Read the August 2017 Final Update to the Arroyo Colorado Watershed Protection Plan
The Arroyo Colorado Watershed Protection Plan:
- Educates the public of the purpose of the Arroyo Colorado watershed Partnership, the need for the Partnership and issues of the watershed
- Covers and defines basic watershed information (e.g. what is a watershed, we all live in a watershed; how is water collected, treated, cleaned; etc.)
- Contains input from stakeholders taking into consideration their priorities and goals for the watershed
- Inventories education, funding and outreach tools with a description of each
- Meets the goals and mission of the Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership
- Fulfills the nine elements required by US EPA
- Watershed Protection Plan, Phase I, Final Jan. 11, 2007
- WPP Executive Summary, Phase I, Final Jan. 11, 2007
Goals of the WPP
Achieve state water quality standards in the Arroyo Colorado by lowering pollutant loadings, enhancing streamflow and aeration, and restoring aquatic and riparian habitat through voluntary measures and existing regulatory controls.
- A 24-hour average dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration of 4.0 mg/L or above
- Daily minimum DO concentration of 3.0 mg/L or above at least 90% of the time.
- An E. coli geometric mean less than 126cfu/100 mL for the non-tidal segment
- An Enterococcus geometric mean less than 35cfu/100 mL for the tidal segment.
Supporting Documents
- Four Total Maximum Daily Loads for Legacy Pollutants in the Arroyo Colorado Above Tidal and the Donna Reservoir and Canal System
- Feasibility Study for Habitat Restoration/Modification to Improve Water Quality in the Arroyo Colorado Discussion Document
- Feasibility Study for Habitat Restoration/Modification to Improve Water Quality in the Arroyo Colorado – Strategies to Enhance Both Water Quality and Habitat: Final Technical Report
- Final Report For the WQMP Implementation Assistance In the Arroyo Colorado Watershed Management Project
- Pollutant Reduction Plan for the Arroyo Colorado – Segments 2201 and 2202 Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy Counties
- Pollutant Loading and Dissolved Oxygen Dynamics in the Tidal Segment of the Arroyo Colorado
- Implementation Plan for Arroyo Colorado and Donna Reservoir and Canal Legacy Pollutant TMDLs
- Watershed Protection Plan Update Contract
