Waller Creek

Do you know how water works? From the human infrastructure behind watershed management to how people experiencing homelessness relate to waterways, this is episode three: Water Works.

In the second episode of the Waller Creek series, audio reporter Anna Kay Reeves investigates the reasons behind the creek's poor water quality. Find out about UT's previous mistreatments of the creek and how our city's damage to the creek's health could affect more than just its looks. 

Editing by Addie Costello

Art by Ciara Casarez

Music by The Waller Creek Boys, a vinyl of never released recording of Janis Joplin and The Waller Creek Boys can be found at http://www.powellstjohn.com/store.html soon.

Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

The Riot” is the first episode of The Waller Creek Series. In it, learn the history of human interaction with the creek, including the 1969 student protest against University of Texas’ destruction of natural creek banks. Henry Wells, an eye witness to the protest, tells his story 50 years on.

Editing by Addie Costello, Reporting by Anna Kay Reeves

Art by Ciara Casarez

Music by The Waller Creek Boys, a vinyl of never released recording of Janis Joplin and The Waller Creek Boys can be found at http://www.powellstjohn.com/store.html soon.