Public comment period opens for Middle Yegua Creek Watershed Protection Plan
Residents and stakeholders asked to send input by Nov. 18
The Middle Yegua Creek Watershed Protection Plan has been approved by stakeholders and is available for residents and stakeholders to provide comments.
The voluntary, stakeholder-driven watershed protection plan was created to improve water quality in Middle Yegua Creek, a tributary in the Brazos River Basin.
The plan is available at middleyegua.twri.tamu.edu. Residents can submit comments by emailing Luna Yang, Texas Water Resources Institute, TWRI, research specialist, Bryan-College Station, at [email protected] by Nov. 18, when the public comment period closes.
About the partnership
The partnership was initiated when water samples collected in Middle Yegua Creek by the Brazos River Authority and the Texas Water Resources Institute confirmed the presence of bacteria concentrations that were above the applicable standard for primary contact recreational activities, Yang said.
For the last nine months, Lee County area stakeholders have volunteered their time to work with TWRI scientists on crafting the watershed protection plan, she said.
“We would like to thank the local leaders and landowners who have participated in this watershed planning process,” Yang said. “And we’d like to call on any local residents, agricultural producers or landowners to review the final draft of the plan and send us comments and questions.”
She added that public involvement in the plan is critically important to successfully improving water quality in Middle Yegua Creek.
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 part of Texas A&M AgriLife Research and combines expertise across the agencies of Texas A&M AgriLife.
For more information, contact Yang at [email protected]. Read more about the watershed at middleyegua.twri.tamu.edu.
