Bayou City Waterkeeper

Bayou City Waterkeeper We advocate for clean water, wetlands, flood resilience/equity, & water justice in greater Houston.

Nine years after Hurricane Harvey, we’re still living with what the storm revealed.At BCWK, we know flooding is about mo...
08/24/2026

Nine years after Hurricane Harvey, we’re still living with what the storm revealed.

At BCWK, we know flooding is about more than how much rain falls. It’s also about inequitable investments that add up over time that shape which communities are more exposed to flooding, which infrastructure gets neglected, and who has the resources to recover when disaster hits.

Harvey also reminded us what helps keep communities safe: healthy wetlands and floodplains, infrastructure that works, and people having a real say in the decisions that affect where they live.

The question is simple. Nine years later, has the Houston region done enough to address what Harvey exposed?

How safe are Houston’s bayous for swimming, fishing, and paddling?Join Environment Texas Research & Policy Center on Thu...
08/19/2026

How safe are Houston’s bayous for swimming, fishing, and paddling?

Join Environment Texas Research & Policy Center on Thursday, August 20, for the release of a new report and interactive map examining E. coli and other harmful bacteria in waterways across Texas, including Buffalo Bayou.

Bayou City Waterkeeper’s Guadalupe Fernández will join local scientists, advocates, and public officials to discuss what the findings mean for Houston and why greater investment in wastewater infrastructure is essential to protecting public health and our waterways.

Thursday, August 20
10:00 a.m. CT
Allen’s Landing Park
1005 Commerce St., Houston

💧Nature-based solutions are Houston’s water future.Key examples include the preserves of the Coastal Prairie Conservancy...
08/19/2026

💧Nature-based solutions are Houston’s water future.

Key examples include the preserves of the Coastal Prairie Conservancy and Bayou Land Conservancy protecting streams flowing into Lake Houston – the primary water supply of the Houston region. The groups' efforts not only protect these lands and downstream communities, but also improve overall water quality, reduce runoff, and support regional flood resilience.

Check out other community solutions at the new website: onewaterhou.org

Photo courtesy of Greg Lavaty.

How can Houston build nature-based solutions for its water and flooding needs?The Gessner Center, Galveston Bay Foundati...
08/17/2026

How can Houston build nature-based solutions for its water and flooding needs?

The Gessner Center, Galveston Bay Foundation’s new HQ, is designed with sustainability at its core. Featuring restored wetlands and rainwater capture, the foundation is improving water quality, reducing flooding, and building more resilient communities and ecosystems.

Check out other community solutions at the new website: onewaterhou.org

📣 Attention, Houstonians!A water future where every resident has access to clean, affordable water starts with a new way...
08/12/2026

📣 Attention, Houstonians!

A water future where every resident has access to clean, affordable water starts with a new way of thinking about how water is managed.

It looks like:
💧Community Ownership
💧Nature-led Solutions
💧Equity & Justice

Tap into community stories, case studies, and events on the site: onewaterhou.org

🔔 Attention: Bayou City residents! 🔔How can we manage Houston's water in a way that benefits nature and our neighbors? T...
08/10/2026

🔔 Attention: Bayou City residents! 🔔

How can we manage Houston's water in a way that benefits nature and our neighbors? The cohort just launched a new website with resources and events to learn about community-led water solutions.

🚰Tap in today to learn how to shape our water future for the better ➡️ onewaterhou.org

Our newly updated Water Justice Zone Mapper is live! This interactive tool brings together water systems, flood risk, wa...
08/06/2026

Our newly updated Water Justice Zone Mapper is live!

This interactive tool brings together water systems, flood risk, wastewater infrastructure, environmental conditions, community data, nature-based solutions, and government boundaries across the Greater Houston region.

Explore the map, search your address, turn layers on and off, and even add your own data at https://bayoucitywaterkeeper.org/water-justice-zones-mapper/ or by clicking the link in bio.

What additional layers or information would help you better understand water conditions in your community? Share your recommendations in the comments.

📢 The website is now live!This new resource hub has stories and case studies to map a future where Houston’s water man...
08/05/2026

📢 The website is now live!

This new resource hub has stories and case studies to map a future where Houston’s water management benefits both nature and our neighbors.

🚰Tap in ➡️ onewaterhou.org

What if Houston planned for drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, flooding, conservation, and reuse as one connected s...
08/03/2026

What if Houston planned for drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, flooding, conservation, and reuse as one connected system?

Right now, these systems are often managed separately, even though they affect the same waterways, neighborhoods, infrastructure, and people.

A more connected approach could help Houston use water more wisely, reduce flooding and pollution, protect our natural systems, and direct investments toward the communities that need them most.

A new resource is coming soon to explore what One Water could mean for Houston, and how community members can help shape its future.

Art can change how we see water. Can it also change what happens next?Water carries more than rain. It carries histories...
07/30/2026

Art can change how we see water. Can it also change what happens next?

Water carries more than rain. It carries histories, memories, relationships, and the consequences of decisions made about our communities.

Artists can help us trace those histories and make visible the systems that often remain hidden: the pipes beneath our streets, the development replacing wetlands, the policies determining who receives flood protection, and the unequal burdens of pollution.

Through social practice and community-engaged art, people do more than encounter a finished artwork. They can contribute knowledge, ask questions, share experiences, and imagine possible futures together.

Art does not replace organizing, science, policy, or legal action. It can help connect them. It can translate technical systems into human stories, create new ways for communities to participate, and give form to possibilities that do not yet exist.

That is why the arts are part of Bayou City Waterkeeper’s work toward water justice.

We are currently accepting proposals for our next Artist-in-Residence. Artists working in any medium are invited to explore water histories, infrastructure, injustice, wetlands, flooding, and possible futures across greater Houston.

Applications submitted by September 15 will receive priority consideration.

Learn more and apply here: https://bayoucitywaterkeeper.org/artist-in-residence-program/

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