Category: 2023
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How often should I get my well water tested?
Article originally written by Cameron Castilaw A West Texas water well. (Sam Craft, Texas A&M AgriLife.) Properly functioning private water wells are essential to quality of life for many rural Texans. Private wells ensure that residents’ home and agricultural water needs are met, and proper maintenance and upkeep are essential for long-term safe water use.…
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Texas Water Journal publishes new article
Cover image for Texas Water Journal, Volume 14, Number 1: Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park, Texas. (©2022 Rob Doyle, Pluto911 Photography) The Texas Water Journal has published a new article in volume 14, titled Discrete Streamflow Measurements and Waterborne Self-Potential Logging of a 43-Kilometer-Long Reach of the Elm Fork Trinity River Upstream from Dallas, Texas, by Jonathan V.…
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TWRI’s Audrey McCrary awarded for Matagorda Basin outreach
The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) recently awarded a Water Innovation Strategies of Excellence (WISE) award to Audrey McCrary, Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) program specialist, for education efforts in the Matagorda Basin region. The “Special Recognition for Excellence in Community Outreach” award recognized the impact of an ongoing direct-mail postcard campaign that McCrary leads, which aims…
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Riparian and stream ecosystem workshop for Buffalo Bayou watershed set for Sept. 6
The Texas Water Resources Institute, or TWRI, will host a free Texas Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Education Program from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sept. 6 in Katy for area residents interested in land and water stewardship in the Buffalo Bayou Watershed. The morning session will be at the Houston Community College in Katy, 22910 Colonial Pkwy. The afternoon…
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Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration program set for Aug. 16 in Nacogdoches
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program will host a workshop from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Aug. 16 in Nacogdoches for professionals interested in conducting stream restoration projects in East Texas. The morning session will be at Liberty Hall, and the afternoon session will be outdoors in and along La…
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Meet a scientist: Itza Mendoza-Sanchez
Article originally written by Cameron Castilaw Growing up in Mexico City, one of the largest cities in the world, Itza Mendoza-Sanchez, Ph.D., was always conscious of the city’s water supply problems. This sparked an interest in water infrastructure that has evolved over her years of study and research, eventually bringing her to Texas A&M University and the…
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Water research roundup: new research from TWRI and around Texas
Mill Creek, by Michael Miller, Texas A&M AgriLife. Peer-reviewed publications by Texas Water Resources Institute and Texas A&M AgriLife scientists MAD water: Integrating modular, adaptive, and decentralized approaches for water security in the climate change era: This paper proposes a convergence approach to water infrastructure — modular, adaptive, and decentralized (“MAD”) water provision and sanitation.…
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La Nana Bayou Watershed Protection Plan earns EPA acceptance
On May 3 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) accepted the La Nana Bayou Watershed Protection Plan (WPP), which was developed by the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI), Stephen F. Austin State University, Angelina & Neches River Authority, and stakeholders of Nacogdoches County. Visit the La Nana Bayou website for more information and to read the WPP. “The WPP…
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TWRI co-hosting ARCSA Conference and climate workshop in San Antonio Sept. 26-27
The San Antonio River Walk at night. (Photo by Mick Haupta, Unsplash.) Sept. 26-27 in San Antonio water professionals and practitioners are invited to attend the 2023 American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (ARCSA) Annual Conference and Expo, co-hosted by the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI). The theme of the conference is “Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities…
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Private water well screenings set for Central Texas July 17-18
The Texas Well Owner Network, TWON, is hosting two upcoming events in Central Texas July 17-18 for residents to have their well water screened: a “Well Educated” water well screening will be held in Killeen, and another “Well Educated” water well screening will be held in Cameron. Joel Pigg, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program specialist and TWON coordinator,…
