Thompsons Creek watershed protection meeting set for July 31 in Bryan
Residents invited to learn about, contribute to water quality improvement plan
The public is invited to attend the Thompsons Creek Watershed Partnership meeting on July 31 in Bryan.
The meeting will be at 2:30 p.m. at the Brazos Center, 3232 Briarcrest Drive. The event is a forum for public input, which will drive the development of a voluntary, stakeholder-driven watershed protection plan for Thompsons Creek. The plan will also outline strategies to improve local water quality.
“Anyone with an interest in the watershed can become a member of the partnership by participating in meetings and becoming involved in the development of the watershed protection plan,” said Duncan Kikoyo, Texas Water Resources Institute, TWRI, research specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife Research in Bryan-College Station.
Thompsons Creek bacteria concerns and meeting agenda
Water samples collected by the Brazos River Authority and TWRI from Thompsons Creek and its tributaries, Still Creek and Cottonwood Branch, confirmed the presence of bacteria concentrations that were above the applicable standard for recreational activities that may involve water ingestion.
The meeting will provide an overview of surface water quality management in Texas, the stakeholder structure and a possible decision-making process. The meeting will also introduce the watershed planning process and discuss features or properties of the Thompsons Creek watershed critical for the reliable assessment of water quality.
Funding for developing a protection plan for the Thompsons Creek watershed is provided by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, through a Clean Water Act Section 319(h) grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
TWRI is a unit of AgriLife Research that combines expertise across the agencies of Texas A&M AgriLife.
For more information, contact Kikoyo at [email protected]. Read more about the watershed at thompsonscreek.twri.tamu.edu.
