Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, talks with Maria Richards, Geothermal Laboratory Coordinator in the Department of Earth Sciences at Southern Methodist University (SMU), and Joseph Batir, Geothermal Lead at Petrolern, about the geothermal energy potential of Texas.
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talk+water: Jeremy Mazur
Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Jeremy Mazur, Senior Policy Advisor for Texas 2036, about water policy priorities in Texas.
talk+water: Kevin Kluge
Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Kevin Kluge, Water Conservation Manager for Austin Water, about tools and programs offered by Austin Water that help customers conserve water.
think+water: Long-term changes in Lavaca Bay, Uri and post-traumatic stress, and Texan perceptions of reuse and desalination
This month we explore academic articles on the topics of identifying natural environmental stressors that may account for the long-term decline of ecosystem health, examining winter storm-associated post-traumatic stress in eight Texas metro areas, and analyzing public perceptions of desalination and water reuse in Texas.
outlook+water: Drought continues to improve, La Niña’s days are numbered, reservoirs levels rising
Summary: 75% of the state is abnormally dry or worse, and 52% of the state is in drought, equal chances for La Niña or neutral conditions for the January-March season and a 71% chance of neutral conditions for the February-April season, and reservoir storage is still 10% below normal, but it’s been creeping up.