On April 21, members of the public can tour the innovative Blue Hole Primary School, the first One Water school in Texas, as part of the Water Wise lecture series.
The One Water concept is an intentionally integrated approach to water that promotes the management of all water — drinking water, wastewater, stormwater and greywater — as a single resource, instead of managing them separately. The concept focuses heavily on recycling waste water and capturing stormwater for uses like irrigation, cooling and flushing.
In Wimberley where water supplies are limited and drought-prone, the school has a highly efficient water system. Among other features, it is built to capture rainwater and reuse air-conditioning condensate. Nick Dornak, one of the engineers who designed the school’s water systems will present a talk about the school’s one-water system and lead a tour of its water-conserving features.
The tour will take place Tuesday, April 21 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Blue Hole Primary School, 15900 Winters Mill Pkwy. To register for the tour, go to https://wimberleylibrary.org/ scroll down to the Calendar and find the date to register.
Attendees will be able to ask questions.
For information about all the events on the Water Wise series: https://motheringearth.substack.com/p/water-wise-2026
Water Wise events are organized by Salwa Khan of the Mothering Earth podcast/radio program and are endorsed by the Hays County Master Naturalists, the cities of Wimberley and Woodcreek and the Wimberley Village Library.
