Austin Water

05/15/2026

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, May 26 to get some practical tips for rainwater harvesting, saving water, and creating a beautiful home landscape you'll love! 🏡

With drought conditions lingering, it’s the perfect time to make every drop count! Discover how rainwater collection and creek-friendly gardening can support our local ecosystem, strengthen our community, and even save you money.

05/06/2026

😍✨HER✨😍 She's 550 horsepower of pure drilling power and she's headed to Austin!

This Tunnel Boring Machine will be drilling 30-50 feet underground for over 1.5 miles so we can replace an older, smaller water line with a newer, larger one near McNeil Drive.

To learn more about the McNeil Drive Transmission Main project, visit https://www.austintexas.gov/water/projects/mcneil-water-transmission-main

04/27/2026

🌿 Austin Water is Hiring! Environmental Compliance Specialist Senior 🌿
Austin Water’s Utility Development Services is seeking an Environmental Compliance Specialist Senior to support onsite sewage facility (OSSF) compliance. In this role, you will:
• Conduct OSSF inspections
• Issue notices of violation
• Participate in hearings and trials as an expert witness for non‑compliance cases
If you’re passionate about environmental protection and regulatory work, we encourage you to learn more about this opportunity.
👉 Details & licensing requirements:
https://austintexas.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/COA_Careers/job/Permitting-and-Development-Center-PDC/Environmental-Compliance-Specialist-Senior--OSSF----Austin-Water_JR103338

04/22/2026

Join the team!

🌟 Now Hiring: Temporary Pretreatment Compliance Specialist – Austin Water! 🌟

Are you passionate about protecting our water systems and ensuring our city stays compliant and safe? Austin Water is looking for a Temporary Pretreatment Compliance Specialist to join our team!

In this role, you'll:
• Review project plans and conduct field inspections
• Ensure compliance for general, categorical, and Significant Industrial Users
• Issue permits, initiate enforcement actions, and support customers throughout the compliance process

💡 Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree in a related scientific field AND at least four (4) years of relevant experience.

Ready to make an impact? Apply today: https://austintexas.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/COA_Careers/job/Permitting-and-Development-Center-PDC/Temporary---Pretreatment-Compliance-Specialist--Austin-Water-_JR102940

04/21/2026

Join our conservation experts to learn all about our Waterwise rebate programs! You'll learn how to apply for a rebate and start a Waterwise Landscape or Rainscape.

Waterwise Rebate Webinar
April 23, 2026
⏰NEW TIME: 7 pm

Register online at https://bit.ly/41OqLwL

04/15/2026

We broke ground today on our expansion of the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant! 🎊 Key upgrades and modernizations will improve our treatment processes and protect the health of the Colorado River downstream of Austin.

🔗Check out the full details at https://www.austintexas.gov/water/news/austin-water-and-city-leaders-break-ground-expansion-walnut-creek-wastewater-treatment

04/10/2026

Check out 30 ways in 30 days to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve! 🐦

🌼 What’s coming up on the Wildlands?

Help plant and maintain restoration projects, look for the endangered Golden-cheeked Warbler, or bring the kiddos out for a family-friendly hike this weekend – all weather permitting, of course! Sign up and keep an eye on your email before heading out for an event.

✨ These events are part of our 30 ways in 30 days to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve! Find more events from all the BCP partners at https://linktr.ee/BCP30anniversary. ✨

Friday, April 10, 10 a.m.–noon
🌱 Restoring Endangered Species Habitat on the JJ&T tract (Lakeway)

Saturday, April 11, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
🐦 Finding Austin's Endangered Ones at Bull Creek Hike (northwest Austin) – join the waitlist!

Sunday, April 12
🥾 9–11:30 a.m.: Bright Leaf Family-Friendly Hike (northwest Austin)
🌳 10 a.m.–noon: Forest Restoration on the Vireo Preserve (west Austin)

Live in south Austin or Hays County and want to get out for something closer to home this weekend? We have two restoration workdays, a bird-focused hike, and an insect safari hike on the Water Quality Protection Lands too!

Learn more and sign up for all events at austintexas.gov/wildlandevents.

📸: Volunteer Sam V

04/03/2026

Use your voice to help shape our community’s Wildfire Protection Plan. Register to join in person and take the online survey today 🔥

Wildfire affects all of us and we need your input!

🚨 These public meetings are coming up next week, but registrations are low. Can you join us, and tell a friend?

Join the Austin-Travis County Wildfire Coalition for an in-person public meeting on April 8 and 9 at 6-8 PM to help shape the Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP).

This plan identifies wildfire risks, recommends ways to reduce them, and ensures our community is ready before disaster strikes.

🔗 Register here: publicinput.com/cwpprsvp
📝 Take the survey: https://publicinput.com/cwpp

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Los incendios forestales nos afectan a todos, ¡y necesitamos tu opinión!

Únete a la Coalición de Incendios Forestales de Austin y el Condado de Travis para una reunión pública presencial los días 8 y 9 de abril de 6 p.m a 8 p.m. y ayuda a definir el Plan de Protección contra Incendios Forestales de la Comunidad (CWPP, por sus siglas en inglés).

Este plan identifica los riesgos de incendios forestales, recomienda formas de reducirlos y garantiza que nuestra comunidad esté preparada antes de que ocurra un desastre.

🔗 Regístrate aquí: publicinput.com/cwpprsvp
📝 Responde la encuesta: https://publicinput.com/cwpp

03/31/2026

Forming an alliance against grease blobs is the kind of unity we're here for 💪

Grease doesn't go down the drain, put it in a grease jar or throw it in the trash 🗑️