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EM-128 Texas Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Training Booklet
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2019-10)
This booklet is used in the Texas Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Trainings to accompany presentations by the course instructors, provide educational content and more.
EM-116 Urban Landscape Water Use in Texas
(2013)
Urban-municipal use is the second largest category of water use in Texas. Within this use category, lawn and landscape water use is a significant, but largely unmeasured, component. Landscapes are important components of ...
EM-126 Septic System Maintenance & Inspection Pocket Guide
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2019-11)
A pocket guide with septic system best practices with maintenance and inspection recommendations, tips for a longer-lasting septic system, resources and more.
An Analysis of the HSPF Model for Predicting In-stream Fecal Coliform Concentrations
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2002)
Saludo Creek in Bexar County, Texas is one of 65 streams listed as impaired water bodies in the Clean Water Act’s 303(d) list for its high concentration of fecal coliform bacteria (TNRCC, 1998). The restoration of water ...
The Pecos River Ecosystem Project
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2002)
The banks of the Pecos River in Far West Texas are currently covered with dense stands of Saltcedar (Tamarix spp.), not uncommon to an increasing number of rivers in Texas. Saltcedar is known for its heavy consumption of ...
Questions about Groundwater Conservation Districts in Texas
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2002)
Groundwater is and will continue to be a major source of water for Texans. However, in many parts of the state, more groundwater is being used that is being replenished through natural means. If this practice continues, ...
Simulating Water Use of Irrigated Corn on the Texas High Plains
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2002)
EM-122 Vegetated treatment areas: Reducing soil, nutrient, & bacteria runoff from small hog farms
(2017-03)
Vegetated Treatment Areas (or VTAs) are composed of perennial grasses used to improve runoff water quality associated with livestock, poultry, and other agricultural operations. 70-75% of swine operations nationwide are ...
EM-125 Is Your Septic System Failing?
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2019-11)
On-Site Septic Facilities, also known as septic systems, are systems designed to treat and dispose of wastewater effluent on the same property that produces the wastewater, hence the term “on-site.” When septic systems ...
EM-123 Healthy Livestock Practices BMP
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2018-06)
This document includes a list of practices that not only help improve livestock and crop production, but they also help improve the water quality in ponds, streams, and rivers in your area!