Author: Leslie Lee
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Texas A&M AgriLife Water Symposium builds collaborations
More than 100 water professionals, researchers and agricultural producers gathered Aug. 12-14 in Dallas for the Texas A&M AgriLife Water Symposium and to work toward future collaborations addressing Texas water challenges. Hosted by the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI), Texas A&M AgriLife, and the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Dallas, the event…
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What’s in the water? Davidson Creek area residents invited to public meeting
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) invites community members, landowners, and anyone with an interest in local water quality to attend the fourth public meeting for the Davidson Creek Watershed Protection Plan (WPP). The meeting begins at noon onSept. 16 at the Burleson County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Office, 1516 FM 166, Caldwell, Texas.…
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Q&A with Giovanni Piccinni
Get to know the new director of the Texas Water Resources Institute. txH2O: What were you most looking forward to about leading TWRI? Piccinni: The institute boasts a rich legacy of conducting extensive research and providing education on the sustainable utilization of water resources. I look forward to continuing TWRI’s work of building teams that leverage…
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10 Big Water Problems, 10 Big Teams
These 10 state-funded research projects are advancing Texas water. Researchers across Texas submitted proposals, and in September 2023 ten water research projects from throughout the Texas A&M System received a total of $2.39 million in funding through appropriations from the Texas Legislature to Texas A&M AgriLife Research, administered by TWRI. Each submission went through a…
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Mission Critical: The State Water Plan, Explained
To prevent water supply shortfalls during future extreme droughts, new water supply strategies must be funded and implemented — and this plan is Texas’ official path forward. But, it’s going to take all hands on deck to prepare for the worst. Planning for worst-case scenarios The state’s demographer and TWDB demographic researchers project that Texas’…
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Can Treated Produced Water Safely Irrigate Crops?
Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists study the impacts of using treated water produced by oil and gas operations for irrigating non-consumptive crops. Could reusing produced water that’s been treated help local agricultural economies survive? Step one of answering these questions is, can the water be successfully treated and cleared of all industrial chemical levels that…
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Davidson Creek watershed meeting set for July 1 in Caldwell
The Texas Water Resources Institute, TWRI, invites community members, landowners, and residents interested in local water quality to attend a public meeting for the Davidson Creek Watershed Protection Plan (WPP). The meeting will be July 1 at 12 p.m. at the Burleson County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Office, 1516 FM 166, in Caldwell. RSVP…
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Septic system clinic set for June 4 in Kingsville
Residents of the San Fernando and Petronila Creek watersheds are invited to attend an educational workshop on septic system maintenance on June 4. The workshop is free and will be held June 4 from 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., at the Texas A&M – Kingsville Engineering Complex, Room 109. Parking is available across the street…
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Water research showcased at Texas A&M Water Day
Student researchers from across campus filled Texas A&M University’s 12th Man Hall with research posters and science-based solutions to some of the world’s most pressing water problems April 23 during Texas A&M Water Day. The annual event is hosted by the Texas Water Resources Institute, TWRI, and the Water Management and Hydrological Science Program in the…
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Research roundup: recent water research from TWRI and around Texas
Guadalupe River New Braunfels, Texas. Adobe Stock photo. Peer-reviewed publications by Texas A&M AgriLife and TWRI scientists The extraordinary drought provision and the future of the Rio Grande water deliveries under the 1944 US–Mexico water treaty: an exploratory policy analysis: Texas Water resources Institute Senior Research Scientist Rosario Sanchez and coauthors analyze how decision makers have…
