The San Antonio Model: A Water Resilience Playbook for Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi is in a water crisis now but a glance up Interstate 37 reveals positive pathways forward Corpus Christi
Category: Food-Water-Energy nexus
What a Desalination Plant “Mission Kill” Looks Like: Lessons from the Kurnell Tornado
Iran’s threats to Gulf water infrastructure are real and it’s worth thinking potential consequences through. Israel and every Gulf country
Corpus Christi’s “Day Zero”: What Happens When a Coastal Energy Hub Runs Out of Water
Looming water shortages threaten not just local households, but crude and LNG supply chains vital to the Texas and global
Texas AI Data Centers: Electric Grid Capacity Is a Bigger Challenge Than Water
Original Post available on Substack at: https://gabrielcollins.substack.com/p/the-real-bottleneck-for-ai-infrastructure A rural water well owner, a county commissioner, other elected officials, and a
Nuclear Desalination in the Permian Basin
It’s time for an oilfield Manhattan Project. Full article available at: Gabriel Collins, “Nuclear Desalination: A Solution to the Permian’s
How Much Water Does It Take to Produce a Billion Dollars of Economic Output?
This is an old one but the basic water footprints won’t have changed much, if at all. For Full slide
The CLEAN Future Act and Oilfield-Produced Water Regulation: Potential Consequences for the U.S. and Global Energy Transition
Hydrocarbons will play an essential role in the cost, speed, and success of the ongoing transition to a lower net-carbon energy future.
Overruling The Rule of Capture: What Can Texas Learn From 10 Other States’ Groundwater Law Updates?
Texas acutely needs a common law system that can balance world-scale agricultural activity, industrial development, and urban growth while also protecting private property rights.
Oilfield Water Markets Conference 2021 Slides: U.S. Produced Water Legislation & Regulation
Download Slides: U.S. Produced Water Legislation & Regulation Impacts the Energy Transition, Emissions Reductions, and Human Wellbeing Gabriel Collins, “U.S.
Energy Poverty and Water-Driven Mortality
This post features early insights from some of my ongoing research into the food-energy-water nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa. “You’re in
Latest Slide Deck: The Case for a ‘Hydrovascular’ Network In the Permian Basin
Thank you to the American Groundwater Trust for a splendid conference on 12-13 August 2020! Can’t wait to have a
Produced Water in Texas: No Dedication Without Compensation.
Recommended citation: Collins G. 2020. Produced Water in Texas: No Dedication Without Compensation. Texas Water Intelligence. 11 June 2020. Download