Watershed Monitoring Benefits Private Lands and Public Water Supplies
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- December 7, 2021
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Overview
Every Texan lives in a watershed, whether in the city or the country. Different land uses have different impacts on water quality and quantity in waterbodies throughout the state. Watershed monitoring studies provide vital information that landowners, municipalities and water suppliers, and others need to effectively manage the water on their land or within their jurisdiction. This publication describes different study designs and provides an example of a current study in the middle Trinity River basin. (14 pages)
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