Past Contributions

• Event: West Texas Water Symposium

  By Carol Flake March 21, 2017

  The West Texas Water Symposium, which will include talks on aquifers, springs and connecting lands as well as water law, policy and management, will be held in Alpine on April 22. Full Story 

• TWJ: Texas legislators talk water priorities

  By Carol Flake March 21, 2017

  The Texas Water Journal invited the chairmen of the legislative panels overseeing water policy to lay out their session priorities. Full Story 

• How will Trump's proposed cuts to the EPA affect Texas?

  By Carol Flake March 21, 2017

  Texas environmental programs that deal with pesticides, pollution, public water systems and waste disposal would be hit hard by budget cuts to the EPA. Full Story 

• Report: Water infrastructure in the U.S. scores poorly

  By Carol Flake March 21, 2017

  The condition of water infrastructure in the U.S. has been graded as just above failing by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Full Story 

• Almost 2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water

  By Carol Flake March 21, 2017

  In conjunction with World Water Day, the International Business Times notes that 1.8 billion people worldwide do not have access to safe drinking water. Full Story 

• Water utilities look to "big data" to stretch resources

  By Carol Flake March 7, 2017

  Dealing with crumbling water infrastructure and financial pressures, water utilities are increasingly turning to smart water solutions, using data and analytics to "do more with less." Full Story 

• California aquifers draining land's water storage capacity

  By Carol Flake March 7, 2017

  A study says that overpumping of aquifers in California's San Joaquin Valley is causing subsidence, or soil compaction, resulting in the reduction of the land's capacity to hold water. Full Story 

• Trump administration moves to limit Clean Water Act

  By Carol Flake March 7, 2017

  President Donald Trump has directed federal agencies to review an environmental rule subjecting small bodies of water to regulation under the Clean Water Act. Full Story 

• Texas State team to help with endangered lizard study

  By Carol Flake March 7, 2017

  A research team has been awarded funds for a multi-year project to protect a lizard whose numbers are threatened by habitat removal, fragmentation and degradation. Full Story 

• Panel discusses protecting watersheds at local level

  By Carol Flake March 7, 2017

  Panelists at the recent Texas Water Symposium said science is crucial in assessing and solving problems. Full Story