TR-563 Middle Yegua Creek Watershed Protection Plan
Authors: Luna Yang, Tina Hendon, Ward Ling, Sarah Stannard, Kate Watson, and Lucas Gregory
This document presents a plan to restore and protect water quality in the Middle Yegua Creek watershed. By approaching water quality issues within a drainage area rather than political boundaries, this plan holistically identifies potential pollutant sources and solutions. This approach also incorporates the values, visions, and knowledge of individuals with a direct stake in the water quality conditions of the creek.
Water quality monitoring indicates that segments of the Middle Yegua Creek do not meet water quality standards for primary contact recreation use because of elevated levels of Escherichia coli (E. coli) in the 2022 Texas Integrated Report of Surface Water Quality for the Clean Water Act Sections 305(b) and 303(d). Because of these water quality impairments, there was a need to plan and implement measures that restore water quality and ensure safe and healthy water for stakeholders. To meet this need, an assessment and planning project was undertaken to develop the Middle Yegua Creek
Watershed Protection Plan (WPP).