The public is invited to join the Middle Yegua Creek Watershed Partnership and attend a project meeting on July 9.
The meeting is the partnership’s sixth and will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office for Lee County, 310 S. Grimes St., in Giddings.
The meeting is a forum for public input, which will drive the development of a voluntary, stakeholder-driven watershed protection plan for Middle Yegua Creek. The plan will also outline strategies to improve local water quality.
The partnership was initiated when water samples collected in Middle Yegua Creek by the Brazos River Authority and the Texas Water Resources Institute, TWRI, confirmed the presence of bacteria concentrations that were above the applicable standard for primary contact recreational activities, said Luna Yang, TWRI research specialist, Bryan-College Station.
Watershed improvement plan to be discussed
The meeting will recap the previous meeting’s discussions and address the revisions made to previously presented chapters. Another three chapters of the plan will also be presented.
“At the sixth public meeting, we will discuss the potential timeframe for implementing the water quality management measures covered in the last meeting,” Yang said. “Additionally, we will identify potential technical and financial resources for implementation and outline methods to measure the impacts of WPP implementation and make effective adjustments.”
Individuals interested in restoring the soundness of Middle Yegua Creek, which is a tributary in the Brazos River Basin, can become a member of the partnership by attending meetings and providing feedback, Yang said.
Funding for the watershed protection plan development is provided by the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board through the State Nonpoint Source Grant Program.
TWRI is a unit of AgriLife Research that brings together expertise from across The Texas A&M University System.
For more information, contact Yang at luna.yang@ag.tamu.edu. Read more about the watershed at middleyegua.twri.tamu.edu.
