The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) is seeking stakeholder input for projects advancing surface water science in Texas during the 2026-2027 biennium. The goal of this solicitation is to gather a more comprehensive idea of projects that can benefit TWDB stakeholders and provide a greater understanding of surface water resources in Texas. Submissions must be made by 5:00 PM CDT on October 15, 2025.
Projects should support agency strategies as listed below:
- Strategy A.1.1 Environmental Impact Information – To collect, analyze, and facilitate access to data and information to support a sound ecological environment in streams, rivers, bays, and estuaries
- Strategy A.1.2 Water Resources Data – To collect, analyze, and facilitate access to data and information in support of planning, conservation, and responsible development of surface water and groundwater and to determine the quantity and quality of water available and environmental flow needs
- Strategy A.2.1 Technical Assistance and Modeling – To conduct studies on surface water and groundwater resources, provide technical assistance to the regional and state water supply planning process, and apply surface water availability models to support planning, conservation, and responsible development of water in Texas
While accepting of all ideas that advance surface water science, TWDB is specifically seeking input in the following areas:
- Environmental flows, including instream flow and freshwater inflow needs
- Sediment transport and composition in lakes, rivers, and estuaries
- Surface water and groundwater interactions – understanding gain-loss relationships
- Water availability – factors contributing to changes in water supply and availability
- Hydrometeorology – efforts yielding data products, tools, and summary information to inform drought and flood conditions
Ideas can be submitted through the online submission form. Only anonymous ideas will be accepted. Questions can be emailed to Surface.Water@twdb.texas.gov.
