Data collected to assess water quality conditions in the natural creeks, aquifers and lakes in the Austin area. This is raw data, provided directly from our Water Resources Monitoring database (WRM) and should be considered provisional. Data may or may not have been reviewed by project staff. A map of site locations can be found by searching for LOCATION.WRM_SAMPLE_SITES; you may then use those WRM_SITE_IDs to filter in this dataset using the field SAMPLE_SITE_NO.

The information shared on this page is no longer being updated. For more information about Imagine Austin and its ongoing update, please visit speakupaustin.org/ImagineAustin

View the results of the indicators associated with the Use Green Infrastructure to Protect Environmentally Sensitive Areas and Integrate Nature into the City Priority Program of Imagine Austin.

This dataset represents CEF buffers identified during the development review process since 1995. Prior to 1995, data is either unavailable or lost. CEF buffers were digitized from construction plans, environmental assessments, and City of Austin staff field observations into a versioned SDE database using ArcMap. Actual buffers size for any particular feature may be determined through a process of negotiation with land development interests, and may differ from standard dimensions stated in the Land Development Code.

This is a list of nurseries and home improvement stores throughout Austin that have the Grow Green fact sheets and the Native and Adapted Landscape Plant Guides available.

A rain garden is a low area that absorbs and filters rain water runoff that comes from roofs, sidewalks, and driveways. Rain runs off the hard surfaces, collects in the shallow depression, and slowly soaks into the soil. They are usually planted with colorful native plants and grasses. Every little bit helps to conserve water. Currently we are tracking rain garden bioswale, cistern, and green roofs.

Spring critical environmental features (CEFs) were digitized from construction plans, environmental assessments and City of Austin staff review and field observations.

Data provided as part of the "Find Your Watershed" viewer on the Watershed Protection pages of http://www.austintexas.gov/

This story board shows the percentage of total land area within Austin’s jurisdiction covered by tree canopy (leaves, branches, stems).

This page describes the 2021 Community Tree Report.

The Environmental Integrity Index (EII) is a tool developed by the City of Austin’s Environmental Resource Management Division to monitor and assess the ecological integrity and the degree of impairment in Austin’s watersheds. This feature class provides the most recent results from the EII for the City of Austin Watershed Protection Department’s Masterplanning process. Similarly, the Austin Lakes Index was designed to provide a yearly assessment of the ecological integrity of Lake Austin, Lady Bird Lake, and Lake Long.

Index scores (from both the EII and ALI) are an integer between 0 and 100. Excellent 88-100 | Very Good 76-87 | Good 63-75 | Fair 51-62 | Marginal38-50 | Poor 26-37 | Bad 13-25 | Very Bad 0-12.

Problem Scores are an integer between 1 and 100 with 1 being "No Problem" and 100 being a highest priority.

EII Methodology:

Master Plan Problem Score Methodology:

Lake Index Methodology: