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🚨🆕 Talk+Water features @BickerstaffLLP attorney Josh Katz discussing produced water after the Texas Supreme Court’s Cactus v COG ruling. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tal… #producedwater #fracking #hydraulicfracturing #oilandgas #Texas #tscotus

For Texas Flood Awareness Week here is a message about what to do before a flood. Prepare for floods by knowing if your home is in a flood plain, finding out what roads are likely to flood, and identifying the fastest way to higher ground. More at: ready.gov/floods

“We’re not out of the woods just yet. We’re going into some of the hottest months of the year.” kxan.com/weather/wheres…

Where's the Water? An in-depth look at the challenges facing Central Texas' watering holes kxan.com/wheres-the-wat…

The Texas Water Journal is a 🆓 peer-reviewed, indexed journal publishing articles on a range of #Texas #water subjects. Register to receive the journal here for 🆓: tinyurl.com/Texas-Water-Jo… #texaswater #txwater

The Global Wetland Outlook 2025 is the most comprehensive assessment to date of the state of wetlands worldwide, their value, and their future. Produced by the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) of the Convention on Wetlands, the report presents the latest data on the extent of wetlands, trends in their degradation, the value of their ecosystem services, and the scale of action and investment required to meet global restoration and conservation targets. You can check out the report via this link global-wetland-outlook.ramsar.org

Don’t miss Texas+Water for May featuring Talk+Water on data centers w/ @HARCresearch’s Dr. Margaret Cook; & Josh Katz w/ @BickerstaffLLP untangles who owns produced water. TX’s 1st rainwater public water system, what water utility workers want➕much more! mailchi.mp/texaspluswater…

Texans tap 16 billion gallons of water on an average day. In Central Texas, that water comes from the Edwards Aquifer, supplying clean drinking water to eight counties and nearly 2 million residents, including in the City of San Antonio. spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news…

Local Action for Global Impact #EveryActionCounts

Where surface water runs low, groundwater supplements water supply. Both surface water and groundwater provide critical water supplies across the United States. In surface-water limited regions, users turn to groundwater to meet water demand. But water above and below the ground can be closely connected. In the Edwards aquifer area of Texas, USGS science is providing information about surface water and groundwater connectivity, water quality, and resource vulnerability to support water availability decisions.  USGS water availability studies combine regional science to support management with national-scale science to broadly assess water resource challenges. Together, these efforts strengthen our understanding of integrated water systems and provide the science needed to protect water resources and the communities that depend on them. Read more at ow.ly/QiAo50YZIxk 📷 1: Seco Creek sinkhole in Medina County, TX provides direct recharge to the Edwards Aquifer.  #Groundwater #WaterAvailability #Texas @MySAWS

Proposed changes to effluent limitations guidelines for power plants could weaken important groundwater protections and impact water quality safeguards. Staying informed on regulatory developments is essential for protecting groundwater resources and public health. Read more: ngwa.org/detail/news/20… #Groundwater #WaterPolicy #WaterQuality #GroundwaterProtection #NGWA #WaterResources

Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, which proposes to operate Harbor Island Desalination Facility, has applied for a new TPDES Permit No. WQ0005488000. A public meeting will be held on May 27 at 7pm. ow.ly/G86050YWgyh

Learning from devastation. Following the deadliest #naturaldisaster in U.S. history, the 1900 Galveston Hurricane, the region elevated the entire island and built massive #infrastructure to manage #storm surge risk. Today, #USACE continues that #legacy of #coastal resilience.

Visit the National Inventory of Dams to learn more about dams near you and possible flooding: nid.sec.usace.army.mil

The @TWDB draft ag irrigation estimates are ready & your review is needed. Check your district’s crop acres, irrigation rates, water use by source, & efficiency. 💧Review your district's report 💧Submit by June 5: AgWater@twdb.texas.gov 💧More: bit.ly/43jKDbL

Days after a government spending website showed a $1.7 billion contract would be used for "border wall" in Big Bend National Park, CBP now says that's not actually the case. Here's the latest from @MarfaRadio: marfapublicradio.org/news/2026-05-1…

It’s Flood Awareness Week in Texas. Monitor conditions on TexasFlood.org & these resources: 💧 Flood Decision Support Toolbox webapps.usgs.gov/infrm/fdst/?re… 💧 Flood Viewer map.texasflood.org 💧 TexMesonet texmesonet.org 💧 DriveTexas drivetexas.org

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller called for a pause on data center projects until the state can assess the facilities’ long-term impact on Texas’ supply of water, power and land. kxan.com/news/texas-pol…

It’s a time of great change in the Rio Grande Valley (#RGV)—communities across the region are experiencing incredible growth, but the prolonged #drought is stressing the area’s primary source of water, the #RioGrande. Residents in the Valley are mobilizing their resources and aligning on potential solutions to overcome the challenge. texaswaternewsroom.org/articles/rgv_w…

Jackie Onsurez was driving between his home in Loving and nearby Carlsbad when he saw a 70-foot roaring geyser of toxic oilfield wastewater, commonly called produced water, spewing from a pipe at a site operated by NGL Energy Partners. capitalandmain.com/70-foot-wastew…

Dozens of bills were rejected by the Texas Legislature over nearly 60 years, @ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found. Some measures would have prohibited youth camps and new construction in high-risk flood areas. bit.ly/4uvHP6X