Gary BryantWatershed Coordinator

Pecos River Watershed Protection Plan

FundingFunding and support for the development andimplementation of the Pecos River Watershed

Protection Plan is provided through federal Clean Water Act §319(h) Nonpoint Source

grant from the TSSWCB and the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency.

Implementation Outlined in WPP

• Water quality management plans• Riparian revegetation• Well plugging• Irrigation canal water audits• Upstream water delivery timing

Water Quality Management Plans(WQMPs)

• Landowner requested• Site specific plan• Landowners in Pecos River Watershed• Developed through local SWCD• Free Technical Assistance• Pollution prevention / abatement• Certified through the Texas State Soil & Water

Conservation Board7

WQMP - Benefits• Voluntary conservation program promoting ag

production & environmental quality

• Implements Pecos River WPP to restore Pecos River water quality

• Developed for your operation to assist in managing available natural resources

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Herbicide Application

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Not Sprayed

Sprayed with

Herbicide

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Prescribed Burn

Photo by TFS11

After Prescribed Burn

Photo by TFS12

Re-growth After Prescribed Burn

Photo by TFS13

We do have a Dissolved Oxygen Impairment in the reach from Pecos to Girvin.

This study is to determine the cause of the impairment and to assist in the treatment to resolve the impairment.

Dissolved Oxygen Modeling

Salinity Source Isolation Proposal

• Proposal submitted to TSSWCB for Clean Water Act Section 319(h) funding consideration

▫ Use helicopter based Electromagnetic Survey to identify salinity hotspots

▫ Verify Electromagnetic Survey results withhydrogeological assessment

Proposal is still undergoing review

Time Domain Electromagnetic Survey and Helio-Electromagnetic Survey

FundingFunding and support for the development andimplementation of the Pecos River Watershed

Protection Plan is provided through federal Clean Water Act §319(h) Nonpoint Source

grant from the TSSWCB and the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency.