Category: 2020
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TWRI program spotlight: Attoyac Bayou watershed
In East Texas, the Attoyac Bayou is one of many rural watersheds listed as impaired on the Texas Integrated Report and 303(d) List. In 2009, the Attoyac Bayou Watershed Partnership, which includes the Angelina & Neches River Authority (ANRA), Castilaw Environmental Services, Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA), Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI), was developed with interested local…
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txH2O highlight: Understanding water security
What does water security mean to you? In preparation for the publication of our winter 2020 issue of txH2O — a focus on the connection of water and health — we are highlighting the article Understanding water security. From the fall 2017 Water Security issue of txH2O, this article contains research about water insecurity in the United States. From drought…
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Texas Water Journal publishes first paper in Volume 11
The Texas Water Journal published the first paper for the Volume 11, Number 1, 2020 issue: a policy review titled “State Legislature, Voters Move to Eighty-Six Texas’s Flooding Challenges,” by Matthew D. Berg. The paper focuses on Texas’s 86th legislative session with a focus on addressing Texans’ experience with flooding. According to the abstract, 240 of the total bills introduced address…
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Urban riparian, stream restoration program set for Feb. 20 in San Benito
Article originally written by Paul Schattenberg, A&M AgriLife The Texas Water Resources Institute’s Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program will host an Urban Stream Processes and Restoration Training workshop 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 20 in San Benito for professionals interested in conducting stream restoration projects around the South Texas area. The morning session will be at the Texas A&M…
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Improving water quality with septic system repair, replacement in Attoyac Bayou
Article originally written by Paul Schattenberg, A&M AgriLife The Attoyac Bayou Watershed Partnership is coordinating a septic system repair and replacement program for residents in the Attoyac Bayou watershed to help improve and protect water quality. Funding is available to homeowners to repair or replace septic systems within the watershed, said Emily Monroe, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program…
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Water Well Owner Training set for Feb. 5 in College Station
Article originally written by Paul Schattenberg, A&M AgriLife A Texas Well Owner Network, or TWON, training has been scheduled for Feb. 5 in College Station. The Well Educated training, which is free and open to the public, will be 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at the Wellborn Community Center, 4119 Greens Prairie Road W. in College Station. Joel…
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FY2020 USGS 104G Water Resources National Competitive Grant announced
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) announces the release of the Request for Proposals (RFPs) for the FY 2020 National Competitive Grant Program by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the National Institutes for Water Resources. Proposals are requested on the topics of improving and enhancing the nation’s water supply and availability, and promoting the exploration of new ideas that…
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Recipients of Water Seed Grant Initiative announced
Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) have selected seven multidisciplinary teams as recipients of the FY2020-21 Water Seed Grant Initiative, “Research, Engineering and Extension: Creation and Deployment of Water-Use Efficient Technology Platforms.” The three Texas A&M University System agencies are providing $1,136,627 in funding for the grants for 20 months across…
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Mills Scholarship awarded to four TAMU students
Article originally written by Kathy Wythe 2020 Mills Scholarship recipients, left to right, Amanda Goldsmith, Alexander Kiser, Rebecca Owens, and Matthew Stellbauer. The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) has awarded 2020 Mills Scholarships to four graduate students conducting water-related research at Texas A&M University. The scholarship winners are: TWRI administers the Mills Scholars Program, an annual competitive scholarship program supporting…
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TWRI receives ‘outstanding’ rating by USGS
Article originally written by Kathy Wythe The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) was recently rated as outstanding by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in the federal agency’s multiyear review of the institute. TWRI is one of 54 U.S. water institutes authorized by the Water Resources Research Act Program administered by USGS. The USGS review panel evaluated TWRI activities during…
