Category: 2018
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Institute invites stakeholders to join partnership to improve Big Elm Creek water quality
Article originally written by Kathy Wythe. The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) is hosting a meeting Aug. 23 in Belton for anyone interested in joining a partnership to improve and protect water quality in the Big Elm Creek watershed. The meeting, free and open to the public, will be at 1 p.m. in the meeting…
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AgriLife Extension offers Water-Wise Tips for Turfgrass
Lawn owners may be second-guessing their regular maintenance practices, especially in the hottest and driest months. Dr. Becky Grubbs, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service turfgrass specialist in College Station, has published a Water-Wise Checklist for Texas Home Lawns and Other Turfgrass Areas to help with lawn maintenance this summer. “We know this is the time of year…
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Texas Water Journal publishes new article
The Texas Water Journal recently published a paper titled “Systems-level thermodynamic and economic analysis of a seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant integrated with a combined cycle power plant” by Andrew S. Reimers and Dr. Michael E. Webber, both of the University of Texas, Austin. The paper is about a study that includes thermodynamic and economic analyses of a seawater reverse…
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Texas A&M opens new teaching gardens
Article originally written by Alexandra Hoskins. The grand opening for the Leach Teaching Gardens at Texas A&M University in College Station occurred on June 15 with warm temperatures and sunny skies. The teaching gardens are part of phase I of a 27-acre, multi-million dollar master plan for The Gardens on the Texas A&M west campus. Additional areas, including a…
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Rio Grande Basin-wide project addressing water challenges for agricultural sustainability
Article originally written by Kathy Wythe. A team of 20 researchers representing Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI), Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute and New Mexico State University has completed its first year of a $5 million four-year grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National…
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Meet a scientist: Girisha Ganjegunte
Article originally written by Alexandra Hoskins. Sometimes inspiration strikes in the shower or while lying in bed falling asleep, but for Dr. Girisha Ganjegunte, associate professor of water resources and salinity management with Texas A&M University’s Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, inspiration came in the form of an article about biotechnology and agriculture. Ganjegunte began…
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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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TWRI awards two graduate research grants
By Danielle Kalisek The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) has awarded U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) graduate research grants to two students for June 2018–June 2019. The grant winners are: TWRI administers the program with funds from USGS through the National Institutes for Water Resources. Since 2001, TWRI has awarded more than $677,000 in USGS grants to support…
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Navasota River watershed protection implementation activities, planning focus of July 11 meeting
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI), Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality are hosting a meeting July 11 in College Station for anyone interested in water quality in the Navasota River and its watershed downstream of Lake Limestone. The meeting, free and open to the public, will be held from…
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Paper presents changes in Ogallala Aquifer groundwater quality
In a new paper published by the Texas Water Journal (TWJ), a group of researchers for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS), found that the quality of water being extracted from the Ogallala Aquifer changes in complex and unpredictable ways. “In some cases, water quality declined and in others water quality improved,” the…
