Author: TWRI
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Meet Dr. Maria-Elena Giner, U.S. Commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission
Article originally written by Todd Votteler, Texas+Water This article was originally published on January 20, 2022, by Texas+Water. In the January 2022 issue of Texas+Water, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Todd Votteler, Ph.D., interviewed Maria-Elena Giner, Ph.D., U.S. commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission for United States and Mexico (IBWC). President Joe Biden appointed Giner to serve as the U.S. commissioner of the…
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Texas Water Journal publishes first article in 2022 issue
The Texas Water Journal has published the first article of 2022 in Volume 13, titled Optimizing Water Supply through Reservoir Conversion and Storage of Return Flow – A Case Study at Joe Pool Lake, by Srividya Sekar, Amin Daghighi, Victoria CP Chen, Glenn Clingenpeel, Yu Zhang, Jay M Rosenberger and Azam Boskabadi. This article describes a preliminary study…
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Join us in celebrating Soil and Water Stewardship Week
Soil and Water Stewardship Week is April 24–May 1, 2022. Healthy soil gives us life by providing clean air and water, ample crops and forests, productive grazing lands, diverse wildlife and beautiful landscapes. The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB), Association of Texas Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Texas Wildlife Association and Texas…
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Lucas Gregory encourages good stewardship along La Nana Creek
Lucas Gregory, Ph.D., associate director of the Texas Water Resources Institute, spoke to KTRE 9 News of Lufkin and Nacogdoches, Texas during the Feb. 16 La Nana Bayou stakeholder meeting about the impact of E. coli in the creek and what stakeholders can do. “Currently the creek has bacteria levels that are above where the state wants them to be and…
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Meet a scientist: Srinivasulu Ale
Article originally written by Cierra George Srinivasulu Ale, Ph.D., devotes his professional work to sustainable management of water resources on crop, pasture and grazing lands. Now an associate professor and geospatial hydrologist at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center at Vernon, Ale first became interested in water while growing up in rural India. There, he experienced…
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TWRI seeking proposals for USGS and Mills Scholarships
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) is calling for proposals for students conducting water resources research. The deadline for proposal submissions is 11:59 p.m. CST on March 27, 2022. TWRI has funds available for graduate students at Texas universities through two programs, the TWRI Mills Scholarship Program (available to Texas A&M University College Station, Galveston and Qatar only) and…
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Forum addresses the role of native nations in transboundary water resources conservation
Article originally written by Cierra George On January 25, the Permanent Forum of Binational Waters held an online “coffee break” discussion forum focused on native communities’ role in transboundary water conservation and management. The session was moderated by Rosario Sanchez, Ph.D., senior research scientist at the Texas Water Resources Institute, and Samuel Sandoval Solis, Ph.D., associate professor at the University of California,…
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Texas Water Journal achieves significant milestones in 2021
The Texas Water Journal (TWJ), which is published in cooperation with the Texas Water Resources Institute, achieved some significant milestones in 2021. TWJ is an online peer-reviewed journal that focuses on Texas water science, engineering and policy. In 2021, TWJ published the greatest number of articles in a single volume, including TWJ’s 100th article in November. TWJ also upgraded its…
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Texas Water Journal publishes complete 2021 volume
The complete 2021 volume of the Texas Water Journal (TWJ), Volume 12, has been published. Volume 12 includes the greatest number of articles published in a single volume, including TWJ’s 100th article: Download the full PDF of Volume 12 from the TWJ website.
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Draft watershed protection plan for Petronila & San Fernando creeks out for stakeholder comment
Article originally written by Lucas Gregory The draft Petronila and San Fernando Creek Watershed Protection Plan (WPP) is out for review following a few minor adjustments made after the January 26 stakeholder meeting. During the meeting, the contents of each chapter were highlighted and discussed with stakeholders along with the next steps in the WPP review and revision…
