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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. This project will serve stakeholder groups in 47 counties comprising 40 Soil and Water Conservation Districts.
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 governments. 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).
October 2010 (PDF, 704 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, June 6, 2013 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Colorado County Services Building
305 Radio Lane
Columbus, Texas
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Meeting Summaries and Presentations
March 7, 2013
- Agenda
- WCSC Presentation
- Texas Riparian and Stream Restoration Education
- Upper San Antonio River Guadalupe Bass Restoration
- Plum Creek Watershed Feral Hog Efforts
December 13, 2012
- Agenda
- WCSC Presentation
- Geronimo Creek WPP Update
- Balancing Freswater Needs in a Changing Environment
- Texas Well Owner Network
September 6, 2012
June 7, 2012
- Agenda
- Sheldon Lake Wetland Update
- Hydraulic Fracturing and Groundwater Presentation
- Hydraulic Fracturing Video
- Lone Star Healthy Streams BMP Presentation
March 15, 2012
- Agenda
- Plum Creek Sustainability Presentation
- Reclassifying Plum Creek to Category 4b
- Watershed Action Planning (No Power Point)
December 1, 2011
- Agenda
- Meeting Handout
- Lower San Antonio River Intensive E. coli Monitoring
- Watershed Scale Approach to Conservation of Native Fishes
- Surface Water Quality Monitoring Protocols During Extended Drought
September 1, 2011
- Agenda
- WCSC Handout and RFP Priority Presentation
- Top 20 Watersheds Handout
- Top 20 Watersheds Map
- San Antonio Bay Wetland Inventory
- Coastal Prairie Potholes-A Significant Nexus
- TCEQ RUAA Update
June 2, 2011
- Agenda
- WCSC Presentation
- Cedar Bayou WPP
- Plum Creek WPP Implementation Update
- Bacteria Implementation Group Update
March 3, 2011
- Agenda
- WCSC Presentation
- Coastal Prairie Wetland Restoration at Sheldon Lake State Park
- Nutrient Studies of the USGS Texas Water Science Center on Texas Coastal Streams
- OSSF Reconnaissance, Training, and Replacement in the Coastal Zone
December 3, 2010
- Agenda
- WCSC Presentation
- Environmental Effects of In-House Windrow Composting of Poultry Litter
- Developing a Regional OSSF Database for the Houston-Galveston Area
- Feral Hog Control in the Plum Creek Watershed
September 2, 2010
- Agenda
- WCSC Presentation
- Nutrient Impact on Wadeable Streams in Six Brazos River Basin Streams
- Link to TPWD Nutrient Study
- Tule Creek Stormwater Wetland
- Rationale for Reclassifying Plum Creek from Category 5 to Category 4b-Utilizing a WPP In Lieu of a TMDL
June 3, 2010
- Agenda
- WCSC Presentation
- Eco-Logical Presentation
- Link to Eco-Logical Project Website
- San Antonio Bay Partnership
March 4, 2010
- Agenda (PDF, 21KB)
- WCSC Presentation (PDF, 194KB)
- Bastrop County Watershed Protection Initiative (PDF, 247KB)
- Bastrop County Watersheds Map (PDF, 10.3MB)
- Application of the National Aquatic Habitat Assessment as a Watershed Planning Tool (PDF, 10.7MB)
- Texas Watershed Coordinator Roundtable January 2010 Meeting Summary (PDF, 37KB)
December 3, 2009
- Agenda (PDF, 19KB)
- WCSC Handout (PDF, 168KB)
- Geronimo Creek WPP Update (PDF, 2.5MB)
- Lone Star Healthy Streams Presentation (PDF, 5.8MB)
- San Bernard WPP Presentation (PDF, 2.9MB)
- Highland/Marchand and Double Bayou Presentation (PDF, 3MB)
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
- Agenda (PDF, 14kB)
- WCSC Meeting Handout (PDF, 79 kB)
- Geronimo Creek WPP Update (PDF, 319 kB)
- Westfield Estates WPP Update (PDF, 1.25 MB)
- 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] texas [dot] gov.
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