The Harris-Galveston Subsidence District, together with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and the Galveston Bay Foundation, launched an outreach campaign this summer for the Water My Yard app. This free website and app delivers tailored watering recommendations for yards in the Houston region to help increase irrigation and water efficiency.
The Water My Yard app not only helps homeowners and businesses save water and money, but also helps local communities make current resources go further, keeping water affordable for all.
How Water My Yard Works
The Subsidence District maintains six out of the eight weather stations in the Houston region. The weather station closest to each home gathers data on humidity, wind speed, temperature and solar radiation.
An algorithm then combines rainfall data from local rainfall stations with the type of sprinkler a resident has and computes how much water their yard needs. The app then generates personalized, weekly watering recommendations specific for each area.
The Outreach Campaign
This summer an outreach campaign will be implemented to increase water conservation awareness and encourage area residents to download and use the Water My Yard program to receive tailored outdoor watering recommendations.
The goal of the campaign is to increase the number of subscribers to the Water My Yard service and ultimately help increase irrigation and water efficiency throughout the region.
A local weather station collects data that delivers specialized recommendations to each area in the Houston region.
The campaign is funded by US EPA through a cooperative grant developed in partnership with Galveston Bay Foundation, Harris-Galveston Subsidence District and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
The Water My Yard outreach campaign includes TV and radio spots on KHOU, KPRC, NPR and IHeartRadio. Segments will air between June and August.
The campaign will also include two billboards: An English version eastbound I-10 at Barker Cypress and a Spanish version along southbound I-45 before North Loop 610.
Why the District is Involved
Conserving water is important to the long term viability of our region’s water resources. Partnering with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Galveston Bay Foundation to promote this free service to the community, the District hopes to encourage water users to use less water outdoors and become smarter about water.
Sign up for free watering recommendations and check out other water conservation resources for homes and businesses.