Our Mission

To help water customers in the Brazos Valley conserve water by improving outdoor water use efficiency.

BVWATERSMART is a educational partnership between Texas A&M University, Brazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District (BVGCD), cities of College Station, Bryan and the Wickson Creek Special Utility District.

Programs

• A network of neighborhood weather stations measuring rainfall

• An interactive website displaying daily and weekly neighborhood watering recommendations based on rainfall and plant water needs

• Personalized customer emails with watering recommendations

• Daily and weekly weather forecasts

• Daily, weekly, monthly and annual neighborhood rainfall reports

• Assessment tool to determine your monthly outdoor water conservation practices

• Personalized landscape water budgets for College Station single family residential customers. Water budgets determine a baseline amount of water required and establish the efficient use of outdoor water

• Free irrigation inspections for College Station water customers

• Water conservation workshops

• Irrigation and lawn care video’s

• Public service announcements on KBTX television channel

Awards

BVWATERSMART has received the following awards for its water conservation efforts:

• The Texas Environmental Excellence Award by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (Link)

• Blue Legacy Award by the Texas Water Development Board (Link)

• The 2018 Water Conservation Division Best Paper Award from the American Water Works Association (Link)

Partners

• Ronald Kaiser, Professor, Texas A&M University

• Prakash Khedun, Texas A&M University

• Alan Lewis, Texas A&M University

• Rosa Garcia, Texas A&M University

• Blake Stoker, Texas A&M Center for Applied Technology

• Jennifer Nations, City of College Station

• Alison Frank, City of Bryan

• Alan Day, Brazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District