The Texas Water Resources Institute recently published the summer 2024 issue of txH2O magazine, focused on the modern challenges facing Texas aquifers.
Texas groundwater is legally and hydrologically complicated, and it is in increasingly high demand. In this issue, meet the researchers, local water professionals and educators working to help manage and protect Texas aquifers.
From the intricacies of groundwater laws around Texas and the United States, to the widespread success of the Texas Well Owner Network, this issue covers some ground:
- Water Research News: Recent water science news from around the state and nation.
- Where Does Your Groundwater Come From?: Get acquainted with Texas’ aquifers and the educators advocating for groundwater conservation.
- 14 Years of the Texas Well Owner Network: Thousands of Texans have access to well water quality testing because of the TWON team’s tireless educational work.
- The Future of Soil Moisture Sensing: Partnering with NASA, Texas A&M’s Binayak Mohanty uses out-of-this-world tech to answer under-our-feet questions.
- Understanding Groundwater Law: Legal statutes and precedents governing groundwater vary among states and can be challenging for residents to navigate.
- Water for Texas Map Collection: Water for Texas 2023 map data generated by the Texas Water Development Board.
- Different States, Different Management Strategies: Texas, Kansas and Arizona, three states representative of increasingly stressed U.S. groundwater supplies, work to prevent aquifer depletion.
- Texas' Most Infamous Groundwater Lawsuits: These court cases set today’s Texas groundwater law precedents.
- Aquifers Along the Border: Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program scientists identify vulnerable borderland aquifers.
- Texas Groundwater Protection Committee: TGPC brings together members from different agencies and organizations to help protect Texas groundwater.
- The Challenge of Groundwater Data: Collecting, storing and sharing Texas groundwater data is critically important and incredibly complicated.
txH2O features current water resources research and outreach programs in Texas as well as priority water issues facing the state.
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