2022 Basin Highlights Report Introduction By E lizabeth Edgerton Thi s re p o r t h i g h lig hts acti vi ti e s in the Guadalupe R i ve r B a s i n a nd th e L avaca- Gu ad a lupe C o as tal Basin in t he C l ea n R i vers P rog ram (CRP) i n 2021. The C RP is a s t at ew i d e p ro g ram man aged by the Texas C ommissio n o n E nv i ro nm ental Q u ali t y ( TCEQ), estab lished in 19 9 1 t o ho l i s ti ca l ly man age wate r qu ali t y issues thro ug ho ut t he s tate of Texas. Th e p rog ram is funded by fees as s e ss ed to wate r r ig hts an d wast ewater discharge pe r m i t h o l d er s . Th e objective s of the pro gram are to provi d e qu a l i t y assu red d ata to the TC EQ for use in dec i s i o n m a k i ng , i d e nti f y an d evaluate water q uali t y i s s ue s , p ro mo te coop e rative waters hed planning, reco m m end m an age me nt strate g ies , inform and engage s t a ke h o l d er s , an d maintai n e f f ic ient use of funds. The G u a d a l u p e-Blan co Rive r Au tho ri t y (GBR A), along wi t h th e U p p er Gu ad alu p e Rive r Authori t y (UGR A), car r y o u t th e wate r qu ali t y man agement ef for ts in t he s e b a s i ns un d e r contract w i th the TC EQ. The Wi m b erl ey Va l ley Wate rsh ed Associatio n (W V WA) and t he Mea d ows Ce nte r for Wate r and the Environment ( MC W E ) co ntr i bu te mon i torin g d ata collected f rom the Bla n co R i ve r a n d Cyp re ss Cree k watersheds under the Guad a l u p e B a sin CRP qu ali t y assurance project plan. The m a j o r i t y of fu n d i n g allocated to this program is us ed by th e p ar tn e rs to carr y ou t moni to ring ef for ts an d p e r fo r m qu ali t y assu ran ce and data management. Thi s re p o r t i nc lu d e s wate r sh ed characterizations of t wo wate r s hed s in th e basin that have Waters hed P ro t ecti o n Pl an s i n p lace to ad d res s water q uali t y co n ce r ns : Pl u m Cree k Wate rsh ed (1810 and 1810A) and Ge ro ni m o & A l lig ator Cree k s Wat ers hed (1804A, 1804C , an d 1 8 0 4 D) . Wate rsh ed c h aracte r izations include s e gm e nt d es c r ip ti on s, lan d u se s, potential s takeholder i s s ue s , d es c r i pti on s of wate r qu ali t y co ncerns and i mpa i r me nts , maj or eve nts, on going projects, and maps. T h i s rep or t also in c lu d e s ar ticles fro m b asin pa r t ne r s a nd stake h old e r s th at h ig hlig ht ongo ing pro j ects a nd a ctivi tie s th rou g h out the Guadalupe River B as i n. CLEAN RIVERS PROGRAM
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