This month, Dr. Robert E. Mace explores academic publications on the topics of the potential for water reuse in Comal County, the characteristics of water market transactions in Texas, and the impacts of producing groundwater from the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer to produce oil from the Eagle Ford Shale.
Sections
q&a+water: Adam Foster
In this issue’s Q&A, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler interviews Adam Foster, Executive Director of the Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts (TAGD).
think+water: Vista Ridge, aquifer storage and recovery in New Braunfels, and a rollercoaster of land deformation in the Delaware Basin of West Texas
This month, Dr. Robert E. Mace explores academic publications on the topics of analyzing the impact of the Vista Ridge project on water levels in Lee County, identifying water quality issues for aquifer storage and recovery projects, and examining how oil production and wastewater injection in the Delaware Basin lead to significant ground surface changes, including uplift, subsidence, and faulting.
outlook+water: Drought slightly decreases but expected to persist and expand, El Niño fading, and active hurricane season predicted
Drought conditions declined to 26% of the state (D1–D4); statewide reservoir storage rose to 77.5% full but still about seven percentage points below normal for this time of year. La Nada has an ~80% chance of arriving in April-May-June, with a 70% chance of La Niña in July-August-September. Drought is expected to remain and expand in the western half of the state, including most of the Hill Country.
talk+water: Chad Berginnis
In this conversation, Dr. Todd Votteler, the Editor-in-Chief of Texas+Water, talks with Chad Berginnis, Executive Director of the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM), about the role of floodplain management in mitigating flood loss.