The Wimberley Roundtable invites the public to a free screening of “Written On Water,” a compelling documentary that explores how communities grapple with dwindling aquifers and the difficult choices of growth, conservation and sustainability that they face.
The 2016 documentary was written and produced by Merri Lisa Trigilio, who holds a doctorate in geoscience from Penn State. The film examines the conflicts, politics, economics and groundwater depletion in the High Plains region of Texas near Olton, in the state’s panhandle, about 50 miles northwest of Lubbock.
Focusing on the Ogallala Aquifer, the film revolves around interviews with local farmers, municipal leaders and water managers as they hold very different views on water rights, conservation and the future of irrigated farming.
