Plum Creek Watershed Partnership Meeting. Lockhart, Texas August 8, 2013

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1 Plum Creek Watershed Partnership Meeting Lockhart, Texas August 8, 2013

2 Watershed Coordinator Update Community Clean Up Events Plum Creek Watershed Feral Hog Projects Project Briefings Plum Creek Internship Report by Colton Wenske Introducing New Caldwell-Travis Soil and Water Conservation District Technician Troy Freeman SEP for Kyle WWTP Nick Dornak, Plum Creek Watershed Coordinator

3 Caldwell County Community Collection Events $18,349 in CAPCOG funding for four FY CCEs December 10, 2012 Additional funding ($3,000) for tire collection approved by Caldwell County Commissioners Worked with vendors and Caldwell County to provide a long-term recycling option for tires!!! FINAL EVENT HELD: June 1, 2013 Lockhart, TX EVENT TOTALS 262 participants 300 volunteer hours 76,340 pounds of solid waste collected 2,147 tires collected and recycled

4 Caldwell County Community Collection Events Lockhart, TX June 1, 2013 Public / Private Partnerships 60 Citizens 1,044 Tires 9.66 Tons of Solid Waste Thank you, Pegasus! 9 Volunteers 36 Volunteer Hours

5 Caldwell County Feral Hog Task Force Resolution established 5-year support from Caldwell County Monthly lunch meetings 8 Member Leadership Committee established Landowners County representatives TPWD and PCWP Managing $5,000 Hog Out Grant Purchased wireless trap w/ 1 year service agreement Balance - $2, Next meeting set for August 28, 12PM

6 Caldwell County Feral Hog Task Force Established Developing Mission Statement, Website, Facebook page and Bank Account accepting donations!!! Texas Wildlife Services to provide aerial control to Plum Creek landowners and surrounding area Winter 2014 Developed FY2014-FY2015 feral hog action plan for Caldwell County and Hays County Will be modified for a 1-yr action plan and 4-yr maintenance plan CHAMP Grant $85,163 - feral hog abatement in Caldwell Co. and Hays Co. Landowner incentives Wireless traps, drop nets, $5 bounty Professional trapping Aerial control

7 CHAMP Project Partners 25 Letters of Support $30,000 requested from TDA $55,163 in matching funds County/Volunteer In-Kind - $14,444 Caldwell County - $10K Hays County - $10K SH130 - $5K Caldwell County Farm Bureau - $3.5K Plum Creek Conservation District - $1K Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority - $1K Hays County Farm Bureau - $500 Wireless Traps - $429 Goin and Associates - $740 Wildlife Capture Services - $200 Landowner Participation Contributions $8,350 Carter Cattle and Crude Company, Inc.

8 PCWP Publicity and Support from Feral Hog Programs Tiger Tote Luling Feed and Supply Caldwell County Farm and Ranch C&J s Auto Supply Triple S Feeds Salt Flat Feed and Mercantile

9 Workshops and Events May August 2013 Project update to partners and stakeholders May 9, 2013 Lockhart, Texas Well Owner Network workshop and low-cost water quality screening May 13, 2013 PCWP gets an intern! May 16, 2013 Luling Foundation Annual Field Day May 23, 2013 Rainwater Harvesting Workshop June 3, 2013 Fish kill at Lake Falling Star June 15, 2013 Chisholm Trail Roundup June 25, 2013 Lockhart, TWRI Riparian Workshop Sept. 28, 2013 KLB, 6 th Annual Cleanup Fall 2013 NEMO Training Fall 2013 Soils testing Plum Creek Isotope Study Hillside Terrace Planning & Design

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11 Plum Creek Watershed Internship Report By Plum Creek Watershed Intern, Colton Wenske, Texas State University

12 Caldwell-Travis Soil and Water Conservation District Technician Report Introducing New District Technician, Troy Freeman

13 2012 Kyle WWTP Spills Kyle WWTP operated by Aqua Texas City of Kyle and Aqua Texas are co-permittees Plant malfunction resulted in spills into Plum Creek on November 20 and December 3, 2012 Total volume of spills unknown Black sludge first noted at Heidenreich Lane during routine sampling by GBRA on 11/15 Plum Creek Development wet well filling with unusual number of solids in November Watershed coordinator conducted approximately 10 post-spill site visits with representatives from TCEQ, Aqua Texas and TPWD TCEQ requested dewatering and additional clean up by Aqua Texas. This began in early March. Potential $40,000 SEP for watershed declined. Recent spike in ammonia and E. coli raises additional concerns

14 Next PCWP Steering Committee Meeting Thursday, November 7, :30 to 8:00 pm Lockhart State Park, Lockhart

15 Thanks! Nick Dornak, Plum Creek Watershed Coordinator 1403 Blackjack Street, Suite B Lockhart, TX (512)

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17 Roundtable Discussion Plum Creek Watershed Partnership Steering Committee Suggested Discussion Topics Kyle WWTP Spill and declined SEP Kyle WWTP recent water quality concerns Elevated ammonia levels Elevated E. coli at Heidenreich Road Lake Falling Star fish kill Walton Development and Clear Fork WWTPs 6 th Annual, Keep Lockhart Beautiful Cleanup

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