Middle Yegua Creek watershed public meeting set for Sept. 16 in Giddings
Event to provide update on Middle Yegua Creek Watershed Protection Plan
The Texas Water Resources Institute, TWRI, will host a Middle Yegua Creek watershed stakeholder meeting on Sept. 16 in Giddings for residents interested in improving and protecting local water quality.
The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office in Lee County, 310 S. Grimes St.
The meeting is open to the public. Residents, landowners, agricultural producers, local officials, agency representatives and others interested in the Middle Yegua Creek watershed are encouraged to attend.
Stakeholder participation is an important part of continued implementation of the watershed protection plan and helps guide local water quality efforts
About the meeting
The meeting will include an update on implementation of the Middle Yegua Creek Watershed Protection Plan and ongoing efforts to improve and protect water quality throughout the watershed.
Terry Gentry, Ph.D., professor of soil and aquatic microbiology in the Texas A&M Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, will provide a guest presentation on bacterial source tracking, BST.
The presentation will explore how BST is used to identify and differentiate potential sources of bacteria found in waterways and how resulting information can help guide water quality management efforts.
For more information about the meeting or the watershed plan, contact Sarah Stannard, TWRI program specialist, at [email protected].
Funding for this effort is provided through a Clean Water Act Section 319(h) Nonpoint Source Grant from the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
