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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talk+water: Jennifer Bowles, Water Education Foundation
Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Jennifer Bowles, the Executive Director of the Water Education Foundation. The Water Education Foundation is a Sacramento-based nonprofit organization that works to create a better understanding of water resources and foster public understanding and resolution of water resource issues through facilitation, education and outreach. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2014, Bowles was an award winning journalist covering western water issues. Bowles received her bachelor’s degree in journalism and history from
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outlook+water: August 2019
SUMMARY: Much of the state saw less than normal rainfall over the past month. The state went from less than 7% either abnormally dry or in drought on July 16 to more than 72% on August 20. Statewide reservoir storage remains above normal. El Niño has fizzled with La Nada conditions projected through the winter. The drought is expected to persist across the state and expand in South Texas. At the end of July, I
q&a+water: Kiah Collier
Reporter and Associate Editor for The Texas Tribune In this issue’s Q&A, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, interviews Kiah Collier. Kiah Collier is a reporter and associate editor for The Texas Tribune, with a focus on energy and environment. Collier has reported for publications across Texas over the past decade, including the San Angelo Standard-Times, Reuters, the Austin-American Statesman and the Houston Chronicle. Her reporting has garnered a variety of local, state and national awards, including a Peabody in 2017 for