Every month during the 88th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature, Dr. Todd Votteler provides an update on water-related legislation.
Sections
ground+water: March 2023
A monthly roundup of groundwater-related news in the headlines, complied by Dr. Robert Mace.
think+water: Water affordability and climate change in El Paso, home on the future range of the Ogallala, and resilience after Winter Storm Uri
This month we explore publications on the topics of predicting future household water affordability in El Paso under conditions of climate change, examining the role of rangeland science for tackling the dwindling supplies of the Ogallala Aquifer, and tracking the water infrastructure resilience one year after Winter Storm Uri.
outlook+water: La Niña now La Nada, drought expanding, drought expected to continue
Summary: La Niña is no more! Neutral (La Nada) conditions are expected to hold through summer with a 60% chance of El Niño this fall, drought conditions have grown to encompass 64% of the state, with extreme or worse drought conditions intensifying to include 14% of the state, and statewide reservoir storage remained about the same at 75% full.
talk+water: Carlos Rubinstein & Vanessa Puig-Williams
Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Carlos Rubinstein, Principal at RSAH2O, LLC, and Vanessa Puig-Williams, Director of the Environmental Defense Fund’s (EDF) Texas Water Program, about flaws in Texas’ groundwater planning process.