Water Forward is Austin’s 100-year integrated water resource plan to develop and implement diverse and environmentally conscious water management strategies to adapt to growth, drought, and climate change and ensure a safe, reliable, equitable, and affordable water future for our community for the next 100 years.
Water Forward was first approved by Austin City Council in November 2018. Since then, Austin Water has implemented near-term plan strategies to help address water supply needs. Austin Water just completed the first 5-year update to the Water Forward plan, utilizing community input as well as guidance from the Water Forward Task Force,
What's new in the 2024 Update?
The updated plan includes refreshed supply, conservation, and onsite reuse strategies based on up-to-date climate and population projections to plan for a range of possible futures.
For a thorough breakdown of some of the updates, click the links below:
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