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Development of a Watershed Protection Plan for Cedar Bayou

Project Goals/Objectives: To develop a nine element Watershed Protection Plan (WPP) for the Cedar Bayou watershed by: 1) targeted water quality sampling and analysis, 2) conducting a watershed source survey and developing a comprehensive GIS inventory, 3) analyze water quality data using Load Duration Curves and spatially explicit modeling, 4) establish and provide direction for a stakeholder group that will serve as a decision making body.
Project Location: Cedar Bayou in Harris, Liberty, and Chambers Counties
Project Costs: Federal ($804,000); Non Federal Match ($353,876); Total Project: ($1,157,876)
Project Participant(s): TSSWCB, Houston-Galveston Area Council, Texas AgriLife Exension Service- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas Stream Team, Texas Conservation Fund, Clean Rivers Program, Galveston Bay Estuary Program
Project Workplan: 10-08 (pdf, 401 KB)
Project Quality Assurance Project Plan(s): Monitoring- 10-08 (pdf, 3.46 MB)
Upcoming Meetings/Events:
Growing Green:
Financial and Technical Resources for Agricultural Producers and Landowners
Date: April 16, 2013
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Crosby Community Center
409 Hare Rd.
Crosby, TX 77532
For more information about the project visit- http://www.cedarbayouwatershed.com/
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