Drought conditions (D1–D4) increased to 24% of the state from 20% four weeks ago; statewide reservoir storage decreased to 75.6% full from 77.3% four weeks ago, about 4 percentage points below normal for this time of year. We are under a La Niña Watch for the fall and winter. Last month, there was no drought projected in Texas over the next three months; this month, the whole dang state is projected to be in drought.
Author: Robert Mace
Robert Mace is the Executive Director and Chief Water Policy Officer at The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment and a Professor of Practice in the Department of Geography at Texas State University. Robert has over 30 years of experience in hydrology, hydrogeology, stakeholder processes, and water policy, mostly in Texas.
think+water: Alfalfa lightly salted with produced water, Edwards water market analysis, and thirsty cows
This month, Dr. Robert E. Mace explores academic publications on connections between indigenous rock art and the Balcones Escarpment, freshwater inflows and estuarine health, and a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious acronym for pesticide identification methods.
think+water: Water and the White Shaman, small flows with big benefits, and an acronym from hell
This month, Dr. Robert E. Mace explores academic publications on connections between indigenous rock art and the Balcones Escarpment, freshwater inflows and estuarine health, and a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious acronym for pesticide identification methods.
outlook+water: La Niña watch, drought improvements expected, the 20th warmest year (so far)
Drought conditions (D1–D4) increased to 20% of the state from 19% of the state four weeks ago; statewide reservoir storage decreased to 77.3% full from 78.7% four weeks ago, about 4 percentage points below normal for this time of year. We are under a La Niña Watch for the fall and winter. This is the 20th warmest year on record in Texas through July.
think+water: Measles in wastewater, flu alerts triggered by wastewater, and who pooped at the beach?
This month, Dr. Robert E. Mace explores academic publications on sequencing for measles detection in U.S. wastewater, the creation of a school-based virus alert system in Houston, and the identification of fecal contamination sources along the Texas Gulf Coast.