Author: TWRI
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Private water well screenings set for Port Lavaca and Bay City Sept. 23-24
The Texas Well Owner Network, TWON, will host water well screenings in Port Lavaca and Bay City Sept. 23-24. Water samples will be screened for contaminants, including total coliform bacteria, E. coli, nitrate-nitrogen and salinity. “The TWON program was established to help well owners become familiar with Texas groundwater resources, septic system maintenance, well maintenance and construction,…
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TWRI’s newest issue of txH2O spotlights groundwater
The Texas Water Resources Institute recently published the summer 2024 issue of txH2O magazine, focused on the modern challenges facing Texas aquifers. Texas groundwater is legally and hydrologically complicated, and it is in increasingly high demand. In this issue, meet the researchers, local water professionals and educators working to help manage and protect Texas aquifers. From the…
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14 Years of the Texas Well Owner Network
Pigg said that testing water wells is vital because even if the water tastes fine, there could be harmful bacteria, chemicals or naturally occurring pollutants that can harm humans in it. The next day or later that week, residents return to receive their water quality results and attend an educational program. Pigg helps residents interpret…
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The Future of Soil Moisture Sensing
Article originally written by Madison Pigg Tackling this dynamic environment, VZRG began using NASA satellite data in 2002 to study the numerical modeling of hydrological processes, soil bio-geo-chemistry, scaling issues in hydrology and multi-scale observations and measurements. New satellite opens doors for innovative groundwater research Using NISAR, scientists will be able to track groundwater movement…
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The Challenge of Groundwater Data
Article originally written by Madison Pigg “The better the data, the better the science; the better the science, the better the planning,” said Heather Dodson, data team lead in TWDB’s groundwater technical assistance department. That is what TWDB strives for, and collecting this data, even when difficult, is worthwhile for the health of the state’s…
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Mills Scholarship recipient studies harmful algae blooms
Article originally written by Madison Pigg Crista Kieley, a graduate student in the Department of Marine Biology at Texas A&M University, researches the complex forces driving cyanobacterial blooms in warm monomictic lakes, which overturn only once a year. She focused her graduate research on these harmful blooms, a growing area of study, in the south-central…
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Loren Henley joins TWRI
Loren Henley is the newest team member at the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI). Joining TWRI’s business team as a grant administrator this month, Henley assists and provides support for pre- and post-award processes and grant proposal submission. She reviews proposals, agreements, budgets and various proposal and project documents and serves as a liaison with Texas…
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Meet a scientist: Bardia Heidari
Article originally written by Cameron Castilaw How can a love for animals lead to a career in water research? For Bardia Heidari, Ph.D., who grew up with dogs, rabbits, turtles and parrots in Tehran, Iran, animals inspired questions about how they interacted with their environment. Now a research scientist for the Texas Water Resources Institute at…
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Giovanni Piccinni named Texas Water Resources Institute director
Giovanni Piccinni, Ph.D., will return to Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Bryan-College Station, with a wealth of expertise to bolster his new role as director of the Texas Water Resources Institute, TWRI, effective Aug. 1. In addition to 14 years and several roles within Texas A&M AgriLife, Piccinni has served as an industry executive focused on water management and…
