Water Conservation Best Management Practices
The resources that you have before you are a result of the work of Texas citizens with expertise in water conservation. Best management practices (BMPs)are a menu of options for which entities within a water use sector can choose to implement in order to achieve benchmarks and goals through water conservation.
Implementation of water conservation programs throughout Texas has resulted in a body of knowledge though which best management practices have been adopted. These bmps are structured for delivering a conservation measure or series of measures that is useful, proven, cost-effective, and generally accepted among conservation experts.
In Texas, conservation BMPs are designed to fit into the State’s water resource planning process as one alternative to meet future water needs. Each BMP structure has several elements that describe the efficiency measures, implementation techniques, schedule of implementation, scope, water savings estimating procedures, cost effectiveness considerations, and references to assist end-users in implementation.
Download the entire document here: Water Conservation Best Management Practices Guide 2004
Understanding BMPs
BMP Development
Case Studies
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Agricultural BMPs
Introduction to Agricultural BMPs
Information Gathering and Education Practices
Cropping and Management Practices
- Irrigation Scheduling
- Volumetric Measurement of Irrigation Water Use
- Crop Residue Management and Conservation Tillage
Land Management Systems
On-Farm Water Delivery Systems
- Lining of On-Farm Irrigation Ditches
- Replacement of On-Farm Irrigation Ditches with Pipelines
- Low Pressure Center Pivot Sprinkler Irrigation Systems
- Drip/Micro-Irrigation System
- Gated and Flexible Pipe for Field Water Distribution Systems
- Surge Flow Irrigation for Field Water Distribution Systems
- Linear Move Sprinkler Irrigation Systems
Water District Delivery Systems
- Lining of District Irrigation Canals
- Replacement of Irrigation District Canals and Lateral Canals with Pipelines
Miscellaneous Systems
Municipal BMPs
Introduction to Municipal BMPs
Conservation Analysis & Planning
- Conservation Coordinator
- Water Survey for Single-Family and Multi-Family Customers
- Cost Effective Analysis
Financial
System Operations
- System Water Audit and Water Loss Control
- Metering of All New Connections and Retrofit of Existing Connections
Landscaping
Education & Public Awareness
Rebate, Retrofit, and Incentive Programs
- Conservation Programs for ICI Accounts
- Residential Clothes Washer Incentive Program
- Water Wise Landscape Design and Conversion Programs
- Showerhead, Aerator, and Toilet Flapper Retrofit
- Residential Toilet Replacement Programs
