Cover image for Texas Water Journal, Volume 14, Number 1: Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park, Texas. (©2022 Rob Doyle, Pluto911 Photography)
The Texas Water Journal has published a new article in volume 14, titled The Use of Historical Data and Global Climate Models to Assess Historical and Future Surface Water and Groundwater Availability in the Trinity River Basin in Texas, by Molly Milmo, Jeremy McDowell, Monica Yesildirek and Glenn Harwell.
This paper describes the results of a study that was done by the U.S. Geological Survey to assess recent (2017) water availability in the Trinity River Basin.
According to the abstract, the results show minimal overall changes in water availability for both surface water and groundwater but indicate downward trends in precipitation, surface runoff and groundwater recharge. Additionally, there is an upward trend in the amount of groundwater leaving the aquifer to rivers and streams resulting in an upward trend of cumulative storage change.
To learn more, read the full article.
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