1. Jorge A Arroyo P.E. (For Robert Mace) Texas Water Development Board Presenting to Texas Water Conservation Association 66 th Annual Convention Dallas -2010 TWDB Studies on Alternative Water Management Strategies

2. Texas Water Development Board To provide leadership, planning, financial assistance, information, and education for the conservation and responsible development of water for Texas 1959 –$20,000 to study scaling problems in desalination by electrodialysis Research and Planning Fund  financial assistance to individuals and political Subdivisions  research and feasibility studies of practical solutions to water-related problems  $58.6 million awarded as of Sep 2009 ($43.3 million matching funds)  $28.1 million for research

3. Regional Water Planning …all water management strategies the regional water planning group determines to be potentially feasible … Texas Administrative Code - RULE §357.5 Research priorities  2008  Storm Water Reuse  Effect of roof material on water quality for rainwater harvesting systems  Assessment of osmotic mechanisms pairing desalination concentrate and wastewater treatment  Storm water reuse as a water management strategy  2009  Advancing Water Reuse in Texas  An Assessment of Aquifer Storage and Recovery in Texas

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