CORPUS CHRISTI - Area landowners and citizens interested in learning about a Watershed Protection Plan (WPP) being developed for the Lower Nueces River are invited to a public meeting on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. The meeting, hosted by the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB) and the Nueces River Authority, will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Hilltop Community Center located at 11425 Leopard Street in Corpus Christi, Texas.
This 39 mile reach of the Nueces River, between Lake Corpus Christi and the saltwater barrier dam at La Bonte Park, is the primary source of drinking water for the area. The watershed is approximately 116,862 acres within parts of Jim Wells, San Patricio, and Nueces counties. This waterbody is listed on the Texas Integrated Report of impairments for elevated levels of total dissolved solids.
The meeting will provide an update on the development of the WPP and associated studies and activities being conducted. "Having a comprehensive plan to protect water quality in the lower Nueces River is critical to ensuring long term protection of the water supply of nearly 500,000 people in the Coastal Bend. In its role of facilitating development of such a plan, the Nueces River Authority is grateful for funding provided by the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board and, especially, the local community’s enthusiastic support." – Con Mims, Executive Director, Nueces River Authority
Funding for the development and support of the Lower Nueces River WPP is through a Clean Water Act grant provided by the TSSWCB and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
For more information about the Lower Nueces River WPP, including the agenda for the April 8, 2014 meeting, visit http://www.nuecesriverpartnership.org or contact Rocky Freund at (361) 653-2110 or rfreund [at] nueces-ra [dot] org.