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This problem will be particularly pronounced for Dallas, which relies entirely on surface water for its water supply, the study says.
Allie Goulding/The Texas TribuneCattle on a ranch on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 in Gonzales.
Allie Goulding/The Texas TribuneCattle on a ranch in Gonzales.
Legislators can basically impress upon various river authorities and municipal water suppliers that certain types of water projects like surface water reservoirs are not going to be the answer to our future of water during megadroughts because those surface water reservoirs lose a lot of water to evaporation, he said.