Author: Todd Votteler

Todd Votteler is President of Collaborative Water Resolution LLC and Water Opinions LLC. He is the Editor-in-Chief as well as a co-founder of both the Texas Water Journal, and Texas+Water. Todd has 30 years of experience in Texas water resources management, policy, dispute resolution, and science. Votteler served as Special Master during the Edwards Aquifer Endangered Species Act litigation, Sierra Club v Babbitt et al. He has a B.S. in Natural Resources from The University of the South, an M.S. in Natural Resources from The University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Geography from Texas State University.

talk+water: Leah Martinsson, Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts

January 20, 2021 September 19, 2019 By Todd Votteler

Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Leah Martinsson, the Executive Director of the Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts (TAGD). Martinsson joined TAGD as the executive director in March 2019. She recently relocated to Texas from Colorado, where she was a practicing water rights attorney for over 15 years. In her legal practice, she has represented the interests of a wide range of water users – from municipal water providers to agricultural well users. In addition to

talk+water: Jennifer Bowles, Water Education Foundation

January 20, 2021 August 26, 2019 By Todd Votteler 1 Comment

Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Jennifer Bowles, the Executive Director of the Water Education Foundation. The Water Education Foundation is a Sacramento-based nonprofit organization that works to create a better understanding of water resources and foster public understanding and resolution of water resource issues through facilitation, education and outreach. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2014, Bowles was an award winning journalist covering western water issues. Bowles received her bachelor’s degree in journalism and history from

q&a+water: Kiah Collier

July 17, 2020 August 22, 2019 By Todd Votteler 1 Comment

Reporter and Associate Editor for The Texas Tribune In this issue’s Q&A, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, interviews Kiah Collier. Kiah Collier is a reporter and associate editor for The Texas Tribune, with a focus on energy and environment. Collier has reported for publications across Texas over the past decade, including the San Angelo Standard-Times, Reuters, the Austin-American Statesman and the Houston Chronicle. Her reporting has garnered a variety of local, state and national awards, including a Peabody in 2017 for

talk+water: Clint Wolfe & Daniel Cunningham, Water University

July 17, 2020 July 23, 2019 By Todd Votteler

Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, talks with Clint Wolfe and Daniel Cunningham about saving water by landscaping with native plants, rainwatering harvesting, and other topics. Clint Wolfe is the Program Manager for the Water University. Wolfe facilitates a team of water resources professionals to assist with research and outreach programming in the areas of water quality, water use efficiency, and watershed planning. He is charged to work with local governments, state and federal agencies, and other entities

q&a+water: Roberto F. Salmón Castelo

July 17, 2020 July 23, 2019 By Todd Votteler

Commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico In this issue’s Q&A, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, interviews Roberto F. Salmón Castelo, Mexican Commissioner for the International Boundary and Water Commission (Comisión Internacional de Limites y Aguas, CILA). Commissioner Castelo has a wide range of experience in hydraulic projects. He was Northwest Regional Manager of the National Water Commission (CONAGUA) from 2002 to 2006 and from then until 2008 he served as General Manager