Headwaters at The Comal, a conservation center conceived by New Braunfels Utilities, remediates an over-paved industrial site on the banks of Comal Springs and Blieders Creek to serve as a social, educational, and environmental amenity. Remaining in part an active municipal water utility. the project calls for the removal of a concrete cap on the springhead of the Comal River and the transformation of more than 9 acres of asphalt into an immersive native landscape that enhances water quality, creates habitat for endangered species, and highlights the community’s environmental and cultural history. Existing structures are re-purposed to host educational events and frame formal display gardens and a central courtyard that showcase native and adapted water-wise plants. Water conservation is further showcased in wastewater wetlands within an open air pavilion. Paths invite visitors from the courtyard into the greater site, meandering through swaths of planting that evoke regional ecotypes such as savanna, riparian woodland, and desert. Newly carved bioswales and designed topography help define the boundary of these different landscape experiences and serve to cleanse stormwater while directing it away from the protected spring. Overlooks at Blieders Creek and the spring, home to several threatened and endangered species including Texas Blind Salamander and Wiffle Beetle, provide visitors the opportunity to relax in nature and explore these precious natural resources.