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talk+water: Peter Lake, Texas Water Development Board

Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Peter Lake, Chairman of the Texas Water Development Board. Lake has served as a Board member of the Texas Water Development Board since December 15, 2015. Governor Greg Abbott designated him Chairman in February 2018. Lake has held a variety of financial roles across a number of industries. Previously, he acted as Director of Research and Head of Automated Trading at Gambit Trading, a member firm of the

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q&a+water: John D. Bolten

In this issue’s Q&A, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, interviews Dr. John D. Bolten, Associate Program Manager of Water Resources for the NASA Applied Sciences Program.Dr. Bolten is the Associate Program Manager of Water Resources for the NASA Applied Sciences Program. His research focuses on the application of satellite-based remote sensing and land surface hydrological modeling for improved agricultural, ecological, and water resource management.

outlook+water: September 2019

SUMMARY: Imelda was the fifth wettest tropical storm to hit the continental United States. August was the second warmest on record and the warmest since 2011. The state went from 22 percent in drought a month ago to 52 percent today with 72 percent of the state either in drought or abnormally dry. The big water news this month is Imelda, who started as an upper-level low on September 14 west of Florida. By September 17,

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talk+water: Leah Martinsson, Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts

Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Leah Martinsson, the Executive Director of the Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts (TAGD). Martinsson joined TAGD as the executive director in March 2019. She recently relocated to Texas from Colorado, where she was a practicing water rights attorney for over 15 years. In her legal practice, she has represented the interests of a wide range of water users – from municipal water providers to agricultural well users. In addition to

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