Protecting Water Resources with Sustainable Development

Authors:  Arcadis, Headwaters at the Comal, Texas Master Gardener, and Connections: Individual and Family Services

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The Challenge - Rapid growth and increasing droughts impacting water resources.

When you visit New Braunfels, Texas, you can feel how much our community cherishes its local waterways. Residents and visitors spend weekends tubing down the Comal River and hosting picnics at Landa Lake, which is fed by the pristine springs of the Edwards Aquifer. However, rapid growth and periods of extended drought are rapidly impacting the local water resources.

To combat these challenges, Headwaters at the Comal partnered with local engineering firm, Arcadis, to encourage the use of Low Impact Development in New Braunfels.

Source:  Arcadis Local Sparks Grant

Publication Year:  2025