From aquifer-recharging playas to carbon-storing salt marshes, Texas’s diverse wetlands are matched by an equally diverse set of threats. Texans are f…
CANCELED OR POSTPONED: Several TWRI trainings and events are being canceled or postponed to comply with Texas A&M University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) directives designed to protect public health. Please check Our Events page or look for updates on our social media platforms (@txwri) and messages from the program coordinators regarding specific program cancellations and rescheduling events at a later date.
FY2020 USGS 104G Water Resources National Competitive Grant announced
The Texas Water Resources Institute announces the release of the Request for Proposals for the FY2020 Water Resources Research Act Program Aquatic Invasive Species Competitive Grants Program by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the National Institutes for Water Resources. Proposals are requested on the topics addressing focusing on water problems and issues of a regional or interstate nature beyond those of concern only to a single State. Proposals must address one of the three high priority research areas listed in the RFP, which are focused on the Upper Mississippi River basin. Any investigator at an institution of higher learning is eligible to apply. Projects will only be awarded if funds are appropriated to the USGS to support the program.
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In the face of increasing droughts, 3.8 million people and counting will need more drinking water in North Texas. Water districts have built wetlands …
Researchers have been looking to the sewers for the novel coronavirus lately. Wastewater surveillance is nothing new, but it might be a useful tool in…
The Texas Water Resources Institute is hiring for two full-time staff positions at its College Station, Texas office.
The vadose zone, the layer of earth that lies between topsoil and groundwater, could have answers for drought prediction and mitigation according to t…
In her new role at the Dallas Center, Dr. Becky Bowling is eager to work to make Texas’ growing urban landscapes more water efficient and uniquely bea…
The Texas Water Resources Institute has published its latest Annual Report, focusing on accomplishments and project highlights from 2019.
The Texas Water Journal published a new book review in the Volume 11 issue titled, “Book Review: Regulating Water Security in Unconventional Oil and G…
A Texas A&M professor of political science explains how the federal government might end shutoffs & keep water flowing during the COVID-19 cri…
April 22, 2020 is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. To commemorate this occasion, we have made a list of 10 ways to celebrate.
More than just water users, trees are an essential part of the water cycle by drawing up water from the ground and transferring it to the atmosphere t…
Fieldwork is fun but taking water training online means TWRI’s educational reach has expanded. Online formats also offer the opportunity for greater a…
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