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00000174-b11b-ddc3-a1fc-bfdbb1d30001HearSA is an online audio archive of public programming intended to foster discussion and enhance awareness of informative local presentations and events. The archive includes lectures, panel discussions, book readings, and more. The opinions presented in these programs are those of the author or presenter, not Texas Public Radio or any of its stations, and are not necessarily endorsed by TPR.

H2O The Science Of Water Issues

This is the second of four panel discussions of the Texas Water Symposium. The symposium is a joint project of Schreiner University, Texas Tech University at Fredericksburg, Texas and Texas Public Radio. The event was held on November 7, 2007 in the ballroom of the Admiral Nimitz Museum in Fredericksburg, Texas. 

On the panel are: Tom Arsuffi, Ph.D., Director, Llano River Field Stattion Texas Tech University Center at Junction Texas; Ken Rainwater, Ph.D. Water Resource Center Director and professor of Civil Engineering at Texas Tech University; Kirk WineMiller, Ph.D., Section of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology in the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences at Texas A&M University; and George Ward, Ph.D., Research Scientist and Associate Director of the Center for Research in Water Resources at the University of Texas. 

Moderating the discussion and opening the program is Bill Jeffrey, professor at Texas Tech Law School in Lubbock.

Water, essential for life, is our most precious and valuable natural resource, but water supply is limited and under increasing pressure from a growing population. How will we protect this resource and plan for a sustainable future? There is a great need for a water-literate public; decisions being made today have far reaching and long lasting effects for our children and future generations.