This month, Dr. Robert E. Mace explores academic publications on the topics of examining the effectiveness of boil water notices as heath-risk communications, forecasting aquifer water levels in wells in Texas and Florida using an ensemble coactive neuro-fuzzy inference system, and analyzing the potential for using produced water from the Anadarko Basin as a resource for agricultural production.
Sections
talk+water: Rachel Fern
In this conversation, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Dr. Rachel Fern, Statewide Wetland Program Leader for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, about the state of wetlands in Texas, including their history, current status, and future challenges.
think+water: Water for Boerne, shiners in the Upper Brazos, and Texmesonet
In this issue, we explore academic publications on the topics of assessing water management strategies for the City of Boerne, Texas, evaluating impacts on Great Plains fishes from groundwater development and reservoir construction on the Upper Brazos River Basin in Texas, and a technical overview of the TexMesonet.
talk+water: Kelley Cochran
In this conversation, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Kelley Cochran, General Manager of the Guadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District, about the role groundwater conservation districts play in supporting the state’s water management and planning efforts.
outlook+water: Drought improvements continue, drought blazes in Central and Far West Texas, and El Niño may end early
Summary: The amount of the state under drought conditions (D1–D4) decreased from four weeks ago at 44% to 39% this week. Extreme-to-exceptional drought in Far West, Central, and Southeast Texas continues to blaze with drought and is expected to continue in Far West and Central Texas over the next three months. El Niño conditions are expected to persist through the March-April-May season.