Project Goals/Objectives: NTMWD will continue to facilitate the Lavon Lake Watershed Partnership through coordination with all key stakeholder groups (cities, counties, agricultural groups, local businesses, HOAs, etc.) and partner agencies (North Central Texas Council of Governments [NCTCOG], NRCS, SWCDs, TCEQ, etc.). This will include organizing and conducting regular public meetings with the Partnership, as well as other planning and implementation meetings, as necessary and appropriate. NTMWD will promote public participation in meetings, events, and implementation activities through various communication mechanisms, including news releases, radio, and other mass media, the project website, and direct correspondence.
NTMWD will assist governmental and non-governmental organizations in the Lavon Lake watershed with acquisition of resources to enable WPP implementation.
NTMWD will work with TWRI and other project partners to facilitate and coordinate outreach and education activities in the watershed to promote implementation of recommended management measures. This will include active use of local media outlets (newspapers, newsletters, regional magazines, radio, etc.) to communicate project planning efforts and activities, and development and dissemination of factsheets and other educational resources at public events through the project website. NTMWD will also continue to work with AgriLife to facilitate and/or conduct a wide range of targeted educational programs consistent with the WPP including: a Texas Watershed Steward Training, Lone Star Healthy Streams workshop, Master Gardener/Master Naturalist Programs, AgriLife workshops, agricultural nutrient management education, livestock grazing management education, and feral hog management.
In addition, the water quality sampling program initiated to support the development of the WPP will be continued through this project by retaining 4 routine monthly sites and 10 quarterly sites on tributaries to Lavon Lake. TCEQ will continue to monitor two routine ambient monitoring locations quarterly under the Clean Rivers Program (CRP). NTMWD will collect and analyze samples, track changes in water quality identified through monitoring, communicate results to stakeholders, and facilitate adaptive management activities to continue progress toward addressing nonpoint source water quality concerns in the watershed.
Project Location: Collin, Fannin, Grayson, and Hunt Counties
Project Partners: TSSWCB, NTMWD, LLWP, SWCD 535, 520, 524 & 530, and TAMU AgriLife Research and Extension
Total Costs: $120,602 (Federal); $80,058 (Non-Federal); $200,660 (Total)
Project Workplan: 21-09
Project QAPP: 21-09