Roy Creek, in Hays County, Texas, a pristine spring-fed stream within Roy Creek Canyon, features a thriving and biodiverse riparian corridor containing numerous native riparian species including ancient cypress trees and habitat supportive of endemic aquatic salamanders. Photo by Alexander Neal, TWRI.
Peer-reviewed publications by TWRI and Texas A&M AgriLife scientists
A meta-analysis of the impacts of best management practices on nonpoint source pollutant concentration: Which best management practices (BMPs) work best, and which pollutants do they remove best? More robust data answering these questions is needed in the water quality field. To help fill that data gap, Texas Water Resources Institute scientists conducted a systematic review of 2000-2022 published nonpoint source water quality BMP studies conducted in the United States and used a meta-analysis approach to describe variance in pollutant removal performance.
An integrated modeling approach to simulate human-crop-groundwater interactions in intensively irrigated regions: Co-authored by a Texas A&M Agricultural Economics researcher, this study created a hydro-economic modeling framework that provides an advanced approach for simulating interactions between human decisions, crops, and groundwater in heavily stressed aquifers globally, supporting the development of effective groundwater management policies.
Soil health influenced more by conservation tillage and cropping practice than irrigation level in a sandy semiarid cotton system: This team of scientists, including a Texas A&M AgriLife researcher, measured the impacts of conservation practices on improving soil health and water storage, in cotton production systems in semiarid landscapes under high or low irrigation levels. They found that no-till and conservation strategies such as cover cropping and rotation can improve biological soil health indicators in sandy semiarid soils even with limited irrigation.
Water-related research from universities around Texas
Methods for Quantifying Interactions Between Groundwater and Surface Water: Co-authored by a University of Texas – Bureau of Economic Geology researcher, this study analyzed the methods developed over the past several decades to investigate groundwater-surface water interactions.
