Texas Water News
Texas Water News is an information service of NRS Consulting Engineers to help promote awareness of and dialogue on important issues impacting water quality and quantity in the Lone Star State. All issues are in PDF format (requires Adobe's free Acrobat Reader) .
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- Volume 11, Issue 1: January 2012 - Special Drought Edition
2012: Another Watershed Year for Texas; New Financing Tools Could Move Water Plans to Reality; A New Drought of Record?; Drought Heightens Interest in Brackish Desalination; Upcoming Water Events; Principal's Corner: New Year Opportunities
Previous Issues
Volume 10 – 2011
- Volume 10, Issue 4: October 2011
NRS Receives Grant from WateReuse to Conduct Nationwide Workshop; RGRWA to Conduct Lower Rio Grand Basin Study; Water Items Up for Vote on Nov. 8 Ballot; SCMA Conference Held in San Antonio; Texas Irrigation Expo to be Held in McAllen; Make Your Voice Heard on Water Issues
- Volume 10, Issue 3: June 2011
Lake Conroe MUDs Contract with NRS for Conjunctive Use Plant; LMWD Bond Issue Passes for Construction of Seawater Desal Plant; San Antonio Business Group Visits Befesa as Part of Economic Development Tour; Valley Projects Selected for Reclamation Funding; Legislative Round-Up; TWCA Leadership Changes at Mid-Year Meeting; Remember Conservation, Safety this Summer
- Volume 10, Issue 2: April 2011
Groundwater Issues being Addressed in 2011; Texas Water Day Held in D.C.; Capitol Notes; State Agency Updates; TWDB Bids Farewell to Ward; Upcoming Events; In Sympathy; Changes Ahead for Texas Water, NRS
- Volume 10, Issue 1: January 2011
South Texas Brackish Desal Plant to Come Online in 2011; Can Huge Budget Deficit Help State Water Plan?; Sunset Supports Evergreen Bonds; Water Rights Among Legislation Filed for Legislative Session; Desalination Workshop in El Paso a Big Success; TWN Reader Survey
Volume 9 – 2010
- Volume 9, Issue 5: November 2010
Sunset Commission Staff Recommends "Evergreen" Development Fund Authority of $6 Billion for TWDB; Innovative Water Supply Ideas Explored; Texas Irrigation Expo Promotes Agricultural Water Conservation; Valley Environmental Summit Draws Attention to Border; Sponsoring Conferences Builds Knowledge and Relationships
- Volume 9, Issue 4: August 2010
New Chairman of Senate Natural Resources Committee No Stranger to Water Issues; RGV Holds Breath for Final Months of Hurricane Season; Salas to Lead Befesa Agua's U.S. Marketing Efforts; TWDB Wins Award for Texas Desal Project; Water Conference Calendar; Wave Energy for Desalination to be Tested on South Padre Island
- Volume 9, Issue 3: June 2010
Befesa WaterBuild and NRS Sign First Design-Build Contract for Desalination Facility in Texas; Donna RO Project Receives Grant to Test Fiberglass Well Casings; Befesa Recognized at 2010 Global Water Awards; TWCA Enjoys Conference on South Padre Island; Texas Irrigation Expo to Promote On-Farm Water Conservation; Principal's Corner - Texas Loses Desalination Pioneer
- Volume 9, Issue 2: April 2010
Regional Water Planning Groups Submit Initially Prepared Plans; Texas Water Day 2010; Lambert Becomes President of TWCA; Legal Briefs; Workshops for Membrane Operations; Principal's Corner
- Volume 9, Issue 1: February 2010
New Water Supply Coalition Supports CREWS Bonds; TCEQ Revising Surface Water Quality Standards; Q&A With Office of Water Director L'Oreal W. Stepney, P.E.; Snow Postpones Texas Water Day 2010; Drusina Named U.S. IWBC Commissioner; Prefer to Receive Texas Water News by E-mail?; Principal's Corner
Volume 8 – 2009
- Volume 8, Issue 6: December 2009
H2O4Texas Conference Puts Water Issues on Front Burner; Quotable Quotes from H2O4Texas Conference; Texans Travel to Dubai for International Desalination Association World Congress; 2010 Water Events & Conferences; House Committees Receive Interim Charges
- Volume 8, Issue 5: September 2009
Former Rio Grande Watermaster Named TCEQ Commissioner; Befesa Awarded China's Qingdao Project; White Named Director of Engineering for NRS and Befesa WaterBuild; Sunset Commission to Review Key Water Agencies in 2010-2011; Groundwater Issues Bubbling Up
- Volume 8, Issue 4: July 2009
Texas Nears Record Drought Levels; AMTA Comes to Texas; Groups to Study Permitting Process on Seawater Desal; Shirley Ross Joins Befesa WaterBuild and NRS; Texas Irrigation Expo 2010
- Volume 8, Issue 3: May 2009
State Prepares to Rank Water Projects for Stimulus Funding; NRS Wins Watermark Award; Befesa Agua Named "Desalination Company of the Year"; South Padre Island Desal Plant Moves to Next Stage; U.S. Clean Energy Policy Moving Forward; Notes From Abroad: The Blue-Green-Gold Nexus
- Volume 8, Issue 2: March 2009
Stimulus Package Will Send Millions to Texas for Water Projects; Texas Water Day 2009; Lawmakers Visit Southmost Regional Water Plant; Befesa Nominated for Desalination Company of the Year; New Legislative Leaders; SCMA Events in Texas and Oklahoma
- Volume 8, Issue 1: January 2009
Befesa Merges with NRS and WaterBuild; South Texas Desal Plants Grab Spotlight; New Leadership on Water Issues; About Befesa; Befesa Chairman Describes Corporate Responsiblity; NRS Management Visits Spain; Befesa Projects Around the World
Volume 7 – 2008
- Volume 7, Issue 5: October 2008
Brownsville PUB Completes Report on Seawater Desalination Pilot Plant; New Ways to Fund Water Projects Explored; Weather Wreaks Havoc Across Texas; 2009 Texas Environmental Excellence Awards; Upcoming Water Conferences; In Memoriam, Comissioner Carlos Marin; More Water Issues on the Web
- Volume 7, Issue 4: July 2008
Water Conservation Initiatives Springing Up Across Texas; TCEQ Names Longtime Staffer as Executive Director; Guidance Manual for Brackish Desal Now Available; Water Law Attorney Launches Website; Arroyo Awarded IDA Fellowship; NRS Wins South Pacific Project; Membrane Technology Conference to be Held in Austin
- Volume 7, Issue 3: May 2008
Regional Water Planning Groups Compete for Next Round of Funding; Senate Natural Resources Committee Sets Hearing Schedule; Joint Committee on State Water Funding to Address Money Gap; Changes at TWDB; Water Award Winners; Dallas Requires Greener Homes & Offices; Laguna Madre Water District Breaks Ground on Deawater Desal Plant; NRS Celebrates Anniversary
- Volume 7, Issue 2: Mar. 2008
TWDB Promotes TEIP for Water Projects; Eminent Domain a Legislative Priority; Dealines Approaching for Water Grants; TRWD Goes "Green"; NRS Managing Second Seawater Desalination Pilot; NRS Acknowledges 20 Years of Partnering on Water Solutions
- Volume 7, Issue 1: Jan. 2008
Water Financing Issues Headline TWDB Summit; Texas Water Day 2008; New Water Tools from USGS; Desalination Resources
Volume 6 – 2007
- Volume 6, Issue 4: Nov. 2007
New Alternatives Offered to Texas/Oklahoma Water Suit; Texas Initiatives Receive National Awards for Excellence in Reuse & Desalination; TWDB Rules Out Pre-Set Limit on Engineering Fees; Are you Ready to Take the Next Radical Step?; In Brief; Funding Available for Water Projects...But Deadlines are Fast Approaching
- Volume 6, Issue 3: Aug. 2007
Design-Build Now an Option for Civil Engineering Construction Projects; NRS Update; NRS Taps WaterPR as Agency of Record; New Technology = Savings in Energy + Water; TWDB Seeks SRF Applications; In Brief
- Volume 6, Issue 2: Mar./Apr. 2007
Chairman Averitt Says No to Changing Junior, Yes to Infrastructure Financing; Irlbeck Joins NRS, Assumes Management for New NADBank Projects; Texans Rally for Desalination; Texas Senate Confirms TCEQ, TWDB Appointees
- Volume 6, Issue 1: Jan./Feb. 2007
Desal Day at the Texas Capitol; Texas Water Day on Capitol Hill; House Leaders File Major Water Bills
Volume 5 – 2006
- Volume 5, Issue 8: Sept./Oct. 2006
Water Policy and Finance: Anticipating the 80th Legislature; Membrane News at NRS; RGRWA Forum; In Brief; In Memoriam: James Earl Rice
- Volume 5, Issue 7: August 2006
TWDB 2007 Draft State Water Plan Meetings; Reuse Policy Issues; NRS Awarded Kenedy Desal Demonstration Project; In Memoriam: Guillermo "Memo" Perez
- Volume 5, Issue 6: June 2006
Supreme Court Orders TCEQ To Reconsider Contested Case Hearing; NRS Develops Method for Arsenic Compliance; Wildlife Refuge Approved at Potential Reservoir Site; In Brief
- Volume 5, Issue 5: May 2006
River Systems Institute Dedicates Water Resources "Incubator"; Funding Critical for Environmental Flows; TWDB Passes on BRA Proposal; In Brief
- Volume 5, Issue 4: April 2006
Debate over Regional Water "Conflicts" Fuels Talk of New Legislation; Brownsville to Pilot Texas Seawater Desalination Project; Water Quality Projects Win TCEQ Excellence Awards
- Volume 5, Issue 3: March 2006
New Environmental Flows Committee Sets Course to "Refine," Not "Reinvent"; Texas Water Day 2006; TCEQ Water Rights Roundup; Risk Management Plans; In Brief
- Volume 5, Issue 2: February 2006
Population Growth, Water Demand Compel Action on Regional Water Management Strategies; NRS Seawater Desal Projects; Water Demand/Regional Population Growth Charts; In Brief
- Volume 5, Issue 1: January 2006
Region L, TCEQ on EAA Rules, TWDB Desal Demonstrations, NRS Groundwater Desal Projects, Kinney County GCD Suit, Texas Water Day 2006, In Brief
Volume 4 – 2005
- Volume 4, Issue 6: November 2005
TWDB Kicks Off Strategic Planning Process
- Volume 4, Issue 5: September 2005
Focus on Arroyo Colorado Op-ed by Alan Johnson, Chairman, Board of Directors Port of Harlingen Authority
- Volume 4, Issue 4: July 2005
Focus on Rio Grand Regional Water Plan Op-ed by Glenn Jarvis, Esq., Chair, Rio Grande RWPG
- Volume 4, Issue 3: May 2005
Focus on Regional Projects Op-ed by Jesús Leal, NRS Consulting Engineers
- Volume 4, Issue 2: March 2005
Focus on 2005 Valley Water Summit Proclamation by Gov. Rick Perry
- Volume 4, Issue 1: January 2005
Focus on 79th Legislature Op-ed by Bill Norris, P.E., NRS Consulting Engineers
Volume 3 – 2004
- Volume 3, Issue 6: November 2004
Focus on RGRWA Op-ed by Ricardo Gutierrez, RGRWA President
- Volume 3, Issue 5: September 2004
Focus on NAFTA Water Claim Op-ed by JoJo White, General Manager, HCCID #9
- Volume 3, Issue 4: July 2004
Focus on LRGA Op-ed by Hon. Norberto "Beto" Salinas, Mayor, City of Mission
- Volume 3, Issue 3: May 2004
Focus on Water Infrastructure Projects Op-ed by Billy Bradford, Jr., Southmost Regional Water Authority Board President
- Volume 3, Issue 2: March 2004
Focus on Valley Water Summit Features transcript of Summit address by U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
- Volume 3, Issue 1: January 2004
Focus on Water Conservation Projects Op-ed by Jorge C. Garcés, Deputy Managing Director, North American Development Bank
Volume 2 – 2003
- Volume 2, Issue 7: November 2003
Focus on Drinking Water Rules Op-ed by Jesús Leal, Principal, NRS Consulting Engineers
- Volume 2, Issue 6: September 2003
Focus on LRGVDC Op-ed by Ken Jones, Executive Director, Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council
- Volume 2, Issue 5: July 2003
Focus on 78th Legislature Op-ed by Texas State Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.
- Volume 2, Issue 4: May 2003
Focus on Environmental Issues Op-ed by Mary Lou Campbell, Region M Environmental Representative
- Volume 2, Issue 3: April 2003
Focus on Water Authorities Op-ed by Bill Norris, Principal, NRS Consulting Engineers
- Volume 2, Issue 2: March 2003
Focus on Upper Watershed Op-ed by Robert Fulbright, Region M Agricultural Representative
- Volume 2, Issue 1: January 2003
Focus on Irrigation Op-ed by Ray Prewett, Texans for Treaty Compliance
Volume 1 – 2002
- Volume 1, Issue 2: December 2002
Focus on Desalination Op-ed by Norma G. Garcia, President, Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council Board of Directors
- Volume 1, Issue 1: June 2002
Introductory Issue