Tag: transboundary groundwater
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TWRI-led study spotlights most vulnerable borderland aquifers
The U.S.- Mexico border overlays two countries, 10 border states and numerous transboundary aquifers. A recent study conducted by Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) researchers focused on identifying areas within these transboundary aquifers that may be in a fragile condition due to overutilization. Led by Rosario Sanchez, Ph.D., TWRI senior research scientist, the research, titled Effective transboundary aquifer areas…
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Research roundup: recent water research from TWRI and around Texas
Read the latest peer-reviewed research on Texas water by scientists from universities throughout the state and by Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) researchers. Peer-reviewed publications by TWRI and Texas A&M University System scientists Effective transboundary aquifer areas between Mexico and the United States: A border-wide approach: Texas Water Resources Institute scientists identified regions within the…
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Texas A&M AgriLife scientist publishes complete U.S.-Mexico borderlands aquifer map
Worldwide, natural resource agencies and officials have counted the number of shared groundwater aquifers flowing beneath the U.S.-Mexico border at 11. But new research published by a Texas A&M AgriLife scientist reveals a more complicated picture: there are, in fact, 72 shared groundwater aquifers in the region. Combining years of geological and hydrological research, the map shows…
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The Water Diplomats
Article originally written by Chantal Cough-Schulze The Gift Alfredo Granados Olivas has a farm in Chihuahua, Mexico, about a 30-minute drive south of the border with New Mexico. When we visited, he was sitting at the head of a kitchen table on that farm. He’d gathered about 20 people — researchers, students and family members…
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Visualizing the aquifers that straddle the U.S.-Mexico border
Article originally written by Jessica Kutz, High Country News Last year, amid widespread drought, a violent protest over water erupted in Chihuahua, Mexico, a state in the northwestern part of the country. Local farmers armed themselves with sticks, rocks and Molotov cocktails and took over the Boquilla Dam, which was holding the water they desperately…
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TWRI researcher to present at global transboundary aquifer conference
Article originally written by Kerry Halladay Just ahead of the Year of Groundwater, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is hosting the second International Shared Aquifer Resources Management (ISARM) Conference. This year’s online conference will focus on transboundary aquifers and will include participation by Texas Water Resources Institute’s own Rosario Sanchez, Ph.D. This year’s ISARM conference will…
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Laying the groundwork for transboundary groundwater
Article originally written by Kerry Halladay There are a lot of firsts going on related to water at the U.S.-Mexico border. On October 14-15, the Permanent Forum of Binational Waters hosted its first conference, titled “U.S.-MX Transboundary Groundwater Conference: Innovation and Creativity: Strategies for Unprecedented Challenges.” The virtual event brought together researchers, policymakers, leaders and interested…
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Big groundwater issues to be addressed in online conference, coffee breaks
The Permanent Forum of Binational Waters is hosting the U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Groundwater Conference, titled Innovation and Creativity: Strategies for Unprecedented Challenges. The interactive online event will be Oct. 14-15, 2020 via Zoom. Cohosts include Texas A&M University and the Instituto Mexicano de Tecnologia del Agua (IMTA). The forum’s objective in having the conference is to explore and analyze innovative perspectives on…
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Water unites us: Permanent Forum of Binational Waters established
With almost 2,000 miles of shared borders between the U.S. and Mexico, a passionate group has created a virtual space for binational collaboration that prioritizes solutions, activities and resources to solve transboundary water issues. The Permanent Forum of Binational Waters (PFBW) was established to integrate collaboration efforts across and along the border through a network of specialists,…
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TWRI program spotlight: Our groundwater projects
For the month of March, we are spotlighting our groundwater programs, which include the Texas Well Owner Network (TWON), the Ogallala Aquifer Program (OAP), the Ogallala Water Coordinated Agricultural Project (Ogallala Water CAP) and the Transboundary Water Portal. Texas Well Owner Network Helping to protect Texas’ groundwater resources, TWON has Well Informed screenings and Well Educated training courses offered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service…
