Bastrop & Caldwell County Water Resources

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1 Bastrop & Caldwell County Water Resources February 1, 2016 LPMN Training Class Jason Morris Rangeland Management Specialist USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service Bastrop County

2 Overview Intro to Water Cycles Groundwater Resources of Bastrop & Caldwell Counties Rainfall Simulator Surface Water Resources of Bastrop & Caldwell Counties Conservation Planning & Water Conservation

5 Central Texas has a Bimodal Annual Precipitation Cycle

13 Conservation Planning and How It Relates to Water Resources

14 What do I do when my land washes away?

16 Erosion Problems usually start small

17 And tend to increase exponentially over time. And tend to increase exponentially over time.

18 Why does erosion occur? Factors that contribute to soil erosion include: High percentage of bare ground Lack of herbaceous vegetation Loss of soil structure due to tillage or high traffic Steep slopes Low soil fertility Low soil moisture Low soil organic matter

20 Resource Concern: Soil Erosion Terraces/ Contour Farming Grassed Waterway Residue Management Reduced Tillage

21 Resource Concern: Soil Erosion Introduced Grass Planting Native Grass Planting Critical Area Planting Grazing Management

22 What do I do when my land washes away?

25 Resource Concern: Water Quantity

26 Ponds Soils Space Watershed

28 Resource Concern: Water Quantity Water Well Pipeline Storage Facility Water Trough

29 Resource Concern: Water Quantity Irrigation Water Management Micro Irrigation Low Impact Sprinklers

30 Resource Concern: Water Quality

31 Resource Concern: Water Quality Nutrient Management Integrated Pest Mgmt Filter Strip Ground Cover

33 Resource Concern: Hydrologic Function Brush Management

34 Resource Concern: Hydrologic Function

35 Resource Concern: Hydrologic Function Riparian Forest Buffers

36 Watershed Structures

37 Watershed Structures

38 Backyard Conservation Xeriscaping Micro irrigation Raised Bed Gardens

39 Rainwater Harvesting

Hilary Bravenec District Conservationist Hilary.Bravenec@tx.usda.

40 Hilary Bravenec District Conservationist Jason Morris Rangeland Management Specialist Contact USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service 507 Old Austin Hwy Bastrop, TX , ext 3 In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA s TARGET Center at (202) (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

Water Talk Series

Kansas Water Talk Series - 2017 Joel A. Willhoft, NRCS Resource Conservationist 785.624.3127 joel.willhoft@ks.usda.gov NRCS Conservation Programs NRCS provides eligible producers financial assistance to