Archive for November 2006
- The Wave of the Future
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Plans use local involvement to enhance water quality
Comprehensive watershed protection plans, outlining ways to preserve or restore watersheds, are becoming a popular approach for protecting Texas surface waters.
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI), Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and Texas Cooperative Extension are taking an active role in providing assessment, educational outreach, management and training to [...] - Recovering from the Past
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Group committed to restoring the Arroyo Colorado
Paul Bergh’s love of the Arroyo Colorado in the Lower Rio Grande Valley goes back more than 40 years. His first experience with the Arroyo was in 1961 when the then 15-year-old was a guest of his girlfriend whose family had a place on the channel.
“Drinking water was hauled [...] - Champions of Texas Water
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At quick glance, the two Texas women might seem opposite. One is tall, brown-haired and East coast educated; the other petite, blonde and educated on the West coast. A closer look reveals two women who are both ranchers and state officials with a similar passion for Texas and preserving its waters.
Kathleen Hartnett White is chair [...] - Freeing up Water
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Brush control efforts yield water
For 10 years during the 1990s drought, H. R. Wardlaw, a West Texas rancher, watched and waited.
He watched as the Middle Concho River and Rocky Creek running through his ranch near San Angelo became dry. He watched as the Florida bass from East Texas he stocked in the river and 75- [...] - A Dash of Salt
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Researcher assesses salinity impacts on grasses, trees and shrubs
A Texas A&M researcher is assessing the impact of using moderately saline water for irrigating urban landscapes in West Texas and southern New Mexico.
“The primary purpose of using moderately saline water for irrigation, including reclaimed water, is to conserve potable [drinkable] water,” said Dr. Seiichi Miyamoto, a [...] - Global Predictions
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Lab uses advanced technologies to forecast change
Every morning forest rangers and specialists from the Texas Forest Service meet to make decisions about protecting the state’s natural resources from fire. Essential to making these decisions are Keetch–Byram Drought Index (KBDI) maps produced daily by the Spatial Sciences Laboratory in College Station.
Spatial Sciences Laboratory Director Dr. Raghavan [...] - Ripple Effects
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Water conservation policies, practices impact Ogallala region’s economy
With water levels in the southern part of the Ogallala Aquifer—the major source of groundwater for the Southern Great Plains—declining, researchers across the Texas High Plains and Kansas are developing agricultural practices and technologies that use water more efficiently.
At the same time, a group of agricultural economists is [...]
