Texas Water Journal
Online, peer-reviewed journal for Texas
water resources management, research, and policy
22Jan
A Refined Hydrogeologic Framework Model for Gaines, Terry, and Yoakum Counties, Texas
Declining groundwater levels in Gaines, Yoakum, and Terry counties in the Southern High Plains have raised concerns about the amount of available groundwater and the potential for water-quality changes resulting from dewatering and increased vertical groundwater movement between adjacent water-bearing…
Read More04Feb
Commentary: Water Fuels Our Future
Sen. Charles Perry authors a commentary outlining water and flooding legislation he has filed in the 86th Texas Legislature. Editor’s note: The opinion expressed in this commentary is the opinion of the individual author and not the opinion of the…
Read More22Feb
An Internet for Water: Connecting Texas Water Data
The Connecting Texas Water Data Workshop brought together experts representative of Texas’ water sectors to engage in the identification of critical water data needs and to discuss the design of a data system that facilitates access to and the use…
Read More22Apr
Floating Solar: An Emerging Opportunity at the Energy-Water Nexus
Texas is experiencing tremendous growth, which puts pressure on resources including water and electricity supplies. Texas leads the nation in renewable energy production and is experiencing tremendous growth in the solar energy sector, with the Solar Energy Industries Association reporting…
Read More17Jun
A Tool for Rapid Assessment of Hydrological Connectivity Patterns in Texas Coastal Wetlands: Linkages between Tidal Creeks and Coastal Ponds
Coastal salt marshes are heterogeneous, spatially complex ecosystems. The degree of hydrological connectivity in these systems can be a significant driver in the flux of energy, organisms, and nutrients across the marsh landscape. In tidally driven systems, the frequency and…
Read MoreImmediate Past Issue (2018)
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,…
Read More13Mar
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,…
Read More24Jul
Systems-level thermodynamic and economic analysis of a seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant integrated with a combined cycle power plant
This study includes thermodynamic and economic analyses of a seawater reverse osmosis (RO) plant integrated with a small-scale combined cycle natural gas (CCGT) plant ranging from 36–71 megawatts (MW). These analyses model electricity produced by the CCGT plant as power…
Read More21Sep
Integration of the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) observations into the West Gulf River Forecast Center operations
This article will introduce the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow (CoCoRaHS) network and illustrate its integration into the daily operations at the National Weather Service West Gulf River Forecast Center (WGRFC). An example will be shown on how the…
Read More24Oct
Texas’ water quality challenge and the need for better communication in an era of increasing water quality contamination events
As Texas cities experience an increase in incidents associated with water quality contamination, the need for public education and engagement increases. The discussion in this paper identifies, based on publicly available data, three of the most common incidents in Texas…
Read More19Nov
Water security for Texas: a post-secondary education pathway for water workforce readiness
Water and wastewater industry leaders in Texas and throughout the United States have expressed concern over high rates of retirement eligibility and difficulties finding and attracting workers ready to fill job openings, especially for work in smaller systems. In late…
Read More17Dec
Surface water-groundwater interaction issues in Texas
In Texas, surface water is owned and regulated by the State of Texas, whereas groundwater is owned by respective property owners under the rule of capture. Owners of surface water rights, issued by the state, and groundwater may use and…
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The latest Texas+Water newsletter is out! Read the Q&A w/ State Representative Lyle Larson & State Senator Charles Perry & get their take on the 86th Texas Legislative Session. Published by The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas Water Journal & Texas Water Resources Institute buff.ly/2Y9S16h #txwater
UTA researcher studying flood-control solutions for southeast Texas
UTA researcher studying flood-control solutions for southeast Texas
A University of Texas at Arlington researcher who has done extensive research on Texas watersheds received a $499,981 grant to analyze regional drainage and propose recommendations for future flood pr...We just published paper #5 in Volume 10.
Water sources in Texas could reap multiple benefits from floating solar that could not be achieved with a standard ground-mounted photovoltaic installation.
#ICYMI: Wondering what our current and future conditions for drought and rainfall in Texas and beyond are? You can know via Robert Mace of The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment in Texas+Water, Vol. 2, Issue 5: buff.ly/30EmFq9
"Planet Texas 2050 is a years long program to develop interdisciplinary knowledge and community-based strategies to help the state become more resilient to extreme climate and population changes. The program will look at interactions between environmental and human systems in Texas and develop strategies to better withstand floods, hurricanes and rapid population growth through the year 2050 so that Texas communities can thrive.
Planet Texas 2050: For a Better Tomorrow - UT News
By 2050, the population of Texas is expected to double from about 28 million today to 55 million. This would create an incredible strain on resources.