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Tuesday, June 04, 2013  The City of Amarillo is asking local residents to consider water conservation as summer months approach. They're providing tips through their 2013 Every Drop Counts campaign.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  Texas Parks and Wildlife is launching a campaign to promote water conservation this summer.

Saturday, April 13, 2013  AgriLIFE Extension hosted a rain water harvesting workshop Saturday to teach people how to conserve water using the rain.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  The area groundwater districts and the oil and gas industry are pressing the state legislature to influence what bills may get through related to water drilling permits.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  Clovis city officials are urging residents and business owners to conserve water.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Both cities and farmers have applied for new well permits after the drought has dried up their old wells.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Now that the lawn is starting to change, it’s a good time of year to think about what you’re going to do in your yard. Traditional yards can use a lot of water, but there are alternatives.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  The Amarillo City Commission approved and adopted the requires five-year update to the Water Conservation Plan on Tuesday.

Friday, August 03, 2012  The City of Amarillo has begun stage one of the drought contingency plan.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  An educational Rainwater Harvesting Seminar was held in Clarendon, Saturday morning, by world renowned specialist, Billy Kniffen.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  Due to high water use and a decline in production from water supply, the City of Dumas is implementing stage two of its water plan- a mandatory schedule for all citizens.

Thursday, July 19, 2012  From the dead of winter to the middle of summer, water usage around the Panhandle can just about triple.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012  If you love your lawn, you probably love it more when it's green. But, in our Texas heat, more are straying from the tradition green landscaping to methods like xeriscaping.

Monday, April 16, 2012  A new product is on the market that its maker says will help conserve more than 50 percent of water.

Thursday, March 22, 2012  The raindrops that fell from the sky on Wednesday were no doubt good for the Panhandle, but we all know it's still not enough. After the recent record-breaking drought, the City of Amarillo is again starting up its Every Drop Counts water conservation campaign.