Category: 2025
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Monitoring Sandy Creek
Our water team started a new monitoring project this month in East Texas. Sandy Creek, which flows through Jasper, Texas, will have three sites Texas Water Resources Institute monitors, collecting water quality measurements and samples. Follow Research Specialist Shaylynn Postma, Program Specialist Anna Eismont and Water Intern Avery McCreight as they collect flow, pH, temperature,…
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Research roundup: recent water research from Texas A&M and other Texas universities
Amistad National Recreation Area in Del Rio, Texas. Photo by Sam Craft, Texas A&M AgriLife. Peer-reviewed publications by Texas A&M AgriLife and Texas A&M University System scientists Effects of Nitrogen Fertilizer Types on the Uptake and Translocation of PFAS and Metabolomic Activities of Hydroponically Cultivated Lettuce (Lactuca sativa): This Texas A&M University-led study assessed the…
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Watershed coordinator roundtable talks microbial source tracking, gathers Texas water professionals
Texas watershed coordinators and water professionals gathered in College Station on May 20 for the semi-annual Texas Watershed Coordinator Roundtable. Part of Texas Water Resources Institute’s Watershed Planning Short Course program, the roundtable gives attendees the opportunity to network and discuss happenings in the watershed planning space. This meeting focused on microbial source tracking (MST), providing an update…
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Global Water Scarcity course at Texas A&M expanding its impact
When Texas A&M University students are choosing their course schedules, a class called “The World Has a Drinking Problem” stands out in the crowd. But AGSM 105 is more than a clever name. The 1,000 students enrolled annually in the course are gaining insights into both domestic and international water concepts, including U.S. groundwater and…
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Meet a scientist: Garett Sansom
Despite starting with very little, Garett Sansom, DrPH, overcame adversity and is now pursuing his passion for environmental health at Texas A&M University. Sansom is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at Texas A&M University School of Public Health. Humble beginnings Although he grew up in Wimberly, Texas,…
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Davidson Creek watershed meeting set for July 1 in Caldwell
The Texas Water Resources Institute, TWRI, invites community members, landowners, and residents interested in local water quality to attend a public meeting for the Davidson Creek Watershed Protection Plan (WPP). The meeting will be July 1 at 12 p.m. at the Burleson County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Office, 1516 FM 166, in Caldwell. RSVP…
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TWRI water internship program wraps-up first year
The Texas Water Resources Institute’s water internship program, created in partnership with Texas A&M University’s College of Arts and Sciences, aims to provide students with hands-on experiences in the water profession. During the program’s first full year, eight students have benefited from the internship, with more beginning this summer. “We have had the great pleasure…
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From the field: monitoring in the Lavaca River and Port Lavaca
The TWRI water team recently traveled south to collect water measurements and samples for measuring levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, for the project “Assessment of PFAS Concentrations and Loadings in the Lavaca Bay Watershed.” The two-day trip travels from the river in Hallettsville, meandering to the coast in Port Lavaca, and the team collects…
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Septic system clinic set for June 4 in Kingsville
Residents of the San Fernando and Petronila Creek watersheds are invited to attend an educational workshop on septic system maintenance on June 4. The workshop is free and will be held June 4 from 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., at the Texas A&M – Kingsville Engineering Complex, Room 109. Parking is available across the street…
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Riparian and stream ecosystem workshop set for June 4 in Nacogdoches
The Texas Water Resources Institute, TWRI, will host a free Texas Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Education Program from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. June 4 in Nacogdoches for area residents interested in land and water stewardship in the La Nana Bayou watershed. The morning session will be at Liberty Hall, 805 East Main Street. The afternoon session…
