Water and energy are the two biggest issues nobody is talking about. With the rapid population growth in North Texas, both are critical, and we’re not developing the infrastructure, production capability, or distribution mechanisms for water and energy fast enough to meet our growth. That should alarm everyone.
For water, I’ll work with local, state, and federal authorities on the need for more reservoirs like Bois d’Arc Lake and the proposed Marvin Nichols reservoir, but to meet our needs, I’ll champion exploration of additional solutions, including desalination, Direct Potable Reuse (DPR), and harvesting. Likewise, the North Texas Municipal Water District boasts the largest ozonation plant in the country. I want to make sure that ozonation is supported and augmented by Biologically Active Filtration (BAF) at all of our water plants.
For energy, I’ll champion additional nuclear power production, including of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) for more localized production as well as enabling more consumer production mechanisms. I likewise am a proponent of hardening the Texas electric grid and adopting micro-grids for greater resilience.
Approaching these issues in a thoughtful, proactive way, looking decades into the future, will best enable us to see to the needs of future generations.
