In this conversation, Dr. Todd Votteler, the Editor-in-Chief of Texas+Water, talks with Chad Berginnis, Executive Director of the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM), about the role of floodplain management in mitigating flood loss.
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talk+water: Brian Richter
In this conversation, Dr. Todd Votteler, the Editor-in-Chief of Texas+Water, talks with Brian Richter, president of Sustainable Waters, about the challenges posed by water scarcity.
outlook+water: Drought expands, reservoirs fuller, drought expected to expand in West Texas
Drought conditions expanded to 27% of the state (D1–D4); statewide reservoir storage rose to 75.1% full but still about ten percentage points below normal for this time of year. El Niño has a 95% chance of extending through the March-April-May season, with La Niña favored in June-July-August and through at least November-December-January. Drought is expected to remain and expand in West and Far West Texas and improve in parts of the Hill Country.
talk+water: Megan Lang
In this conversation, Dr. Todd Votteler, the Editor-in-Chief of Texas+Water, discusses wetland conservation and protection with Dr. Megan Lang, the Chief Scientist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory Program.
talk+water: Katie Schmidt
In this conversation, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler discusses dam removal movement with Katie Schmidt, Associate Director of the National Dam Removal Program at American Rivers.