Geronimo and Alligator creeks water quality training set for Feb. 24 in New Braunfels
Workshop will include discussion on watershed systems, types and sources of water pollution
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board will host a Texas Watershed Steward workshop from 1-5 p.m. on Feb. 24 in New Braunfels.
The free workshop will focus on the watersheds for Geronimo and Alligator creeks.
The event will be held at the New Braunfels City Hall, 550 Landa St., and is open to anyone interested in improving the region’s water quality.
Participants must preregister by visiting the Texas Watershed Steward website or by calling 979-321-5921.
Helping improve water quality in the Geronimo and Alligator creeks
The workshop covers watershed systems and the types and sources of water pollution.
Attendees will take part in a group discussion on community-led efforts to protect and manage local watersheds. The session will also include an overview of water quality as it relates to local watershed management.
Residents are encouraged to attend and learn how they can improve and maintain water quality in their own watersheds through best management practices.
Although the workshop emphasizes local water resources, the information remains applicable to all waters throughout the region.
Light refreshments will be provided. Attendees will receive a copy of the Texas Watershed Steward Handbook and are eligible to earn a certificate of completion.
Continuing education opportunities
The Texas Watershed Steward program offers continuing education units, CEUs, for multiple professional disciplines.
Available CEUs include four hours in soil and water management for certified crop advisers, professional engineers, certified teachers, professional geoscientists and certified floodplain managers.
American Institute of Certified Planners members are eligible for four certification maintenance hours and one law hour. Four CEUs are also offered for each of the following Texas Commission on Environmental Quality occupational licensees: wastewater system operators, public water system operators, on-site sewage facility installers and landscape irrigators.
Additionally, three general CEUs are offered for Texas Department of Agriculture private pesticide applicator license holders, and two credits are offered for nutrient management specialists.
Funding for this effort is provided through a federal Clean Water Act Section 319(h) Nonpoint Source Grant administered by the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
For more information on the Texas Watershed Steward program or the Geronimo and Alligator creeks watersheds, contact Annalee Epps, AgriLife Extension specialist with the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences and Geronimo and Alligator Creeks Watershed coordinator at 979-321-5921, [email protected], or Jason Mangold, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent in Comal County, at 830-620-3440, [email protected].
