Tag: Michael Schramm
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Research shows public trust in drinking water is steady
While consumers largely trust water providers, results also identified a need for improved communication when water problems occur.
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A water quality turnaround: Tres Palacios Creek watershed
The Tres Palacios Watershed, an impaired watershed that was addressed using a watershed protection plan, was recently recognized by the U.S. EPA as a success story.
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Systematic review of best management practices shows water quality results nationwide
Fencing for grazing management is an agricultural BMP that can impact water quality. (TWRI photo.) A team of Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) and Texas A&M AgriLife researchers recently published a nationwide systemic review of best management practices (BMPs) for nonpoint source pollutant reduction. They found that BMPs effectively reduced common pollutants, including fecal indicator…
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TWRI researchers win JCWRE Paper of the Year Award
The Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR) recently announced that the Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education (JCWRE) has awarded the JCWRE Paper of the Year Award to Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) researchers for the paper “Total Maximum Daily Loads and Escherichia coli Trends in Texas Freshwater Streams.” Michael Schramm, TWRI research specialist, and co-authors Lucas Gregory, Ph.D., TWRI…
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New papers published by TWRI water team members
Members of the Texas Water Resources Institute’s (TWRI) water team have published two new papers: Direct Mailing Education Campaign Impacts on the Adoption of Grazing Management Practices and Binational reflections on pathways to groundwater security in the Mexico–United States borderlands. The paper, Direct Mailing Education Campaign Impacts on the Adoption of Grazing Management Practices, was published online in the Journal…
