Texas Water Journal
Online, peer-reviewed journal for Texas
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13Mar
San Antonio’s Edwards Aquifer Protection Program: review and analysis
The City of San Antonio’s Edwards Aquifer Protection Program utilizes land and conservation easement acquisitions to protect the quality and quantity of Edwards Aquifer recharge. This review considers four key components of its viability: (1) establishing the need for action,…
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The international law of transboundary groundwater resources
I once heard that water should not be considered a human right but a survival right. This simple statement can change the paradigm in which international law evolves toward the construction of an international groundwater legal framework, which today is…
Read More20Mar
Peak flow trends highlight emerging urban flooding hotspots in Texas
In the aftermath of flooding disasters, a temptation is to pursue recovery while also dismissing the event as unlikely to recur. Is it possible that underlying streamflow trends, which often avoid detection, help explain individual flooding episodes and should influence…
Read More15May
Effects of the Rincon Bayou Pipeline on salinity in the upper Nueces Delta
A pipeline to pump water from the Nueces River to the upper delta at Rincon Bayou was constructed to mitigate the reduction of inflow from impoundments. Pumping has restored ecological function to the Nueces Estuary by increasing inflow and decreasing…
Read More21May
Economic valuation of groundwater in Texas
Groundwater is a strategic economic asset, and recent Texas Supreme Court decisions have strengthened private ownership rights in groundwater. Despite the economic and political stakes, debate on how to actually value groundwater has been sparse. In response, this article sets…
Read More20Jun
Seasonal changes of groundwater quality in the Ogallala Aquifer
The Ogallala Aquifer extends beneath eight states in the Great Plains region of North America. It stretches from Texas to South Dakota and is among the largest aquifers in the world. In Texas, extraction of groundwater, primarily for cropland irrigation,…
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New Texas A&M project on urban water security and sustainability funded:
New project on urban water security and sustainability funded, $1.5M from TAMU
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Texas A&M University announced last week that it will fund a new interdisciplinary project on urban water security — “Pathways to Sustainable Urban Water Security: Desalination and …—NEW in water policy—
The Supreme Court ruling of Florida v. Georgia stated that Georgia can take measures to increase water flow to Florida during times of drought. This could effect Texas' and other downstream states' water disputes in the future. Texas Water Resources Institute Director Dr. John Tracy explains.>>
SCOTUS Says Upstream States Must Reduce River Usage To Aid Downstream States During Drought
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“I think that this ruling really puts Texas in a fairly good position in terms of being able to claim that there are steps that the upstream state could take to help Texas get the water it’s entit...In or going to College Station? Check out this Brazos River exhibit at the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History. The exhibit celebrates the multi-faceted history of the Brazos River, through curated displays using the museum’s own specimens and those on loan from other sources. The history of the area, including the civilizations and animals supported by the river, are part of the exhibit. buff.ly/2Jg8ihZ
ICYMI: One of our editors, Robert Mace, is featured in Texas Water Resources Institute's recent issue of txH2O:
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Solving two problems with one answer?
Harnessing natural gas to harvest water from the air might solve 2 big problems at once
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Energy that otherwise would go to waste might someday power industrial-scale condensation.