1) TWJ’s 501c3 Board met yesterday at the Bureau of Economic Geology at UT Austin. TWJ’s mission is to expand water knowledge for all Texans. Meet TWJ’s board, editors & staff here: twj-ojs-tdl.tdl.org/twj/about/edit…

2) Yesterday Justin Thompson joined the TWJ 501c3 Board replacing Michael Young. Also, the expansion of the Editorial Board continued with the addition of John Nielsen-Gammon.

🚨NEW!!! Texas+Water for January is here with the Outlook on #rain & #drought and Think+Water by Robert Mace; Talk+Water by Brian Richter re water markets;➕so much more! mailchi.mp/texaspluswater…

This week on #InFocusTX, Jeremy B. Mazur highlighted #txwater infrastructure issues and insights from our recent report, "Water Markets for Texas." Thanks again to Karla Leal and Spectrum News 1 Texas for having us! Catch the full segment here 👉 bit.ly/4lcYUzl

1) As the future of the #ColoradoRiver hangs in the balance many potential solutions have been advanced to address the system’s chronic water shortages. One solution in particular, the establishment of a #watermarket, deserves serious consideration. waterdisputes.org/wp-content/upl…

2) In 1969, the judgment in Texas v. Hidalgo County Water Control and Improvement District 18 set the stage for the establishment of a #watermarket in the Middle & Lower sections of the #RioGrande in #Texas. waterdisputes.org/wp-content/upl… #ColoradoRiver

3) Under the judgement in that case all prior appropriation surface water rights were converted to correlative rights based on storage in two international reservoirs upstream, Falcon and Amistad. waterdisputes.org/wp-content/upl… #watermarkets #ColoradoRiver

4) In the new system the original time priority was replaced by a use priority. In 1971, the water market was born when the Texas Water Rights Commission put rules in place for trading rights in this system with oversight by the Rio Grande Water Master. waterdisputes.org/wp-content/upl…

5) Under the new rules irrigation rights could be converted to municipal and industrial rights through a process that would reduce the volume of the original irrigation right by half. waterdisputes.org/wp-content/upl… #watermarkets #ColoradoRiver

6) While converting established surface water rights from prior appropriation to correlative rights seems farfetched, the Rio Grande water market was established after water use drought resulted in a crisis that eventually fell to a court for resolution. waterdisputes.org/wp-content/upl…

7) In Chapter 2 of Water Markets for Texas, you can read about the creation of the Middle & Lower Rio Grande water market. Finally, I am drafting a framework for a similar water market for the Colorado River. waterdisputes.org/wp-content/upl… #watermarkets #ColoradoRiver

The Cross Florida Barge Canal was 28% complete when it was cancelled by the Nixon Administration in 1971. #waterdisputes #damremoval apnews.com/article/florid…

Under emergency order from the governor, TCEQ today granted Corpus Christi a temporary "bed and banks" permit today to convey water down the Nueces River "Water production from the well field will begin as early as tomorrow morning."

“If we get to the point where we have to declare a Level 1 Water Emergency, we need to be ready for that and we have no precedent to follow. There’s no manual, there’s no video. There’s a monumental task ahead of us to develop this.” texasobserver.org/corpus-christi…

The 🆕 Talk+Water features Travis Loop, host of the 💧 waterloop 💧. Hear his discussion with Todd H. Votteler, Ph.D. 💦 on #water issues currently making waves! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tal…

Today is World Water Day! For me everyday is Water Day. #worldwaterday #water

World Water Day is a great day to start listening to #water #podcasts. Talk+Water has been rated a Top 10 water podcast by Million Podcasts! See the list here: millionpodcasts.com/water-podcasts/ #worldwaterday

The most recent Talk+Water features Sarah Stogner & Ron Green discussing the failure of #oilandgas wells converted for water use and the risk they create to #Texas #groundwater supplies. buzzsprout.com/2042219/episod… #oil #gas