Past Contributions

• A Walkabout Around Big Spring

  By Carol Flake Dec. 16, 2014

  Naturalists from the Dallas/Fort Worth area joined Andrew Sansom of the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment for a tour of Big Spring where the Texas Stream Team is monitoring water quality. Full Story 

• Event: Texas Water Journal Forum

  By Carol Flake Dec. 16, 2014

  The Texas Water Journal Forum, focusing on the early history of disputes over use of the Edwards Aquifer, will be held Jan. 20 at the JC Kellam Building at Texas State University in San Marcos. Full Story 

• Drought Hitting Rio Grande Valley Irrigators

  By Carol Flake Dec. 16, 2014

  Farmers in the Upper Rio Grande Valley are struggling as water authorities have been forced to cut allotments because of the severe drought. Full Story 

• Water Table Dropping in El Paso

  By Carol Flake Dec. 16, 2014

  The drop in groundwater levels in the El Paso area following a decade-long drought in the Upper Rio Grande Basin is particularly alarming because the rate of recharge in the area is too slow to compensate for the growing rate of pumping. Full Story 

• Rural Landowners Key to Water Conservation, Experts Say

  By Carol Flake Dec. 16, 2014

  Experts on water conservation and agriculture say stewardship of private rural lands is the key to the future of conserving water in Texas, where 95 percent of the land is privately owned. Full Story 

• Report Advocates Water Market to Ease Drought

  By Carol Flake Dec. 2, 2014

  A water market fostering water exchanges between states could help ease water shortages in the west, according to the authors of a new report from the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution. Full Story 

• Could Texas Learn From California on Groundwater?

  By Carol Flake Dec. 2, 2014

  A recent analysis of groundwater rights and the "rule of capture" in Texas suggests the state could learn from California, which amended its groundwater rules, making them less tied to oil and gas policy. Full Story 

• Event: Hill Country Water Summit

  By Carol Flake Dec. 2, 2014

  The Hill Country Water Summit, happening on Friday, will focus on Hill Country hydrology, current and future water demands, the upcoming legislative session and other topics. Full Story 

• Event: Texas Riparian & Stream Ecosystem Workshop

  By Carol Flake Dec. 2, 2014

  The Texas Riparian & Stream Workshop focuses on stream and riparian zones in the Pedernales River Watershed and the Hill Country. Full Story 

• Arizona Parks Look to Paddling Tours to Lift Revenue

  By Carol Flake Dec. 2, 2014

  The Arizona State Parks Foundation and the Verde River Institute are testing the strategy of organizing river tours to raise funds to boost the state park system and help save one of the state's last free-flowing rivers. Full Story