X
GO

Water School

About Us   >   Education   >   Water School

Water School

What is "firm" water? 

Firm water is a supply term referring to the specific amount necessary to fully supply an area with water during a repeat of the most severe drought within the historical record.

Tags

Related

Not any article

Share

Search
Categories

The information provided on this site is intended as background on water within the Brazos River basin. There should be no expectation that this information is all encompassing, complete or in any way examines every aspect of this very complex natural resource.

If you have questions about a post or would like additional information, please contact us or call 888-922-6272.

Tags
solids measure inland watercourse evaporation corps of engineers hydrologic cycle jobs clarity boating well gate canoeing river flood pool runoff filter supply fish kill authority ground water aquifer hunting mission municipal septic impound infection wastewater water clarity minerals monitor USGS chlorides medicine riverine chlorine habitat agricultural watershed water use subsidence district gulf main stem possum kingdom water planning sludge septic system basin biosolids water rights spillway dam indirect re-use hydrilla tributary drilling taste treatment turbidity calcium streamflow water quality hydropower fertilizer anaerobic electric companies classification fishing lake levels flood control lake industrial brackish fork legislation bay granbury use invasive plants map pharmaceuticals lake level mainstem water cycle salinity subsidence allens creek reservoir flood spring Board costs reservoir effluent channel rights water acre-foot limestone lakes aerobic potable water plants direct re-use quality hydrology precipitation oxygen contaminants consumption water supply gas marsh soil wildlife dissolved solids inundated organic TCEQ meta tag cfs lake xeriscape maps acre-feet mgd canoe groundwater beneficial use sanitation estuary PAM pollutants agriculture electricity stream water code depth storage salt drought streamflow permit surface water recreation environment reservoirs wetland conservation gage climate speaker governance emergency use industry contract drinking water planning landscaping system E coli dock farming rain sediment golden algea volume algae water treatment wetlands smell E. coli bed and banks employment mitigation subwatershed appropriation lawn sewage kayak insurance bottled water camping parasite riparian golden algae releases corps environmental