Summary: The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season has a record 30 named storms (so far…), beating the 2005 season’s 27 named storms. Texas continues to remain mostly in drought with 98 percent of the state at least abnormally dry. Seasonal indicators suggest continued drought through the spring.
Sections
q&a+water: Toby Baker, Executive Director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
In this issue’s Q&A, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, interviews Toby Baker, Executive Director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), about the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee. The Executive Director, who is hired by the Commissioners, is responsible for managing the agency’s day-to-day operations.
talk+water: Abigail André
Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Professor Abigail André, an environmental litigator with over a decade of experience enforcing the Clean Water Act. She recently joined the staff of Vermont Law Schools’ Environmental Advocacy Clinic after ten years of environmental litigation with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Environmental Enforcement Section, where she led a diverse docket.
talk+water: Dr. Rosario Sanchez
Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Dr. Rosario Sanchez, a senior research scientist for the Texas Water Resources Institute at Texas A&M University. Dr. Sanchez works on the Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act Program to integrate research and data on transboundary aquifers between Mexico and Texas. She is also the Executive Director of the Permanent Forum on Binational Waters.
opinion+water: Ensuring One Water Delivers for Healthy Waterways
As forward-thinking cities become increasingly adept at capturing and reusing wastewater, stormwater and greywater, essential river systems may be at risk. Ensuring One Water Delivers for Healthy Waterways recommends that deliberate, community-driven planning is urgently needed to avoid depriving Texas’ waterways of necessary water.