The public is invited to attend a project kick-off meeting and join the Davidson Creek Watershed Partnership on Feb. 19 in Caldwell. This partnership will serve as the forum for public input, driving the development of a voluntary, stakeholder-driven watershed protection plan for Davidson Creek.
The meeting will be held at noon at the Burleson County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Office, 1516 FM 166, in Caldwell.
The initial meetings will introduce the watershed planning process, surface water quality in Texas, and the stakeholder structure and possible decision-making process that will take place in a series of meetings, said Amanda Tague, Texas Water Resources Institute, TWRI, research specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife Research in College Station.
“Anyone with an interest in Davidson Creek can become a member of the partnership by participating in meetings and helping develop strategies to address water quality issues,” she said.
Davidson Creek begins in Milam County and flows southeast through the city of Caldwell and then joins Yegua Creek just downstream of Lake Somerville.
“Water samples collected in Davidson Creek by the Brazos River Authority and TWRI confirmed the presence of bacteria concentrations that were above the applicable standard for recreational activities that may involve water ingestion and low dissolved oxygen in water,” Tague said.
Funding for developing a watershed protection plan for Davidson Creek is provided by the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, through the State Nonpoint Source Grant Program.
TWRI is a unit of Texas A&M AgriLife Research that brings together expertise from across The Texas A&M University System.
For more information, contact Tague at amanda.tague@ag.tamu.edu. Read more about the watershed at davidson.twri.tamu.edu.
