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

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

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talk+water: Jennifer Bowles, Water Education Foundation

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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

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q&a+water: Kiah Collier

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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

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

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

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