Tag: water quality
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How to manage feral hogs and help protect the Matagorda Basin
Feral hogs are invasive, destructive animals. Without proper management, they can cause damage to crops, waterways, and homes. So, what can landowners in the Matagorda Basin do to manage them?
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Photo essay: Mill Creek monitoring
The Texas Water Resources Institute’s water team was in action at Mill Creek this month collecting water quality measurements.
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Davidson Creek watershed meeting and expert panel set for Oct. 21 in Caldwell
The Texas Water Resources Institute, TWRI, is hosting a fifth public meeting for the Davidson Creek Watershed Protection Plan, WPP. TWRI invites community members, landowners and anyone with an interest in local water quality to attend. Presenters will share hot spots for potential bacteria pollution. Then, there will be a panel discussion featuring experts in watershed…
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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. 1. What is water quality, and why…
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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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Cleaning Produced Water
Creating new possibilities for water reuse, this Texas A&M professor’s lab is perfecting techniques for treating water byproduct from oil and gas production. Solving an underground problem What exactly is produced water? “Produced water is the wastewater that comes out of oil exploration and production activities,” Chellam said. “A long time ago, there used to…
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Get a closer look: Early Spring brings idyllic water quality monitoring conditions
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 team included Research Specialist Shalynne Postma, Student…
