Protecting today.
Planning for tomorrow.Where science, policy, and water stewardship meet.
We don’t just protect water.
We shape how it’s used.
Groundwater is one of Texas’ most critical resources.
How we manage it today will define our future.
TESPA brings together science, policy, and practical solutions to ensure our aquifers can support strong economies, healthy ecosystems, and growing communities.
Where We Work
Rooted in the Trinity Edwards. Engaged across Texas.
TESPA’s work is grounded in the Trinity Edwards Aquifer system, one of the most important and sensitive groundwater resources in Texas.
Our core focus includes:
- The Trinity Aquifer
- The Edwards Aquifer
- Priority spring systems including Blue Hole and Jacob’s Well
From this foundation, we engage more broadly across Texas where groundwater sustainability, policy, and planning intersect.
Our core focus includes:
- The Trinity Aquifer
- The Edwards Aquifer
- Priority spring systems including Blue Hole and Jacob’s Well
From this foundation, we engage more broadly across Texas where groundwater sustainability, policy, and planning intersect.
Location of the Edwards (Balcones Fault Zone), the Trinity and the Edwards – Trinity Plateau aquifers in Central Texas. Courtesy of Brian Hunt (BSEACD).
How We Work
An Integrated Approach to Water Stewardship
TESPA approaches groundwater sustainability as a systems challenge. Lasting solutions require alignment across science, policy, and the stakeholders responsible for how water is used.
Our work is designed to move upstream, shaping the decisions, incentives, and frameworks that guide water management before problems emerge. This approach follows a clear sequence: aligning stakeholders early, grounding decisions in science, shaping the policies that govern water use, and taking legal action when necessary to protect long-term aquifer health.
By working in this way, TESPA helps resolve challenges before they escalate, reduces conflict, and builds systems that support sustainable water use over time.
Science
Groundwater modeling, research partnerships, and technical expertise.
Law and Policy
Legislative engagement, regulatory strategy, and coalition building.
Partnerships
Advance scalable, long-term water solutions with landowners, communities, and stakeholders.