Tag: Watershed Protection Plan
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Navasota River watershed protection implementation activities, planning focus of July 11 meeting
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI), Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality are hosting a meeting July 11 in College Station for anyone interested in water quality in the Navasota River and its watershed downstream of Lake Limestone. The meeting, free and open to the public, will be held from…
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Rainwater harvesting and turf management training July 12 in Seguin
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters (HLHW) Program is hosting a residential rainwater harvesting and turf management training July 12 in Seguin. The free event will be from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Irma Lewis Seguin Outdoor Learning Center, 1865 U.S. Highway 90 East. The training is offered in collaboration with the Geronimo and…
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EPA accepts Tres Palacios Creek Watershed Protection Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently accepted the Tres Palacios Creek Watershed Protection Plan, developed by the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI). Part of the Matagorda Bay system, the Tres Palacios Creek watershed, covers 268 square miles in Matagorda and Wharton counties and empties into the Tres Palacios Bay. The plan was accepted as it…
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EPA accepts Navasota River watershed protection plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently accepted the Navasota River Below Lake Limestone Watershed Protection Plan, developed by the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) and the Navasota River Watershed Partnership. The plan was accepted as it met the agency’s national guidelines for watershed-based plans and effectively outlined a strategy to improve the watershed’s water body segments impaired…
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Public invited to Navasota River watershed meeting on draft plan
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI), the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB) are hosting two public meetings Dec. 8 for anyone interested in improving and protecting water quality in the Navasota River and its watershed downstream of Lake Limestone. Meeting times and locations are: Landowners, homeowners, business…
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Draft Upper Llano River Watershed Protection Plan available for public comment
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) and Texas Tech University Llano River Field Station, working with the Upper Llano Watershed Coordination Committee, recently completed the draft Upper Llano River Watershed Protection Plan. Stakeholders in the watershed can provide comments on the plan through July 8, during the formal public comment period. Upper Llano River Watershed Coordinator…
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Navasota River watershed stakeholders invited to public planning meetings
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI), Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board are hosting two public meetings in July for anyone interested in improving and protecting water quality in the Navasota River and its watershed downstream of Lake Limestone. Meeting dates, times and locations are: Landowners, homeowners, business owners, concerned citizens…
