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Coordinated Watershed Protection in Southeast and South Central Texas
What will this project accomplish?
How are stakeholders involved in this project?
Regional Watershed Coordination Steering Committee
Newsletters
Scheduled WCSC Meetings
Meeting Summaries and Presentations
For More Information
What will this project accomplish?
Launched in November 2004, and funded through a CWA §319(h) NPS Grant, TSSWCB has initiated a pilot project providing guidance and technical assistance to local stakeholder groups in developing and implementing Watershed Protection Plans (WPPs) in southeast and south central Texas. The project workplan (PDF, 69 kB) describes how TSSWCB's Wharton Regional Watershed Coordinator will serve stakeholder groups in 47 counties comprising 40 Soil and Water Conservation Districts.
A map of counties within the service area will be posted here.
A map of SWCDs within the service area will be posted here.
A map of watersheds within the service area will be posted here.
How are stakeholders involved in this project?
Stakeholder involvement occurs through two different, yet equally crucial, processes in this project.
First, a Regional Watershed Coordination Steering Committee (WCSC), meeting quarterly, is composed of water quality monitoring and improvement partners from across the service area including other state agencies, federal agencies, river authorities, national estuary programs, and councils of governemnts. This WCSC is tasked with steering the project toward achievement of successful WPP implementation by providing guidance and direction to the Regional Watershed Coordinator, most significantly by identifying those watersheds most in need of coordinated watershed protection planning.
Second, after the WCSC directs the Regional Watershed Coordinator to a specific watershed, a stakeholder group composed of individuals with a vested interest in water quality in that watershed will be formed. This local watershed action committee will develop a WPP for their watershed with technical assistance from the Regional Watershed Coordinator.
Regional Watershed Coordination Steering Committee
The objectives of the WCSC are described in this abstract (PDF, 27 kB).
July 2007 (PDF, 713 kB)
May 2007 (PDF, 2.05 MB)
March 2007 (PDF, 0.97 MB)
February 2007 (PDF, 1.85 MB)
December 2006 (PDF, 297 kB)
August 2006 (PDF, 399 kB)
July 2006 (PDF, 1.9 MB)
June 2006 (PDF, 324 kB)
May 2006 (PDF, 248 kB)
April 2006 (PDF, 270 kB)
March 2006 (PDF, 249 kB)
Thursday, December 3, 2009
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Colorado County Agriculture Building
319 Spring St
Columbus, Texas
Link to MapQuest Directions
September 3, 2009
- Agenda (PDF, 14KB)
- WCSC Handout (PDF, 82KB)
- Bacteria Implementation Group Update
- Plum Creek Watershed Update (PDF, 610KB)
- Link to GBRA WWTF Module
- Link to GBRA OSSF Module
- Brays Bayou Stormwater Wetland (PDF, 8.7MB)
- TPWD Watershed Conservation Initiative (PDF, 2.8MB)
June 4, 2009
- Agenda (PDF, 14 kB)
- WCSC Meeting Handout (PDF, 101 kB)
- Upper San Antonio River Implementation (PDF, 778 kB)
- Dickinson Bayou WPP Update (PDF, 1886 kB)
- Plum Creek WPP Update (PDF, 572 kB)
- Bastrop Bayou WPP Update (PDF, 669 kB)
- Feral Hog Education in the Plum Creek Watershed (PDF, 9.41 MB)
March 12, 2009
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Agenda (PDF, 14kB)
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WCSC Meeting Handout (PDF, 79 kB)
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Geronimo Creek WPP Update (PDF, 319 kB)
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Westfield Estates WPP Update (PDF, 1.25 MB)
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Contact Recreation UAA Presentation (PDF, 169 kB)
December 11, 2008
- Agenda (PDF, 14 kB)
- WCSC Meeting Handout (PDF, 26 kB)
- Plum Creek WPP Update (PDF, 326 kB)
- Bastrop Bayou WPP Update (PDF, 114 kB)
- West Bay Habitat Conservation Initiative Presentation (PDF, 2.21 MB)
- Lone Star Healthy Streams Presentation (PDF, 883 kB)
June 12, 2008
- Agenda (PDF, 14 kB)
- WCSC Meeting Handout (PDF, 105 kB)
- Update on GBRA Activities in the Plum Creek Watershed (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Envirocast for the Houston Area (PDF, 930 kB)
March 6, 2008
- Agenda (PDF, 14 kB)
- WCSC Meeting Handout (PDF, 110 kB)
- Tidal Streams UAA Presentation (PDF, 1.10 MB)
- Fate and Transport of E. coli in Rural Texas Landscapes and Streams (PDF, 312 kB)
December 6, 2007
- Agenda (PDF, 18 kB)
- WCSC Meeting Handout (PDF, 189 kB)
- Houston Area Contact Recreation UAA Presentation (PDF, 312 kB)
- EPA Webcast on Expressing Daily Loads in TMDLs (PDF, 189 kB)
September 6, 2007
- Agenda (PDF, 21 kB)
- WCSC Meeting Handout (PDF, 89 kB)
- Dickinson Bayou WPP Update (PDF, 2.47 MB)
- Plum Creek WPP Update (PDF, 284 kB)
- Silviculture BMPs and Monitoring (PDF, 3.7 MB)
- Texas Watershed Steward Program (PDF, 526 kB)
June 7, 2007
- Agenda (PDF, 21 kB)
- WCSC Meeting Handout (PDF, 297 kB)
- TCEQ - Supplemental Environmental Projects presentation (PDF, 2.17 MB)
- pre-approved SEP List (PDF, 134 kB)
- Sabine River Authority - Adams and Cow Bayous TMDLs presentation (PDF, 3.23 MB)
March 8, 2007
- Agenda (PDF, 22 kB)
- WCSC Meeting Handout (PDF, 223 kB)
- Criteria for Watershed Selection for WPP Development (PDF, 33 kB)
- Armand Bayou WPP Update Handout (PDF, 5.72 MB)
- Upper San Antonio River WPP Update Handout (PDF, 1.18 MB)
- Texas Department of Agriculture Feral Hog Research Handout (PDF, 309 kB)
- Summary (PDF, 33 kB)
November 2, 2006
- Agenda (PDF, 22 kB)
- Wharton Regional Watershed Coordinator Update Handout (PDF, 146 kB)
- Plum Creek WPP Update Handout (PDF, 447 kB)
- LCRA Colorado River Basin Anti-Dumping Campaign Handout (PDF, 6.21 MB)
- Bacteria TMDL Task Force Handout (PDF, 1.39 MB)
- Summary (PDF, 35 kB)
June 8, 2006
- Agenda (PDF, 24 kB)
- Presentation Handout (PDF, 183 kB)
- Summary (PDF, 44 kB)
March 9, 2006
- Agenda (PDF, 21 kB)
- WCSC Presentation Handout (PDF, 4.5 MB)
- Bastrop Bayou Watershed Risk Assessment & WPP (PDF, 5.0 MB)
- TCE Update (PDF, 778 kB)
- Dickinson Bayou Watershed Partnership (PDF, 8.7 MB)
- Upper San Antonio River WPP (PDF, 1.9 MB)
- Summary (PDF, 44 kB)
December 15, 2005
- Agenda (PDF, 21 kB)
- Presentation Handout (PDF, 62 kB)
- Summary (PDF, 43 kB)
November 3, 2005
- Agenda (PDF, 14 kB)
- Presentation Handout - TSSWCB (PDF, 59 kB)
- Presentation Handout - Master Watershed Steward (PDF, 615 kB)
- Summary (PDF, 114 kB)
June 30, 2005
- Agenda (PDF, 14 kB)
- Presentation Handout (PDF, 222 kB)
- Summary (PDF, 31 kB)
March 10, 2005
- Agenda (PDF, 13 kB)
- Presentation Handout (PDF, 796 kB)
- Summary (PDF, 34 kB)
For More Information, contact:
For additional information or questions, contact Brian Koch at 979-532-9496, or by e-mail at bkoch [at] tsswcb [dot] state [dot] tx [dot] us.
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