Case Studies
We work with a wide range of organizations in the water industry to help them:
- Inspire support
- Get in front of crises
- Head off opposition
Our work has won awards and here are some of their stories:
Public Outreach
Stakeholder InputWater ConservationFacilitation
Public Outreach
ARRA/TWDB
When the Texas Water Development Board received $326 million of federal stimulus funds, the agency knew it would come under intense scrutiny from the public, government and media over distribution of the money. Read More
North Plains Groundwater Conservation District
In 2009 water marketer T. Boone Pickens challenged the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District's goal for the amount of stored groundwater that must remain in 50 years, known as Desired Future Conditions. Read More
AQUA Water Supply Corporation
Aqua Water Supply Corporation faced mounting pressures at the end of 2009. Externally, competition was intensifying for groundwater supplies. Internally, operational and financial controls were fraying. Read More
Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District
The Cow Creek GCD needed a more consistent funding method and so it proposed an ad valorem tax to voters. Such a tax proposal had failed twice before. Read More
Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District
In 2001, powerful water marketer T. Boone Pickens and his Mesa Water company asked the Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District for permits to pump water from the Ogallala Aquifer – with the intent of selling it to large cities in Texas.Read More
Lower Colorado River Authority
The LCRA struggled for years to come up with a clear and simple brochure that would explain its water activities to a wide range of audiences. Read More
Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District
The Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District needed its enabling legislation to be amended so it could regulate groundwater wells in a manner consistent with other groundwater districts across the state. Read More
River Systems Institute
As competition for groundwater intensifies over the next 50 years, supplies are expected to drop by about 1/3 as the population doubles. Unfortunately, the local government entities charged with protecting groundwater -- groundwater conservation districts – often lack the funds to educate the public about their roles and responsibilities. Read More
Stakeholder Input
South Central Texas Regional Water Planning Group (Region L)
Residents in west central Texas are increasingly concerned about adequate water supplies from their primary sources of water - the Edwards-Trinity (Plateau) and Pecos Valley aquifers. Read More
Texas Instream Flow
Three state agencies wanted a systematic public outreach and stakeholder input process for the Texas Instream Flow Program. Read More
LCRA-SAWS Water Project
The LCRA-SAWS Water Project needed to win public support for a $2.8 billion water-sharing proposal that would be among the largest water initiatives in the U.S. and involve at least six years of feasibility studies. Read More
Water Conservation
Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District
The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Groundwater Conservation District realized it was moving into uncharted territory when drought conditions already were critical at the beginning of the summer – the hottest and driest time of year. Read More
Texas Water Conservation Association
The Texas Water Conservation Association - the state’s leading organization devoted to conserving, developing, and using water - publishes a quarterly newsletter, Confluence. Read More
Facilitation
URS Corporation
Residents in west central Texas are increasingly concerned about adequate water supplies from their primary sources of water - the Edwards-Trinity (Plateau) and Pecos Valley aquifers. Read More
