Past Contributions

• New Film Documents Colorado River Surge

  By Carol Flake July 29, 2014

  A new documentary narrated by Robert Redford focuses on the "pulse flow" of water that was released into the Colorado River this spring as a joint experiment of the U.S. and Mexican governments. Full Story 

• Habitat Conservation Plan Aims to Protect San Marcos River

  By Carol Flake July 29, 2014

  The Habitat Conservation Plan for the San Marcos River has brought improvements such as new stone access points to the San Marcos that allow access for the public while preventing bank erosion. Full Story 

• Scientist Says Onion Creek Likely to Flood Again

  By Carol Flake July 15, 2014

  According to a study by UT hydrology professor David R. Maidment, last year's devastating Onion Creek flood, known as the Halloween flood, was not a unique event and could occur again, within a projected range of 15 to 50 years. Full Story 

• Report: Texas Among 10 Worst States for Water Pollution

  By Carol Flake July 15, 2014

  Texas does not fare well in a new report by the group Environment America Research and Policy Center that ranks the states that are polluting U.S. waterways the most. Full Story 

• Farmers' Wells in California Could Run Dry

  By Carol Flake July 15, 2014

  A study by the Center for Watershed Sciences at the University of California, Davis, concluded that farmers may see their wells run dry if the state remains parched for the next two years. Full Story 

• Event: Workshops for Irrigators

  By Carol Flake July 15, 2014

  Trainings for professionals in water irrigation will be held in College Station and Dallas by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service irrigation specialists in July and August. Full Story 

• New Desalination Plant Could Treat Fracking Water

  By Carol Flake July 15, 2014

  Loving County has completed a solar-powered desalination unit designed to produce drinking water from brackish water, including water used in hydraulic fracturing. Full Story 

• Las Vegas Facing Major Water Crisis

  By Carol Flake July 1, 2014

  Despite its splashy fountains and Venetian-style canals, Las Vegas is facing a water crisis, largely because of its reliance on Lake Mead, which is rapidly diminishing after a 14-year drought. Full Story 

• Legislature to Consider Protection of Watersheds

  By Carol Flake July 1, 2014

  Forthcoming work on water issues in the Legislature will include protection of watersheds and aquifers — a complicated issue, since most of these lie within private lands. Full Story 

• New Fracking Study Suggests Methane Leakage a Problem

  By Carol Flake July 1, 2014

  A new study that analyzed reports from gas wells in the Marcellus shale region has found that some wells leak methane gas more than others, with the worse offenders being newer wells drilled with unconventional methods — i.e., fracking. Full Story