2014 Texas Water Summit
This report includes summaries of the presentations and panel discussions from the 2014 Texas Water Summit: Securing Our Economic Future, where over 250 scientists, engineers, policymakers, agency officials and other stakeholders gathered to discuss the challenges and opportunities Texas faces in providing water to sustain the state’s economic growth and stability.
Austin Business Journal: Though Texas Industrial Water Consumption Steady, Alternative Sources Needed, Panelists Say
UNIVISION 62 AUSTIN: Cumbre del Agua de Texas se Llevó a Cabo para Discutir el Futuro de la Población y el Abas
Houston Business Journal: Texas Economy Faces Rough Waves if Water Shortages Ignored, Panelists Say
Austin Business Journal: Texas Economy Faces Rough Waves if Water Shortages Ignored, Panelists Say
The Texas Tribune: Event: 2014 Texas Water Summit
Op-Eds
Houston Chronicle: Nicot: Using Brackish Groundwater
Austin American-Statesman: Reible: Key to Texas Economy is Water Supply
2014 Texas Water Summit Speakers
The 2014 Texas Water Summit addressed the economic implications for meeting the state’s water needs as our population doubles in size over the next 50 years. Scientists, engineers, policy analysts, legislators, CEOs, agency officials and interested citizens learned about the latest advances for achieving water security in the agriculture, oil & gas, power and manufacturing industries.
Featured Speakers
Elizabeth Fazio, J.D., LL.M.
Committee Director, Committee on Natural Resources
Texas House of Representatives
Laura Huffman
Texas State Director
The Nature Conservancy
Carlos Rubinstein
Chairman
Texas Water Development Board
