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: Peter Lake, Texas Water Development Board

Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Peter Lake, Chairman of the Texas Water Development Board. Lake has served as a Board member of the Texas Water Development Board since December 15, 2015. Governor Greg Abbott designated him Chairman in February 2018. Lake has held a variety of financial roles across a number of industries. Previously, he acted as Director of Research and Head of Automated Trading at Gambit Trading, a member firm of the

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q&a+water: John D. Bolten

In this issue’s Q&A, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, interviews Dr. John D. Bolten, Associate Program Manager of Water Resources for the NASA Applied Sciences Program.Dr. Bolten is the Associate Program Manager of Water Resources for the NASA Applied Sciences Program. His research focuses on the application of satellite-based remote sensing and land surface hydrological modeling for improved agricultural, ecological, and water resource management.

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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