talk+water: Clint Wolfe & Daniel Cunningham, Water University

July 17, 2020 July 23, 2019 By Todd Votteler

Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, talks with Clint Wolfe and Daniel Cunningham about saving water by landscaping with native plants, rainwatering harvesting, and other topics. Clint Wolfe is the Program Manager for the Water University. Wolfe facilitates a team of water resources professionals to assist with research and outreach programming in the areas of water quality, water use efficiency, and watershed planning. He is charged to work with local governments, state and federal agencies, and other entities

q&a+water: Roberto F. Salmón Castelo

July 17, 2020 July 23, 2019 By Todd Votteler

Commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico In this issue’s Q&A, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, interviews Roberto F. Salmón Castelo, Mexican Commissioner for the International Boundary and Water Commission (Comisión Internacional de Limites y Aguas, CILA). Commissioner Castelo has a wide range of experience in hydraulic projects. He was Northwest Regional Manager of the National Water Commission (CONAGUA) from 2002 to 2006 and from then until 2008 he served as General Manager

outlook+water: July 2019

July 17, 2020 July 22, 2019 By Robert Mace

SUMMARY: Four of the last eight years have been warmer than the Dust Bowl. The rains appear to have stopped for much of the state. Storage in Elephant Butte Reservoir is the highest it’s been since June 2010. El Niño is expected to fizzle into La Nada over the next two months with La Nada conditions projected through the winter. The drought in South Texas and the Lower Rio Grande is expected to persist and

q&a+water: Chairman Lyle Larson & Chairman Charles Perry

July 17, 2020 June 19, 2019 By Todd Votteler

In this issue’s Q&A, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, interviews State Representative Lyle Larson and Senator Charles Perry to get their take on the 86th Texas Legislative Session. Chairman Lyle Larson, House Natural Resources Committee In 2010, Representative Lyle Larson was elected State Representative for District 122. Larson was reelected to a fourth term in 2016. Currently, Larson serves as the Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, as a member of the House Committee on

leg+water: June 2019

July 17, 2020 June 18, 2019 By Robert Mace and Todd Votteler

Every month during the 86th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature, Dr. Robert Mace and Dr. Todd Votteler have provided an update on water-related legislation. The key water committees were Water and Rural Affairs in the Senate, and Natural Resources in the House. Read this month’s Q&A with the Chairman of those committees here to find out how the Chairman assess the results of the 86th Session. Well, it’s all over but the shouting. The