Category: 2023
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Meet a scientist: Susie Dai
Article originally written by Madalyn Richards As a Texas A&M University professor and researcher who is tackling emerging environmental problems, Susie Dai, Ph.D., advises her students, “Don’t complain, if you can think of something you can do about it.” That drive to solve problems is exactly how Dai found herself back at Texas A&M, researching per-…
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EPA accepts San Fernando and Petronila Creeks Watershed Protection Plan
The San Fernando and Petronila Creeks Watershed Protection Plan (WPP) has been reviewed and accepted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a major accomplishment for the coalition of local stakeholders and state officials who collaboratively created the science-based plan. Plan acceptance is dependent on meeting EPA’s guidelines for watershed-based plans. The WPP outlines a strategy to…
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Urban riparian and stream restoration program workshop set for April 18 in Austin
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program will host a workshop from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on April 18 in Austin for professionals interested in conducting stream restoration projects around central Texas. The morning session will be at the Regus Austin – Barton Springs, 901 Mopac Expressway South. The afternoon…
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Urban Riparian Symposium spurs collaboration and innovation
Article originally written by Mackenzie Schneider The 2023 Urban Riparian Symposium brought water professionals from across Texas together to learn about completed, ongoing and future urban stream restoration projects. The annual event was held Feb. 8-10 in San Marcos, co-hosted by the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) and Texas Riparian Association (TRA). On the first day of the…
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Water research roundup: new research from TWRI and around Texas
Article originally written by Madalyn Richards (Photo by Ed Rhodes, TWRI.) Read recent peer-reviewed publications by Texas Water Resources Institute scientists: Assessment of the Trust Crisis between Upstream and Downstream States of the Helmand River Basin (1973–2022): A Half-Century of Optimism or Cynicism?: by TWRI’s Najibullah Loodin and Rosario Sanchez, Ph.D., this new research assesses the challenges of trust-building…
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Big city solution: Installing green stormwater infrastructure slows down, cleans up runoff
Not only has population growth and aging infrastructure put a strain on existing stormwater drainage systems in Texas, but climate change impacts have also made extreme one-day rainfall events more common. Rapid urbanization’s increased impervious surfaces have sped up how fast extreme rainfall runs off into rising waterways, prompting flooding. How should local governments deal with these compounding challenges? Local…
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TWRI publishes 2022 Annual Report
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) has published its latest Annual Report, sharing accomplishments and project highlights from 2022. For the past 70 years, TWRI has used internal expertise and external collaborations to provide science-based, community-supported solutions for Texas’ most pressing water quantity and quality challenges, and 2022 brought new and expanding opportunities for the institute…
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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 The Use of Historical Data and Global Climate Models to Assess Historical and Future Surface Water and Groundwater Availability in the Trinity River Basin…
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Lone Star Healthy Streams program set April 4 in Nacogdoches
A Lone Star Healthy Streams small acreage conservation and production agriculture workshop will be held April 4 at Liberty Hall, 805 E Main St., Nacogdoches. The workshop is a joint effort with Texas Water Resources Institute, the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, Angelina and Neches River Authority, Stephen F. Austin State University and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. The free workshop…
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La científica mexicana Rosario Sánchez defiende el agua
Artículo escrito por Hugo Arce, El Heraldo de México La doctora Rosario Sánchez Flores es diplomática, científica, mamá de dos pequeños e investigadora de mantos acuíferos transfronterizos entre México y Estados Unidos. Nació en Saltillo, Coahuila, “donde tuve una infancia muy feliz, con unos padres admirables. Mi papá siempre cuidó la naturaleza y mi mamá me dijo…
