Clean Water
Stronger industrial water permits mean better protection for our community
This post was written by Staff Attorney Clara Goodwin. None of the water in Houston’s bayous and bays meets the
Advancing Water Justice in Houston
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Protecting Wetlands
Launching community awareness of wetlands through Wetland Walks
For over two decades, Bayou City Waterkeeper has leveraged the Clean Water Act to hold polluters accountable for protecting these
Clean Water
Welcome our Fall 2024 interns and ellows
This fall legal interns and fellows will lend important support to our legal and policy work. They will work closely
Clean Water
Comments submitted: Texas Water Development Board SFY25 State Revolving Funds Intended Use Plan
On August 2, 2024, Bayou City Waterkeeper submitted three public comments to the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) on the
Climate Justice
Policy Brief: BCWK & Advocacy groups call on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Congress to re-evaluate coastal resilience projects
Coastal communities continue to wait on expensive megaprojects that have not materialized, even as they face ever more severe hurricane
Climate Justice
Around the bend
This piece by our Senior Legal Director and Waterkeeper Kristen Schlemmer was part of the newsprint accompanying Artist-in-Residence Fred Schmidt-Arenales’
BCWK is a Houston-based organization focusing on water quality, wetlands protection, and flood mitigation across our region with an emphasis on climate resilience and environmental justice. BCWK serves the lower Galveston Bay watershed, a 10-county region that encompasses greater Houston.
At Bayou City Waterkeeper we view water as a catalyst for change in greater Houston and along the Texas Gulf coast. Communities most affected by water pollution, flooding, and system failures must be at the center of this change. Only by centering community priorities can we shape solutions that meaningfully address the largest environmental, climate, and infrastructure threats that our region faces.
Lower Galveston Bay Watershed
Bayou City Waterkeeper works to protect and restore our wetlands, floodplains and riparian habitats that flow into our waterways and surrounding bays. The adjacent map shows the Lower Galveston Bay Watershed that we strive to make fishable, swimmable, and drinkable for all.
