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Karen Guz Receives 2012 Water Star Award from Alliance for Water Efficiency
Photo from WATRnews.com’s interview with Karen about measuring water conservation success. Karen Guz Receives 2012 Water Star Award from AWE On Thursday, October 4, 2012 the Alliance for Water...
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Salt cedar beetle damage widespread after warm summer
Salt cedar beetles came out by the hundreds and rapidly multiplied this summer, defoliating salt cedar trees along waterways in the eastern and southern parts of the Panhandle. (Texas A&M AgriLife...
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It’s time to turn off your lawn’s sprinkler system…
It’s time to turn off your lawn’s sprinkler system… Grass naturally goes dormant in the fall and winter. Making seasonal adjustments to the system controller prevents wasting water. WATRnews.com
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The Art of Water Conservation
WATRNews.com is broadening its coverage of water news and water conservation efforts across Texas. Launching this new effort, SaveWaterTexas.com, an affiliate of WATRNews.com, has recently announced...
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Can switching from coal to natural gas save water?
Switching from Coal to Natural Gas for Power Generation A study by the Webber Group points to an attention-grabbing potential savings – more than 50 billion gallons per year – in freshwater consumption...
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SJRA’s Board Recognizes Reed Eichelberger and Announces New General Manager
Recognizing Reed Eichelberger’s years of service to the San Jacinto River Authority During his 16 years of service to the San Jacinto River Authority, Reed Eichelberger has earned the respect and...
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Texas Drought update – comparison of October 25, 2011 to October 30, 2012
The South and Southern Plains: In Oklahoma, Extreme Drought (D3) expanded slightly in the center of the state as many areas have now gone more than 30 days without rainfall and soil moisture impacts...
View ArticleWater Less Save More – Turn Your Irrigation systems off during fall and...
A new ad campaign by The Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District and the Woodlands Joint Powers Agency. – Coming to a theater near you! www.WaterLessSaveMore.com WATRnews.com
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TWDB launches new Water Data for Texas website.
Make sure you visit the Texas Water Development Board’s new Water Data for Texas website – www.WaterDataForTexas.org TWDB calls it’s new site”the most comprehensive online data hub on Texas reservoirs”...
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The Drought has intensified across Texas!
With the exception of far-southern Texas, drought intensified across much of the region as rainfall deficits mounted and soil moisture, streamflows, and other water reserves rapidly declined. The...
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Global water management company moves headquarters to The Woodlands, Texas
Layne Christensen Co. is a global water management, construction and drilling company providing solutions for water, mineral and energy challenges. Its customers include government agencies,...
View ArticleTWDB Holds State Revolving Fund Financial Assistance Workshops
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) is holding workshops around the state to share information on the availability of low interest rate loans for water and wastewater construction projects. The...
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The Woodlands… Defined Irrigation Schedule, Limiting Lawn Irrigation Starts...
Beginning January 1, 2013, most of The Woodlands Municipal Utility Districts have set in place a Defined Watering Schedule, limiting lawn irrigation by programmable sprinkler systems to no more than...
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Evaporative Stress Index – An early warning drought detection system.
Evaporative Stress Index explains patterns of water availability and moisture stress across large areas of the United States. The ESI picked up on warning indicators a month before the US Drought...
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Drought spreads in central Texas
Dry conditions prevailed over much of the region this week, with only east Texas and Louisiana recording significant precipitation amounts. Improvements to the drought depiction were made in east...
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Drought-tolerant corn advances beginning to show
On the right, Dr. Qingwu Xue, Texas A&M AgriLife Research crop stress physiologist in Amarillo, and Jake Becker discuss the outcome of the drought-tolerant corn hybrid evaluation at different...
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157 Texas counties are designated as disaster areas
USDA Designates 597 Counties (157 in Texas) in 2013 as Disaster Areas Due to Drought USDA offers emergency loans to producers ahead of 2013 crop season to help combat persistent drought WASHINGTON,...
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The Three Year Texas Drought
Click for a larger version. The Three Year Texas Drought – infographic showing a three year comparison, and a developing trend. Hopefully the current rain event will change the direction of the...
View ArticleTexas, $2 billion dedicated revolving fund for use in financing water projects.
AUSTIN—In the midst of a prolonged statewide drought that has created unprecedented awareness of the importance of water in the lives of Texans, Rep. Allan Ritter (R-Nederland), Chairman of the House...
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Privatizing Texas Water? A new day dawning
In what might be a first for Texas, an investment firm and the Angelina and Neches River Authority have agreed to proportionately share the cost of building a new reservoir – one which has been...
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