Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Glenn Hegar, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, about initiatives from the Comptroller’s office to ensure the state’s water supplies meet future demand.
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outlook+water: Drought improves but remains, La Niña still expected thru February, reservoirs levels up slightly
Summary: 87% of the state is abnormally dry or worse, and 63% of the state is in drought, 76% chance of La Niña conditions remaining December–February with a 57% chance of neutral conditions arriving in February–April, and warmer and drier than normal conditions are projected for most of Texas for December-January-February.
q&a+water: Calixto Mateos Hanel
In this issue’s Q&A, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, interviews Calixto Mateos-Hanel, Managing Director of the North American Development Bank.
law+water: Mike Gershon and Nathan Vassar
This month we explore issues on the topics of whether New Mexico must limit farmers from pumping groundwater to ensure the availability of Rio Grande flows for Texas and Mexico, how the EPA may implement its Clean Power Plan, and a review of a case where plaintiffs sought damages based on claims that the San Jacinto River Authority’s release of water from Lake Conroe caused damage to their properties.
talk+water: Sarah Stogner
Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Sarah Stogner, founder of Stogner Legal, about groundwater contamination issues in the oil and gas industry.