Waste Water Infrastructure Workgroup

Members

Ashley Almon: Harlingen Citizen
Juan Anciso: Texas Cooperative Extension
Sergio Del Angel: City of La Joya
John Avilez: City of San Juan
Paul Bergh: Coalition to Save the Arroyo Colorado, Lower Laguna Madre Foundation, Coastal Conservation Association
Randy Blankship: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Alberto Cabrera: City of San Benito
Mary Lou Campbell: Sierra Club
Julio Cerda: City of Mission
Ni-Bin Chang: Texas A&M University, Kingsville
Dr. Lee Clapp*: Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Anthony Covacevich: City of Weslaco
D.J. Davis: TCEQ Region 15
Eric Ellman: Rensselaerville Institute
Frank Flores: City of Mission
Juan Garcia: Donna ISD
Carlos Garza: Melden and Hunt
David Garza: City of Pharr
Jaime Garza: TCEQ Region 15
Laura De La Garza *: Texas Sea Grant
Jeff A. Gilbert: City of Harlingen
The Honorable Cesar Gonzalez: City of San Benito
Lino Gonzalez: City of Rio Hondo
Darrell Gunn: Harlingen Wasterwater System
Neil Haman: Texas Water Development Board
Oscar J. Hinojosa: City of McAllen
Bing Hung: Shrimp Farm Rio Hondo
Darla A. Jones: City of La Feria
Gary A. Jones: International Boundary and Water Commission
Ken Jones: Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council
Kim Jones: Texas A&M University, Kingsville
Jamie Longoria: Texas Secretary of State Office
Joe Lopez: City of Rio Hondo
Brian E. Macmanus: East Rio Hondo Water Supply Corporation
Don Medina: City of Pharr
Roger Miranda: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Jose L. Moreno: City of McAllen
Juan Ortiz: City of Donna
Rey Palomo: City of McAllen
Marco Pedraza: City of McAllen
Sunny Philip: City of La Feria
Ruben Puente: City of Hidalgo
Joe Ramos: City of Rio Hondo
Tony A Reid: McAllen PUB
Bernardo Rodriguez: City of Weslaco
The Honorable Rick Rodriguez: City of Harlingen
Wes Rosenthal: Blacklands Research Center
The Honorable Norberto Salinas: City of Mission
The Honorable Joe V. Sanchez: City of Weslaco
Juan Selvera: City of San Benito
Billie Joe Simpson: East Rio Hondo Water Supply
Ron Thomas: Harlingen Water Works
Victor Trevino: City of San Benito
Arnold Vera: City of Edinberg
Joe Vera III: City of Hidalgo
The Honorable Rudy Villarreal: City of Alamo
Linda Wade: Harlingen Consolidated ISD

* Workgroup leader

Meeting Summaries

Strategies for Water Quality Improvement

The Arroyo Colorado PRP encourages the voluntary utilization of enhanced treatment projects such as:

Reuse of wastewater effluent through landscape irrigation,
Effluent polishing pond systems,
Small-scale and regional constructed wetland systems for enhanced wastewater treatment
Tertiary wastewater treatment using denitrification.