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Researcher conducting survey on groundwater issues

A researcher at Texas State University is requesting input for a study assessing public perceptions of groundwater and groundwater management.

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The Rio Grande has been the lifeblood of the valleys and civilizations it flowed through for more than 3,000 years. As cities and farms suck it dry and a warming climate makes it evaporate faster, the river's future has never been more uncertain.
Credit: Erich Schlegel

A researcher at Texas State University is requesting input for a study assessing public perceptions of groundwater and groundwater management. Joni Charles, an associate professor of economics at the university, says the long-term future of groundwater depends on residents of watersheds and their perceptions, knowledge and actions taken to protect their groundwater. (Texas State University)

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