Author: TWRI
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Texas Water Journal publishes new article
The Texas Water Journal has published a new article in Volume 12, titled Groundwater Withdrawals Associated with Oil and Gas Production from Water Supply Aquifers in Texas: Implications for Water Management Practices, by Katie Coeckelenbergh, Dorina Murgulet, Kristine Uhlman and Chris Vickers. The demand for water is continuing to increase as population and industry grow. According to the…
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txH2O highlight: Diversifying water portfolios
Having enough water for growing populations in Texas is an important issue for city water utilities to anticipate. In the article Diversifying water portfolios, from the summer 2019 issue of txH2O, El Paso Water and San Antonio Water System (SAWS) describe the water management strategies they have implemented to supply enough water to their growing populations. In an…
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Meet a scientist: Katie Lewis
Article originally written by September Martin “I was a science nerd from as far back as I can remember,” said Katie Lewis, Ph.D., associate professor of soil chemistry and fertility, Texas A&M AgriLife Research. When Lewis was growing up in South Texas, she carried around an old cigar box that she called her “science mate.”…
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Sneak preview: Fall 2021 txH2O
The fall 2021 issue of txH2O magazine, a publication by the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI), will be available soon. This issue’s theme is the future of water, with a focus on the outlook of water infrastructure, workforce needs and alternative water sources. The articles examine how climate change and other water challenges affect the future of…
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Jepson expands role at TWRI
Article originally written by Chantal Cough-Schulze Texas Water Resources Institute’s (TWRI) Wendy Jepson, Ph.D., is stepping into an expanded role at the institute as associate director of research (social science). Since 2020, Jepson has been TWRI interim associate director at the Texas A&M AgriLife Center at Dallas. She is also a University Professor in the Texas A&M University Department…
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TWRI is looking for a research specialist and program specialist
The Texas Water Resources Institute is hiring for two, full-time staff positions at its College Station, Texas office. Applications are being accepted for a research specialist and a program specialist. The research specialist (Research Specialist I) will work as a member of a team providing leadership and support for watershed assessment, planning and management programs.…
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Texas Water Journal publishes 100th article
The Texas Water Journal has published a new article in Volume 12, titled Estimating statistical power for detecting long term trends in surface water Escherichia coli concentrations, by Michael Schramm. Water quality monitoring programs commonly use the Mann-Kendall test or linear regression to identify statistically significant monotonic trends in fecal indicator bacteria concentrations. According to the abstract, the statistical power…
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txH2O highlight: Health at the nexus of water insecurity
In anticipation of the fall 2021 issue of txH2O, the past article being highlighted is Health at the nexus of water insecurity. In the article, experts explain how complicated water insecurity can be. This topic is further discussed in the upcoming txH2O. For example, many parts of Texas are impacted by aging water infrastructure and incomplete plumbing…
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Visualizing the aquifers that straddle the U.S.-Mexico border
Article originally written by Jessica Kutz, High Country News Last year, amid widespread drought, a violent protest over water erupted in Chihuahua, Mexico, a state in the northwestern part of the country. Local farmers armed themselves with sticks, rocks and Molotov cocktails and took over the Boquilla Dam, which was holding the water they desperately…
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Allen Berthold discusses managing water for agricultural use
Article originally written by Mark Rosenburg Dr. Allen Berthold spends much of his time thinking about water. Berthold has spent the last 13 years at the Texas Water Resources Institute, where he has worked on a number of projects, including guiding communities through the watershed protection planning process and identifying alternative water sources for agricultural…
