I'll be in San Diego for a groundwater (and surface water) related meeting this week. Being a major R.M. Schindler fan (an Austrian-american architect who invented California Modern), I was excited to see that there would be a tour of three of his homes on Saturday in Los Angeles, so I extended my stay a … Continue reading a rave called groundwater
[updated 1/21/18 to include the Lieutenant Governor's specific charges on Harvey] Between regular legislative sessions, the speaker and lieutenant governor assign tasks--called interim charges--to various committees under their purview. The speaker released a single set of charges whereas the lieutenant governor release three rounds, one specific to Harvey on September 28th, another on October 23rd and … Continue reading (interim) Charge(s)!
Recent articles note that an artificial intelligence program named CARMEL is not only trying to decrypt notes from the Zodiac Killer but is also writing poetry on the side. I decided to see what CARMEL had to say, poetically speaking, about groundwater: Aquifer Water constellations chronic low! With mushroom market Morrison formation! Can hear collecting conversations flow, … Continue reading do computers dream of groundwater?
After groundwater conservation districts set the desired future condition for an aquifer, a legally defined interest in groundwater can petition a district challenging the reasonableness of that future condition. A desired future condition is a management goal that impacts how much water can be pumped from an aquifer. In the first round of setting desired future … Continue reading a settled petition?
In 1896, an artesian well drilled in San Marcos to supply water for a federal fish hatchery surprised many by producing a menagerie of blind and colorless life, including shrimp, sowbugs. and six-inch long salamanders. Zoologists at the Smithsonian Institute declared the find as “..the most remarkable discovery of subterranean life ever made.” The Dallas … Continue reading satan lives in the Edwards Aquifer…
The Texas Water Development Board is considering adding a new minor aquifer, the Cross Timbers Aquifer, to the list of 30 aquifers in Texas formally named by the agency. There are currently 9 major aquifers and 21 minor aquifers recognized by the Board (major aquifers have high productivity over large areas whereas minor aquifers have … Continue reading a new aquifer for Texas?
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