In this issue, we explore academic articles on the topics of weighing the economic costs and benefits of existing and expanded maize and soybean irrigation throughout the U.S. under future climate projections, investigating how climate change will affect the Upper Trinity River Basin’s firm yields, and examining the effects of unincorporated status in relation to (in)equitable access to stormwater management in the Lower Río Grande Valley of South Texas.
Category: think+water
think+water: Hands across the Edwards Aquifer and climate-smart agriculture
We explore academic articles on the topics of exploring the history of the Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program and the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan and investigating carbon sequestration in soils and water management for agriculture in Texas.
think+water: Ecosystem services value, TMDLs and E. coli, and a warming Gulf of Mexico
This month we explore articles on the topics of quantifying the return on investment for protecting land, determining the effectiveness of total maximum daily loads in reducing Escherichia coli in Texas freshwater streams, and investigating seasonal changes in the Gulf of Mexico’s climate trends.
think+water: Climate change and the Pecos River Compact, climate change and South Central Texas, and San Antonio’s aquifer storage and recovery project
This month we explore articles on the topics of recommending changes to the Pecos River Compact to address the realities of a changing climate, analyzing reallocation and development actions between and within municipal, agricultural, and energy industry users in a water-scarce region, and reviewing lessons learned from 18 years’ operating experience at a large aquifer storage recovery wellfield for the San Antonio Water System.
think+water: Water affordability and climate change in El Paso, home on the future range of the Ogallala, and resilience after Winter Storm Uri
This month we explore publications on the topics of predicting future household water affordability in El Paso under conditions of climate change, examining the role of rangeland science for tackling the dwindling supplies of the Ogallala Aquifer, and tracking the water infrastructure resilience one year after Winter Storm Uri.