Tag: water quality
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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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Private water well screenings set for Texas Panhandle Sept. 17-18
Residents in Childress, Motley, Cottle, Hardeman, Foard, King, Donley, Collingsworth and Hall counties are invited to participate in low-cost water well screenings and results meetings.
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Private water well screenings set for Tom Green, Sterling, Irion and Runnels counties Sept. 15 -16
Residents in Tom Green, Sterling, Irion and Runnels counties are invited to a free water well screening and results meeting.
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Five facts about Texas water quality
From the water we drink, to the food we eat, to the clothes we wear, water and its quality impact Texans’ daily lives. In honor of National Water Quality Month in August, the Texas Water Resources Institute provides an introduction into the realm of water quality in Texas. Water quality is the quantification of a…
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What’s in the water? Davidson Creek area residents invited to public meeting
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) invites community members, landowners, and anyone with an interest in local water quality to attend the fourth public meeting for the Davidson Creek Watershed Protection Plan (WPP). The meeting begins at noon onSept. 16 at the Burleson County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Office, 1516 FM 166, Caldwell, Texas.…
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Get a closer look: Early spring brings idyllic water quality monitoring conditions
Article originally written by Sadie Kammlah Early spring in Texas means chilly mornings, budding trees, emerging wildflowers and warm afternoons — and some of Texas’ most idyllic conditions for fieldwork. Recently the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) water quality monitoring team headed to East Texas to conduct routine water quality monitoring at Town Creek. The…
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Q&A: How does flooding impact water quality monitoring?
Texans are no strangers to severe weather events. Each year brings its challenges of potential droughts, fires, hurricanes, flash floods and more. A heavy rain season brings additional challenges to the water team at the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) and their monthly routine water quality sampling visits to water bodies around Texas. We talked…
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Behind the scenes: water quality monitoring at Town Creek
This week the Texas Water Resources Institute’s water team was out at Town Creek, one of our newest project sites, conducting regularly scheduled water quality monitoring. Research specialists Shaylynn Postma and Amanda Tague, along with student technician Janelle Wright, measured flow rate, pH, velocity and other instream conditions, and collected samples from the three sites for E.coli. Over time, monthly water…
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Middle Yegua Creek watershed meeting set for June 11 in Giddings
The public is invited to join the Middle Yegua Creek Watershed Partnership and attend a project meeting on June 11 at 5:30 p.m. at the Lee County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Office, 310 South Grimes Street, in Giddings. This partnership will serve as the forum for public input, which will drive the development of…
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Research roundup: new water research from around Texas
Article originally written by Madison Pigg The Medina River in April 2024. (Photo by Tina Hendon, TWRI.) Peer-reviewed publications by Texas A&M University System scientists Effects of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid on microbial community structure during anaerobic digestion: This new research by Texas A&M AgriLife scientists focuses on the fundamental understanding of biological…
