Tag: Arroyo Colorado
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Texas A&M and TWRI scientists measure PFAS levels in Arroyo Colorado
Located in Texas’ Lower Rio Grande Valley, the Arroyo Colorado watershed is quickly urbanizing and growing in population. Research conducted by the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) and Texas A&M University scientists analyzed water samples collected in the Arroyo Colorado watershed and found levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. Published earlier this year in the…
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Rio Grande Valley irrigation and water supply workshop set for Oct. 25 in Weslaco
The Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Weslaco will host a Rio Grande Valley Drought Contingency Irrigation and Water Supply Workshop on Oct. 25. The free workshop will be from 9 a.m. to noon in the Hoblitzelle Auditorium at the center, 2415 E. Highway 83. Local experts will provide information on next year’s drought, weather…
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Water quality training July 17 in Weslaco will focus on Arroyo Colorado
A Texas Watershed Steward workshop is set for 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. July 17 in Weslaco. The workshop is part of efforts by the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) to improve and protect water quality in the Arroyo Colorado. The free workshop will be at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 2401 U.S. Business Highway 83. It will be…
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Arroyo Colorado Partnership, TWRI helps school district implement stormwater BMPs
Article originally written by Jaime Flores The Arroyo Colorado Partnership, Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI), Texas Stream Team (TST) and Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District (LFCISD) are partnering to implement and monitor stormwater best management practices (BMPs) on a wetland adjacent to the Los Fresnos High School campus in the Lower Rio Grande Valley as part of the Falcon Pond Beautification…
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EPA accepts updated Arroyo Colorado Watershed Protection Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has accepted the Update to the Arroyo Colorado Watershed Protection Plan, developed by the Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership, Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The updated plan was accepted as it met the agency’s national guidelines for watershed-based plans and effectively outlined a strategy…
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Volunteers help complete self-draining parking lot in Arroyo Colorado watershed
An educational workshop on redesigning parking lots to collect, filter and redirect stormwater held June 25 in Harlingen was a success, according to Jaime Flores, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program coordinator for the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI). “More than 22 volunteers showed up for the workshop on the construction of the new self-draining parking…
