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Watershed Protection Plan Program

What is coordinated watershed planning?

Watershed planning is a locally-driven mechanism for voluntarily addressing complex water quality problems that cross multiple jurisdictions.

Total Maximum Daily Load Program

Overview

The federal Clean Water Act (CWA) requires Texas to identify lakes, rivers, streams, and estuaries failing to meet or not expected to meet water quality standards and not support

Texas Climate-Smart Initiative

The Texas Climate-Smart Initiative (TCSI) is part of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, a $3.1 billion investment across the US administered by USDA to support the production and marke

Lesser Prairie Chicken Initiative

Overview

The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB) and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) are working together in an effort with agricultural producer

Outreach and Education

Overview

The purpose of the public information/education program is to provide leadership and coordination of information/education programs relating to the agency and district programs,

FY24 District Director Training Manual

Overview

Each fiscal year, every Soil and Water Conservation District Director will be required to attest to receiving and reviewing the District Direc

Internship Program

Summary

The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board offers students unpaid internship opportunities for fall, spring, and summer semesters.

Flood Control Program

Overview

More than 2,000 floodwater retarding structures, or dams, have been built over the last 70 years within the State of Texas.

Annual Meeting of Texas SWCD Directors

Overview

The Annual Meeting of Texas Soil and Water Conservation District Directors is a meeting that provides Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Di

National Association of Conservation Districts Grant

Overview

This partnership has been made possible by a grant from the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) through the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) and the

"Protecting and Enhancing Natural Resources since 1939."

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