Institute for Water Resources Science & Technology
To initiate water education and science programs at Texas A&M-San Antonio (A&M-SA), the creation of the Institute for Water Resources Science and Technology (WATER) was approved in mid-November 2015 by the Texas A&M System Board of Regents. This important initiative supports a vision to create an on-ramp for water education and science at A&M-SA to benefit students, promote research, and help power San Antonio’s blue economy. The
Education
For water workforce-readiness
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Research
Locally needed stakeholder supported research through community and A&M system partnerships
Based on water community input, initial areas of research include locally relevant solutions for beneficial reuse, and recycling of wastewater, water capture and distribution across the urban and rural landscape, water use and reuse of oilfield and saline waters, and green infrastructure and related low impact development in urban and associated systems.
Service and Outreach
Providing science and information where needed
“Service and outreach” covers a wide range of water science related engagement and support activities, such as presentations and papers, cooperative demonstrations of conservation and research, research support for community water planning, and general water-related information needs that emerge through A&M-SA engagement with the community. Examples include local watershed planning groups’ needs for science and analysis, and nonprofit community water resource management questions.