Author: Sarah Dormire
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Photo essay: Agricultural BMPs for watershed planning
What could you learn at a training for Agricultural Best Management Practices for Watershed Planning? This event, hosted by the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) on April 3, is part of TWRI’s Texas Watershed Planning Program, a program designed for people interested in or responsible for watershed protection and restoration, including employees and volunteers with federal, state, county…
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International water experts outline transboundary groundwater issues at water lectures
Internationally renowned experts Dr. Francesco Sindico of University of Stathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland and Ambassador (retired) Ram Aviram of BIT Consultancy recently spoke on the difficulties of managing and governing groundwater resources in transboundary aquifers at the 6th Annual Water Lecture Series in Fort Worth and College Station. A transboundary aquifer is a source of groundwater shared by more than…
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Playas: Refilling the Ogallala Aquifer?
We recharge our phones and electronics every day, but did you know that there are ways to recharge the amount of water stored in the ground? Recharging the Ogallala Aquifer is the goal for the Texas Playa Conservation Initiative (TxPCI), a partnership of six organizations including Texas Parks and Wildlife, Playa Lakes Joint Venture, U.S. Department of…
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TWRI’s Year in Review: 2018
For the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI), 2018 marked another successful year of addressing Texas water resource issues. The institute, under the direction of Dr. John Tracy, continued achieving its programmatic missions in research, outreach and education. TWRI serves as the lead unit in the Texas A&M University System (TAMUS), including Texas A&M AgriLife, to…
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Talking with Ogallala Aquifer region producers about H2O
Much of the water under the Ogallala Aquifer region is declining at a faster rate than it recharges by rainfall. What does the dwindling supply of groundwater mean for the producers in this region? txH2O talked to a few producers about what it is like farming on a declining water resource. Bob Meyer: Canyon, TX We definitely…
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Campus group provides network for those interested in water
Do you have a passion for water? The Texas A&M Water Network is dedicated to building an on-campus network of students and water professionals who share a passion for water. The group will have its first meeting for the fall semester on Sept. 27 at 5:30 p.m. in Scoates Hall, room 208, and invites interested individuals to…
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With extreme temperatures, will the summer of 2018 be one of Texas’ hottest?
Everything is bigger in Texas including the temperatures. On July 23, the temperature in Waco peaked at 114 degrees and the temperature in San Angelo was 108, the highest ever recorded for both cities, according to the Office of the Texas State Climatologist (OSC) at Texas A&M University. The office reported that numerous locations across the state…
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Zebra mussels: help Texas stop this invasive water species
Is your boat carrying microscopic hitchhikers that will infest water bodies? Taking the boat to the lake is a great way to beat the heat, but zebra mussels can ruin the fun. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has a campaign to raise awareness of this invasive aquatic species and to remind boat users to clean,…
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New issue of txH2O spotlights global impact of Texas water research
The Texas Water Resources Institute recently published the Spring 2018 issue of its magazine, txH2O, highlighting the global impacts of Texas water research. Staff writers interviewed former USGS and Mills scholarship recipients to find out where they are now as leaders in the water industry, Texas A&M University researchers studying the water cycle in the tropics and Texas Tech researchers developing…
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Texas Water Journal published two articles in May
By Sarah Richardson The Texas Water Journal recently published two papers. In “Effects of the Rincon Bayou Pipeline on salinity in the upper Nueces Delta,” Dr. Elizabeth Anne Del Rosario and Dr. Paul A Montagna of Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, write about the Rincon Bayou Pipeline pumping water from the Nueces River to the upper delta at…
