Internet of Texas Water Data Update: Use Cases for Flood, Drought, and Surface Water–Groundwater Interactions

Abstract

Experts representative of Texas’ water sectors identified critical water data needs and described the design of a comprehensive open access data system that facilitates use of public water data in Texas at the April 2018 Connecting Texas Water Data Workshop as reported in the Texas Water Journal. Participants described potential use cases to initiate work on the most critical data hubs for connecting Texas water data. This update describes progress on a flood dashboard by the Texas Water Development Board and development of use cases by stakeholders with expertise in water data for drought and surface water – groundwater interactions. Citation: Rosen RA, Mace RE, Hermitte SM, Wade R. 2020. Internet of Texas water: use cases for flood, drought, and surface water–groundwater interactions. Texas Water Journal. 11(1):133-151. Available from: https://doi.org/10.21423/twj.v11i1.7109.

Best Management Practices for Firefighting in the Karstic Edwards (Balcones Fault Zone) Aquifer of South-Central Texas

“…Likely most such sensitive features remain hidden, are buried near the surface under shallow soil, and have yet to be discovered. Hidden features have not yet been recorded in a Geographic Information System (GIS; Appendix I) resource or in other available sources (Rosen et al 2020). Unrecorded sensitive features may only become apparent on-site during emergency responses or after contaminant release events have occurred.…”