@MaceatMeadows

I love helping people understand water so they can make informed decisions. Born at 322 ppm.

 Austin, TX
meadowscenter.txstate.edu/
Joined June 2015
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I'm at at Austin's Water Forward Task Force meeting (I represent District 7). Historically low inflows into the Highland Lakes continue. Recent rains had NO direct impact to lake levels (they continue to decline). Risk of going into drought stage 3 if conditions stay dry.
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🚨NEW! Texas+Water for January featuring Talk+Water episodes with @JaceTunnell & Daniel Rothberg via @H2OWonk; the Outlook on water & Think+Water via @MaceatMeadows ➕so much more! mailchi.mp/texaspluswater/vo… #Texas #water

Texas+Water: Vol. 8, Issue 1

Bringing you the news you need to know about Texas water issues, including the latest developments in science, policy, and law.

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My latest outlook+water from Texas+Water. Note that newly released info shows that we are now officially in La Nina conditions! texaspluswater.wp.txstate.ed…

outlook+water: Drought decreases and storage increases, but the year is not starting off good

Drought conditions (D1–D4) decreased to 44% of the state from 74% eight weeks ago; statewide reservoir storage increased to 74% full, about 7 percentage points below normal for this time of year. La...

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So our new "normal" average annual temperature today is hotter than the hottest years in the Dust Bowl and Drought of the 1950s: jalapeno.wp.txstate.edu/2024…

“Normal” for Texas Surpasses the Warmest Years of the Dust Bowl and the Drought of Record

Unless you’ve been living under an air-conditioned rock, you might have noticed it has been getting warmer in Texas. Anyone who has been in Texas for more than a minute has surely felt the temperat...

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Proud to have played a small role in making this happen: Planning for 100 years with climate change. austintexas.gov/news/austin-…

Austin City Council Adopts Plans to Meet the Community’s 100-Year Water Needs

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NEW! Texas+Water featuring @TalkPlusWater w/ @NASA scientist Jill Williamson on #water use, #reuse & #recycling on the #spacestation, & future #Moon & #Mars missions; @MaceatMeadows w/ the outlook on #drought & #rainfall, and Think+Water; ➕much more! mailchi.mp/texaspluswater/vo…
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Drought doubles (and is gonna get worse), La Niña looks to be a coin flip texaspluswater.wp.txstate.ed…

outlook+water: Drought doubles (and is gonna get worse), La Niña looks to be a coin flip

Drought conditions doubled to 74% of the state (D1–D4); statewide reservoir storage declined to 70.6% full, about 10 percentage points below normal for this time of year. La Nada is still here with a...

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Mike Nasi with Jackson Walker LLP at @TexasWCA: "Guilty dogs bark."
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Giner: The water plan assumes the firm yield will hold through 2070--how likely is that? ~90% of the water for the Lower Rio Grande Valley is from the river, which is not a reliable source. [paraphrased]
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Commish Maria-Elena Giner of @usibwc: There has been a multi-decadal decline in inflows to the Rio Grande from US sources to the river and reservoirs.
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Sonny Hinojosa with the Rio Grande Valley Water District Managers' Association at @TexasWCA: Mexico is not making deliveries of water despite retaining (and then using) 2.2 million acre-feet of water after a tropical system topped up reservoirs on their side of the river.
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Hinojosa: With greatly reduced water allocations for Texans, the fruit industry is in jeopardy.
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.@electcharles at @TexasWCA meeting on his proposed $5b request for Texas water: "It's a 254 county plan. No one is going to be left out."
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Rainwater harvesting tanks @LCRA Redbud Center #tankporn
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At the Water Conservation Advisory Council repping Higher Education #txwater @txst @MeadowsC4Water
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another reason to be thankful for the rain... theconversation.com/rain-may…

Rain may have helped form the first cells, kick-starting life as we know it

The earliest cells likely didn’t have membranes to separate and protect their components and chemistry away from a harsh surrounding environment. But they may have made do with rain.

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A cool (hot?) little analysis of what the future might look like for Texas: jalapeno.wp.txstate.edu/2024…

Look South for the Future of Climate in Texas, Not West

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Loving the Groundwater Gazette! @twdb myemail.constantcontact.com/…

Groundwater Gazette - Fall Edition

Updates from the TWDB's Groundwater Division Welcome Note Happy fall, y’all! I just got back from a trip to the Nueces River (shown below with Gus the Corgi) to close out summer and welcome the new se

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36% of Texas still faces drought & La Niña’s delayed! But there's hope—relief is expected in the coming months. Central TX could see some rain, but West TX might need to keep its rain dances going! Full scoop from @MaceatMeadows via @TexasPlusWater: bit.ly/4e3ERP7
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I’m honored to be a speaker at the Digital 360 Summit 2024!Join me at the Driskill Hotel in Austin from September 24 to 26 for an unforgettable experience. Use my promo code MaceD360S to snag a 20% discount on your registration! eventbrite.com/e/91666549015… #Digital360Summit

Texas Driving the AI Revolution - Digital 360 Summit 2024

Digital 360 Summit 2024 is focused on Austin, TX, driving the AI revolution across all industries.

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