Tag: Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership
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Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership launches re-design of website
The Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership has updated its website, arroyocolorado.org. The new site has a modern, easy-to-navigate layout and much of the same information as the old site. The new site also includes a story map with a tour of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. On the redesigned homepage, you will find a map of the…
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Partners transform abandoned wastewater treatment ponds into coastal wetland habitat
Article originally written by Jaime Flores The Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership, Texas Water Resources Institute and the city of San Benito have been working on projects designed to reuse treated wastewater to fill abandoned wastewater treatment ponds. These ponds not only enhance the city’s treatment of wastewater but also provide a coastal wetland habitat while reducing…
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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…
