Category: 2020
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EPA accepts Carancahua Bay Watershed Protection Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has accepted the Carancahua Bay Watershed Protection Plan (WPP), published by the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI). EPA accepted the plan as it meets the national guidelines for watershed-based plans and effectively outlines a strategy to improve the watershed, plan developers said. Part of the Matagorda Bay system, the Carancahua Bay…
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TWRI publishes technical reports, newsletters & educational materials
From the beginning of a project to its end, the TWRI water team publishes watershed protection plans, fact sheets, newsletters and technical reports related to activity on the project to keep stakeholders informed. Here are the most recently published technical reports for projects the team is working on: These are recently published project newsletters: And in case you missed…
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txH2O highlight: How does water quality monitoring work?
Water security in Texas depends on water quality monitoring. At Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI), watershed restoration projects require consistent water quality monitoring once every two weeks for two years. In the water security issue of txH2O, the article How does water quality monitoring work? gives a behind-the-scenes look. To gain a thorough knowledge of real-time water…
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Water expert receives highest honor in agronomy
Article originally written by Kerry Halladay Agriculture relies on water, making water issues inseparable from agronomy. This year, experts in that field honored a Texas water researcher for his outstanding work at the nexus of water, food and environmental security. He said it is rewarding to know that what he has been doing in agronomy…
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Protecting water quality with better lawncare
Article originally written by Chantal Cough-Schulze Lawncare doesn’t just affect lawns — it can also impact the water quality in local watersheds. The Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters (HLHW) program is helping residents better understand that connection to improve water quality and save time and money. Now in its fourth year, this science-based community education program has…
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Texas A&M University ranked 10th in the world for water resources
Texas A&M University ranked 10th in the world in water resources in the latest subject-specific rankings from the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR). CWUR ranks the world’s leading universities in 227 subject areas based on the number of research articles in top-tier journals. Texas A&M’s water resources program is the interdisciplinary Water Management and Hydrological…
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Meet a scientist: Juan Enciso
Article originally written by Kerry Halladay When it comes to jobs that make the world a better place, few people probably think of irrigators and irrigation engineers. But Juan Enciso, Ph.D., thinks they should. “To sustain our population and to have a better environment, we need better irrigation practices,” he said. “Irrigation people will help to…
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Texas Water Newsroom: Water news on demand
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) is a state agency responsible for securing future water resources for Texas and its citizens. This includes planning for events like drought, flooding and significant population growth alongside declining water supplies. TWDB has created the Texas Water Newsroom, a platform to share stories about Texas water supplies, planning, financing and research. It…
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txH2O highlight: On the fast track
In the Texas High Plains, an agricultural region made successful by relying on the Ogallala Aquifer, producers have also been challenged by severe drought. The article On the fast track summarizes how Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service professionals were able to help producers make the most of their available water resources…
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Healthy Lawns, Healthy Waters online workshops set for August
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters Program will host several residential rainwater harvesting and turf management trainings focused on watersheds throughout Texas in August. These free events will be online from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with a half-hour lunch break. Online registration is required. Attendees can RSVP online or contact John Smith, AgriLife Extension…
