Water is an essential part of our everyday life. Yet for most of us, especially those living in towns and cities in our increasingly urbanized state, we probably do not think about water very often.

Our relative lack of concern about water is rapidly becoming a luxury that we cannot afford. We need to educate ourselves about water and take action to assure a dependable and safe water supply for the future of both people and the environment.

The Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club has produced several excellent publications specific to Texas water issues available at www.texas.sierraclub.org/water.asp

SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT TEXAS WATER ISSUES:

Texas Water Matters www.texaswatermatters.org

The Texas Action Network www.actionnetwork.org

Texas Committee on Natural Resources at www.tconr@texas.net

Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking www.ecoplex.unt.edu

Texas Water Wise Council www.waterwisetexas.org

WaterWiser: The Water Efficiency Clearinghouse www.waterwiser.org

The July, 2004 issue of Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine was devoted entirely to The State of Rivers. View the issue at www.tpwmagazine.com/archive/2004/jul/

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES:

NRDC at www.nrdc.org/water/default.asp

American Rivers at www.americanrivers.org

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