ICONMEDIA

Austin News Real is a television program produced by ICONMEDIA's Pam Thompson and Stefan Wray that airs on Austin cable access channel 10. This season Austin News Real presents a series focused on water issues called Texas Water 101. In this episode Raymond M. Slade, Jr., a hydrologist, narrates his slide show "Water Issues in the Texas Hill Country." Texas Water 101 is sponsored by the Save Barton Creek Association.

Raymond M. Slade, Jr. served as a Hydrologist for 33 years with the U. S. Geological Survey in Texas until he retired about 6 years ago. Raymond has authored about 90 reports concerning Texas water resources, with topics including the Edwards Aquifer, floods, droughts, rural and urban hydrology and water quality of surface and ground water. Raymond has served on theses and dissertation committees for many students and as guest lecturer on water resources at several Texas universities. He has prepared many talks and reports for local, statewide and national conferences and conventions and represented the USGS at state and federal judicial and administrative proceedings. He also has served as a water-resources expert on technical and advisory committees for many federal, state and local agencies. Since his retirement from the USGS he has been an Adjunct Professor at Austin Community College, is a part time Hydrogeologist with the Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center at Texas State University, served as a volunteer for several water resources related agencies and been a self-employed Consulting Hydrologist. He is Certified and Registered as a Professional Hydrologist with the American Institute of Hydrology. He is also a member of the Advisory Board and chair of the Technical Advisory Committee for the Hill Country Alliance. His presentation is about Hill Country Water Issues.