SUMMARY: Drought conditions increased to affect 2.5 percent of the state. Statewide reservoir storage is at 90 percent. The Pacific remains warm enough for El Niño, but has not yet linked with the atmosphere; the chance of El Niño conditions has decreased to ~65 percent. It was a heck of a water year in Texas with rainfalls reaching more than 100 inches in the south-east to a healthy 10 inches in Trans-Texas with blotches of
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leg+water: Texas Legislature – January Update
Every month during the 86th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature Dr. Robert Mace and Dr. Todd Votteler will provide an update on water-related legislation. The key water committees are Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs in the Senate, and Natural Resources in the House of Representatives. Senator Charles Perry has been re-appointed as Chairman of Senate Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs. Representative Lyle Larson has been re-appointed as Chairman of House Natural Resources. Neither committee
q&a+water: Lori Magruder
Professor, University of Texas and ICESat-2 Science Definition Team Leader, NASA In this issue’s Q&A, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, interviews Dr. Lori Magruder, research scientist at the University of Texas’ Applied Research Laboratories and the Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) Science Definition Team Leader for NASA. Her technical background is in aerospace engineering, with a focus on lidar remote sensing. ICESat-2 is part of NASA’s Earth Observing System. It is a satellite designed to
talk+water: Michael Campana, Oregon State University
Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, talks with Michael Campana, who is a Professor of Hydrogeology and Water Resources Management at Oregon State University and Technical Director of the American Water Resources Association. He formerly directed the Water Resources Program at the University of New Mexico where he is Emeritus Professor. Interests include hydrogeology; hydrophilanthropy; IWRM (integrated water resources management); WaSH (water, sanitation, and hygiene); in developing regions; water policy; managed aquifer recharge; and education. He is
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outlook+water: December 2018
SUMMARY: Drought is affecting less than 1 percent of the state. This year’s hurricane season affected Portugal more than Texas. The Pacific is warm enough for El Niño, but has not yet shown an effect on the atmosphere; so no Niño yet. We landed at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport about 9:30 am before Thanksgiving. After dropping our bags off at a BagBnB, my bride asked “Where next?” Without hesitation, I answered: “Lower 9th