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Texas Stream Team
The Texas Stream Team program is part of the River Systems Institute at Texas State University - San Marcos and is a joint partnership with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and U.S. EPA Region 6. Texas Stream Team is a statewide volunteer water quality monitoring and watershed education program that focuses on nonpoint source pollution prevention, and the program has been active since 1991. Efforts began in the Arroyo Colorado in the early 1990s and were revitalized earlier this year.
The volunteer monitoring program not only provides valuable water quality data for use in planning but also provides an opportunity for local citizens to participate in the implementation process. Over 30 individuals have been trained to assess stream health and monitor E. coli at 14 sites across the watershed. Additional volunteer training events will be scheduled as needed. If you are interested in becoming a water quality monitor, then please contact Jason Pinchback at Texas Stream Team (jp30@txstate.edu). For more information on Texas Stream Team, please visit their website.
Physical Watershed Model
A plastic relief model of the Arroyo Colorado watershed and portions of the South Laguna Madre HUC was built to help educate people about the watershed and the geography of the Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy Counties. The physical watershed model of the Arroyo Colorado was funded by the Nueces River Authority through the Clean Rivers Program. It is on permanent loan to the Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership and is available to all Partners. This 3’ x 7’ model of the Arroyo Colorado is made of tough durable plastic with a metal frame and used to educate people about watershed function and how nonpoint source pollution occurs. The model will be housed in the GIS Lab of the University of Texas Brownsville.
For more information or to check-out the model for use at an educational event, please contact Laura De La Garza, lauradlg@tamu.edu, (956) 371-6024.