S o uth Fork Guadalup e Riv e r a t Ca m p Ar rowhe a d Cro s s i n g
Upper Guadalupe River Authority (UGRA) Programs and Services Water Q u a lit y Mo nit o r in g A s the lead wate r re s ource pl a nnin g a ge ncy fo r t h e U ppe r G ua d a lupe Rive r B as i n , UG R A p ar tn ers wi th municipa l a nd co unt y gove r nm e nt s, co m m uni t ie s, c ivic g ro u p s , an d ci ti zen s to pre s e r ve a nd protect t h e wat e r qua li t y in a ll Ke r r Co unt y sur f ace waterbodi es. UGR A is a n a ct ive Tex a s Clea n Rive r s P ro gra m p ar t n e r a nd pe r fo r m s ro ut ine sa m pling at t we lve si t e s q u ar t e rly a nd seve n si t e s m o nt h ly. In a d d i t io n, UG R A co nt i n u e s the C o unt y Wid e G o a l B a sed Mo ni t o r ing P ro gram t h at conce nt rat e s o n t h e m a in t r i b ut a r ie s t o t h e Gu ad al u p e R ive r a nd m o ni t o r s t h e sa m e pa ra m et e r s a s t h e C l ean R ive r s P ro gra m . Ro ut ine m o ni t o r ing provid e s co n s i s t e nt tra ck ing so t h at c h a nge s in wat e r qua li t y ca n be i d e nt i f i ed a nd a d d re ssed quic k ly. Ad d i t io na lly, UG R A st a f f inve st igat e s wat e r qua li t y co nce r ns ra ng ing fro m s t ran ge s ig ht s a nd o d o r s t o h a z a rd o us wa st e spills a nd p ar t n e r s wi th t h e a ppro pr iat e a ge nc ie s t o re so lve t h e m . UGR A’s Sum m e r Sw im a b ili t y P ro gra m provid e s i n fo r m at i o n on cur re nt wat e r qua li t y co nd i t io ns fo r lo ca l c i t i ze n s . Sa mple s fo r E. c o l i b a ct e r ia a na ly sis a re t a ke n at 21 s i t e s on a wee k ly b a sis fro m Me m o r ia l Day t o L a b o r Day. T h e re s ult s a re co m pa red t o st at e st a nd a rd s fo r co nt act recreat io n a nd a re po st ed o n t h e UG R A we b si t e . UGRA Staff Water Q u a lit y Sa m p lin g
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