Drought conditions declined slightly to 25% of the state (D1–D4); statewide reservoir storage rose slightly to 77.6% full but is still about 7 percentage points below normal for this time of year. La Nada is here with a 65% chance of La Niña arriving in July-August-September. Drought is expected to remain and expand in the western half of the state, including most of the Hill Country.
Sections
talk+water: Sam Hermitte
In this conversation, Dr. Todd Votteler, the Editor-in-Chief of Texas+Water, talks with Sam Marie Hermitte, Assistant Deputy Executive Administrator of Water Science and Conservation for the Texas Water Development Board, about utilizing data to support water management and conservation.
think+water: Water reuse in the Hill Country, Texas water markets, and frack water from the Wilcox
This month, Dr. Robert E. Mace explores academic publications on the topics of the potential for water reuse in Comal County, the characteristics of water market transactions in Texas, and the impacts of producing groundwater from the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer to produce oil from the Eagle Ford Shale.
q&a+water: Adam Foster
In this issue’s Q&A, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler interviews Adam Foster, Executive Director of the Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts (TAGD).
think+water: Vista Ridge, aquifer storage and recovery in New Braunfels, and a rollercoaster of land deformation in the Delaware Basin of West Texas
This month, Dr. Robert E. Mace explores academic publications on the topics of analyzing the impact of the Vista Ridge project on water levels in Lee County, identifying water quality issues for aquifer storage and recovery projects, and examining how oil production and wastewater injection in the Delaware Basin lead to significant ground surface changes, including uplift, subsidence, and faulting.