Archive for April 2009
- New Waves E-letter – April 28, 2009
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New Waves publishes timely information about water resources news, results of projects and programs, and new water-related research projects, publications, papers and faculty, at universities in Texas.
- Meeting to discuss solutions to Buck Creek bacterial contamination
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Landowners and others interested in learning about and contributing to the development of the Buck Creek Watershed Protection Plan are invited to a public meeting April 30th in Wellington.
- Landowners, residents learn about bacterial pollution in Robertson County creeks
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Robertson County landowners and residents reviewed the current progress of a water quality study that is examining bacterial pollution in five Robertson County creeks at a public meeting April 23rd in Franklin.
- Paper explores stakeholder preferences in environmental models
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Dr. Venkatesh Uddameri, associate professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, and Dr. Ric Jenson, assistant professor in the Department of Contemporary Media and Journalism at the University of South Dakota, recently published a paper.
- Partners video magazine releases segments on Rio Grande
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (USDA/CSREES) has released the latest edition of its Partners video magazine, titled “Fluid Planet.”
- TWRI grant recipient expands WRAP capabilities
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Tae Jin Kim, a graduate of Korea University now earning a doctorate from Texas A&M University in water resources engineering, recently worked with his advising professor, Dr. Ralph Wurbs, also a Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) associate director, to expand the Water Rights Analysis Package (WRAP).
- AgriLife researchers compare tillage operations on runoff quality
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Dr. Paul DeLaune, environmental soil scientist at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Vernon, is studying the impact of different tillage operations in dual-use wheat on runoff quantity, water quality, and nutrient loss.
- Storm drain markers installed for Earth Day
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The Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership and member cities of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Stormwater Task Force installed storm drain markers throughout the Valley as part their Earth Day celebrations.
- Water quality strategies workshop in San Antonio
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“Implementing Water Quality Strategies in Central Texas” is set for Friday, May 8 from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. in the San Antonio River Authority Board Room.
- Texas Groundwater Protection Committee legislative recommendations
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The Texas Groundwater Protection Committee (TGPC) recently published a report to the Texas Legislature that provides recommendations to improve groundwater protection and describes the TGPC’s planned activities for the next two years.
- New Publications/Papers and Training Courses
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Demonstration and Transfer of Selected New Technologies for Animal Waste Pollution Control, Economic Impacts of Salinity Control Measures for the Upper Pecos River Basin of Texas, Expansion of Urban Area in Irrigation Districts of the Rio Grande River Basin, 1996-2006: A Map Series, and upcoming APEX, WinEPIC, and SWAT training course information.
- Message from the acting director
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As the new acting director of Texas Water Resources Institute, I look forward to continuing and expanding the institute’s programs and impacts.
- Can’t have one without the other
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Just as Frank Sinatra once sang about love and marriage, when it comes to water and energy, “You can’t have one without the other.” Water is needed to produce most energy, and energy is needed to develop and use water.
- Alternative energy must consider water needs
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While we don’t yet have jet-powered flying cars like the old TV cartoon The Jetsons, research is producing new ways to fuel our cars and to use “new” water. Even these innovations, however, must consider the energy-water connection.
- Alternative water sources
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Desalination can provide an alternative source of potable water for many communities, and agricultural economists are evaluating the construction and operation costs associated with all components required for an operating plant.
