About me
Natalie Ballew is the director of the Groundwater Division at the Texas Water Development Board, which collects, interprets, and provides accurate and objective information on the groundwater resources of Texas to citizens, groundwater resource managers, policy makers, and lawmakers. Natalie previously managed the agency’s Groundwater Technical Assistance team and worked as a hydrogeologist on both the Groundwater Technical Assistance and Groundwater Modeling teams. Natalie is a licensed professional geoscientist, has a bachelor’s degree in geological sciences from the University of Southern California, and master’s degrees in energy and earth resources and public affairs from the University of Texas at Austin.