Jan
24
1:30 PM13:30

How Land Conservation Benefits the Community

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Join us on Thursday, January 24th at 1:30 p.m. for the Water Efficiency Network meeting featuring Jill Boullion, Executive Director at Bayou Land Conservancy. Ms. Boullion will provide details on conservation easements and the benefits land protection provides in our community. She will also be discussing the Bayou Land Conservancy’s areas of conservation and potential changes in funding sources for the permanent protection of these important lands.

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Feb
22
1:30 PM13:30

Rainfall Analysis: The Next Generation

  • Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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Join us Thursday, February 22, 2018, for the Water Efficiency Network meeting. Among other innovations, our February speaker, Mr. Yost, will speak to us about using radar to determine the actual amount of rainfall in specific areas, not simply how much rain may have fallen at the rain gage nearest our house.

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Jul
27
1:30 PM13:30

Water-Level Altitudes and Changes in Houston-Galveston Region and Montgomery County; the Scientific Story of Groundwater-Levels, Long-term Changes, and Subsidence

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Topic: The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has been monitoring water table levels in hundreds of water wells on an annual basis in our region for more than forty years.

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Apr
20
1:30 PM13:30

Texas Water Resources Institute | Trends In Water Use Efficiency Research

  • Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Dr. Wagner will be speaking to the Network about the continuing research relative to the efficient use of water being conducted at the University of Texas A&M and the Institute. He will also speak to watershed planning and restoration, and the effectiveness of best management practices.

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Mar
23
1:30 PM13:30

Houston-Galveston Region's 2016 Basin Summary Report | Paniz Miesen

  • Houston-Galveston Area Council (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Topic: Houston-Galveston Region's 2016 Basin Summary Report - the 2016 Basin Summary provides and in-depth analysis and review of the Houston-Galveston region's water quality conditions. Paniz will present an overview of current water-quality status and trends, ongoing water-quality projects, along with a demonstration of the interactive web-based report, bsr2016.com.

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