RURAL WELL OWNERS: PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT TEXAS LEGASLTURE IS PLANNING
The 2027 Draft of the Texas Water Plan makes one thing very clear:
Texas is preparing for massive future water demand and groundwater is a major target.
Now is your turn to stand up and have your voices heard.
The state is openly discussing:
• groundwater development
• streamlined permitting
• desalination
• aquifer storage
• AI/data center demand
• expanding infrastructure projects
They are projecting nearly $174 BILLION in future water infrastructure needs.
What does that mean for rural communities?
It means places with strong aquifers, open land, and private wells are increasingly being looked at for large-scale groundwater production and export projects.
Many people still think:
“They can’t take our water.”
But once contracts, pipelines, permits, and investors get involved, things change quickly.
RIGHT NOW the state is accepting PUBLIC COMMENT on the Draft 2027 State Water Plan and this is one of the few chances rural Texans have to get concerns officially on record.
📍 PUBLIC HEARING:
May 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Stephen F. Austin Building
1700 North Congress Ave.
Austin, Texas
(Also available virtually through Microsoft Teams)
🗣 HOW TO SPEAK UP:
• Submit written comments to the Texas Water Development Board before May 29
• Attend the public hearing in person or online
• Contact your state representatives and groundwater district officials
• Ask questions about groundwater export projects in your area
• Educate your neighbors and fellow landowners
If you care about:
• your private well
• water quality
• aquifer depletion
• agriculture
• future generations
NOW is the time to speak up.
Because once these projects are built, it’s a whole lot harder to stop them.