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Stay informed about Texas water research and education with TWRI’s news team.
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New faces at the institute
The Texas Water Resources Institute’s (TWRI) water team has gained three new team members this summer. The newest face at the institute is Umar Javed, who joined the team in August. As a postdoctoral research associate at TWRI, Javed conducts research on watershed-based protection planning, water quality assessment and the integration of modeling tools with…
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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 up after the flood: Guidelines to protecting long-term river health on a hill country landscape
A new resource is available that offers guidance for restoring riparian areas after natural disasters along rivers and streams.
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AgriLife Water Experts Serve Texas
From east to west, Texas A&M AgriLife water professionals serve all Texans. Centers help AgriLife serve the entire state There are 13 Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Centers located throughout the state. Together, the centers support a statewide network of researchers, extension agents, educators, specialists, volunteers and county officials. In addition, AgriLife Extension serves…
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North Wetlands Scale-Up Innovative Water Use
Two North Texas water districts utilize wetlands to help meet growing water demand. Both water districts use the Trinity River as their wetlands’ source. “TRWD captures the water that hits these watersheds and pumps that water back upstream, uphill into the metroplex and it gets used.” Andrews explained, “It gets sent to a wastewater treatment…
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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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Q&A with Giovanni Piccinni
Get to know the new director of the Texas Water Resources Institute. txH2O: What were you most looking forward to about leading TWRI? Piccinni: The institute boasts a rich legacy of conducting extensive research and providing education on the sustainable utilization of water resources. I look forward to continuing TWRI’s work of building teams that leverage…
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Empowering the Next Generation
Texas 4-H Water Ambassadors Program helps high school students learn about water issues and careers. New challenges, new solutions The concept started with Dirk Aaron, a former Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agent now serving as general manager for Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District. David Smith leads the program and has been involved since the…
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10 Big Water Problems, 10 Big Teams
These 10 state-funded research projects are advancing Texas water. Researchers across Texas submitted proposals, and in September 2023 ten water research projects from throughout the Texas A&M System received a total of $2.39 million in funding through appropriations from the Texas Legislature to Texas A&M AgriLife Research, administered by TWRI. Each submission went through a…
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Short Course, Long Impact
TWRI’s Texas Watershed Planning Short Course teaches water professionals how to develop effective watershed protection plans. Nikki Dictson, a former TWRI specialist, and TWRI Associate Director Lucas Gregory, Ph.D., helped Wagner develop the program, with cooperation from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, which fund the program…
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