Author: TWRI
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Ogallala Aquifer Summit brings together experts
Article originally written by Madison Pigg The 2024 Ogallala Aquifer Summit. (Photo by Kansas State University Research and Extension.) “Change is not necessary, but survival is not mandatory,” was a recurring theme at the 2024 Ogallala Aquifer Summit, leaving a big impression on many attendees. Scientists from the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) and the Ogallala Aquifer…
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TWRI celebrates Texas Soil and Water Stewardship Week
Article originally written by Cameron Castilaw Texas Water Resources Institute has partnered with the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB) and the Association of Texas Soil & Water Conservation Districts to highlight Soil and Water Stewardship Week and the importance of voluntary land stewardship in Texas. The statewide campaign is April 28 through…
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Research roundup: new water research from TWRI and around Texas
Article originally written by Madison Pigg The Guadalupe River. (Photo by Sam Craft, Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications.) Peer-reviewed publications by TWRI and Texas A&M scientists Crafting Binational Groundwater Agreements Preconditions for Progress Along the Mexico-U.S. Boundary: Rosario Sanchez, Ph.D., Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) senior research scientist, and co-authors analyzed the obstacles hindering bilateral…
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New article published in Texas Water Journal Volume 15
Cover image for Texas Water Journal, Volume 15, Number 1:The Narrows on the Blanco River. ©2020 Erich Ross Schlegel, Texas Water Foundation. The Texas Water Journal has published a new article in Volume 15, titled Case Study of Groundwater Management Issues at the Forefront of Large scale Production from a Confined Aquifer: The Vista Ridge Project, by Steven…
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Meet TWRI’s newest staff members
Article originally written by Cameron Castilaw The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) continues to grow in the new year with four additional members joining the team. Marisa Collura began in late January, and is a program specialist II, leading and supporting various watershed management programs on a statewide basis. Also part of the monitoring team, she…
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New internship program connects Aggies with hands-on water science
Article originally written by Cameron Castilaw Students at Texas A&M University are gaining professional research field work experience thanks to a new water internship program by the Texas Water Resources Institute and Texas A&M’s College of Arts and Sciences. “The goal is for these students to get hands-on experience with going out and collecting surface…
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Texas A&M Water Day set for March 27
Article originally written by Madison Pigg Texas A&M Water Day 2024 will bring a research poster competition and water lecture to campus on March 27. Poster displays and judging will be held at the Texas A&M University Memorial Student Center in the 12th Man Hall, 9 a.m. to noon, and the following Water Lecture and…
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TWRI by the numbers in 2023
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) continued to grow and innovate in 2023, providing science-based, community-supported solutions for Texas’ pressing water challenges through internal expertise and external collaborations. TWRI by the numbers in 2023:
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Middle Yegua Creek watershed protection meeting set for March 12
The public is invited to attend the third project meeting and join the Middle Yegua Creek Watershed Partnership on March 12 at 5:30 p.m. at the Lee County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Office, 310 South Grimes Street, in Giddings. This partnership will serve as the forum for public input, which will drive the development of a…
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Meet a scientist: Shankar Chellam
Article originally written by Cameron Castilaw Shankar Chellam, Ph.D., will admit that education was not the highest on his priority list growing up. Not “a dummy in the field,” as he describes himself at cricket, he attended college on an athletic scholarship. It was there that he found an interest in science that would take…
