April 2005 Currents e-newsletter

April 2005

For people concerned about water in Texas

Watercooler

Other water news
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Texas
	Many farmers behind on planting

	Abilene pursues reservoir for future water source

	Rio Grande at heart of possible lawsuit by New Mexico to claim El Paso



Elsewhere
	Mississippi sues Memphis, Tenn., over groundwater use

	Chicago area communities coping with water shortages

	Six-year drought reveals hidden world of Lake Powell basin

FYI

National River Cleanup Week
Learn more about how you can help organize a cleanup of your local river or tributary for this annual event, scheduled for May 14 through 22 in Texas.
Source: America Outdoors

Site to see

Get Ready for Severe Weather
Spring means severe weather for much of Texas. This page, from one of Texas' foremost TV weather centers, includes tutorials on the types of severe weather (and what to do if they strike) plus handy links to related sites.
Source: KXAS-TV, Fort Worth-Dallas

The economy
High tech and high quality water

The greater Austin area has become well-known nationally as a high-technology center, thanks in large part to plenty of clean water from the lower Colorado River.

Hanging out at the lake

Feathered friends find a place to perch in Lake Buchanan. Photo by Billy Moore

View a larger image and more photos in our recently updated photo gallery. You can enlarge the photos or save them as computer wallpaper.

Water supply and management
A study to dye for

Small amounts of nontoxic dye are helping scientists determine how much water may be in the Colorado River downstream of Austin.

Water quality
Hydrilla still infesting lower Colorado River basin

A Thanksgiving flood in the lower Colorado River basin washed away most of the hydrilla in Lake Austin, but scientists are monitoring and treating infestation of the weed elsewhere along the river basin.

Health
Too much water can kill you

And we're not talking about drowning. Folks who guzzle water to avoid dehydration risk triggering an opposite extreme called water intoxication. If you're a long-distance runner, you may want to read this.

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