conservation measures. The proposals are now open to public comment,
the article stated.
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