BAYTOWN - The Cedar Bayou Watershed Partnership (Partnership) has released the Draft Cedar Bayou Watershed Protection Plan (Draft WPP) for public comment. Comments will be taken from August 5, 2015 through September 5, 2015.
The Partnership, facilitated by the Houston-Galveston Area Council and the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, consists of a variety of local stakeholders from across the Cedar Bayou watershed. Partnership efforts focus on developing the WPP as a roadmap to address the water quality issues in Cedar Bayou which affect public health, the local economy and the environment. The Draft WPP will serve as a roadmap to guide voluntary efforts for decades to come.
Cedar Bayou, which forms part of the border between eastern Harris County and western Chambers and Liberty Counties, has been identified by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as failing to meet state water quality standards. One of the primary impairments is elevated levels of bacteria, which can be harmful to human health.
"The Draft Watershed Protection Plan is the result of the hard work of our stakeholders," said Justin Bower, Senior Environmental Planner at H-GAC. "They have been instrumental in identifying a set of voluntary, cost-effective solutions to help protect public health, the environment and the local economy."
Any feedback should be emailed to Justin Bower at justin [dot] bower [at] h-gac [dot] com, sent via mail to Justin Bower, Houston-Galveston Area Council, P.O. Box 22777, Houston, TX, 77227-2777. Questions or comments on the Draft WPP can also be addressed by calling 713-499-6653.
The Cedar Bayou Watershed Partnership is funded by the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board through a Clean Water Act §319(h) grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and through additional funding from the Galveston Bay Estuary Program.