This month, Dr. Robert E. Mace explores academic publications covering the use of stormwater to dilute treated wastewater as an alternative to advanced filtration and brine concentrate disposal, the connection between rainfall events and hospital admissions for gastrointestinal illness, and a review of environmental justice and sustainability issues in Texas water.
Sections
outlook+water: Drought declines, La Niña delayed again, more drought expected
Drought conditions decreased to 34% of the state (D1–D4); statewide reservoir storage declined slightly to 73.1% full, about 5 percentage points below normal for this time of year. La Nada is here with an 80% chance of a short La Niña arriving in September-October-November. Drought is expected to remain and increase in much of the state over the next three months.
q&a+water: Bryan McMath
In this issue’s Q&A, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler interviews Bryan McMath, who was named Executive Administrator of the Texas Water Development Board in September.
outlook+water: Drought doubled, La Niña delayed, improvements expected
Drought conditions increased to 36% of the state (D1–D4); statewide reservoir storage declined slightly to 74.9% full, about five percentage points below normal for this time of year. La Nada is here with a 70% chance of La Niña arriving in September-October-November. Drought is expected to improve or dissolve in much of the state over the next three months except for the El Paso area and parts of the Panhandle.
think+water: Rural trees behave different than urban trees, young Guadalupe bass suck at swimming, and biochar for the win
This month, Dr. Robert E. Mace explores academic publications on the topics of examining differences in the hydration state of riparian pecan trees between rural and urban settings, determining water velocity recommendations based on the swimming performance of four species of greatest conservation need under varying temperatures, and exploring the effects of biochar on soil water dynamics.