Fwd: Nueces County Oso Creek Watershed Public Meeting

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From: USDA Farm Service Agency <usdafsa@service.govdelivery.com>
Date: Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 8:11 AM
Subject: Nueces County Oso Creek Watershed Public Meeting
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June 2014 Oso Creek Watershed Public Meeting Improving Water Quality in Oso Creek A TMDL Project to Protect Recreational Uses Thursday, June 26, 2014, 6:00 p.m. South Texas Botanical Gardens 8545 S Staples St, Corpus Christi, TX 78413 Background and Goals of Project The Coastal Bend Bays Foundation (CBBF) will host a public meeting for stakeholders in the Oso Creek Watershed, and all interested public, to discuss the water quality issues that exist in Oso Creek. The Public Outreach Project will bring together area stakeholders to start the water quality planning effort for the restoration of Oso Creek water quality. Since 2002, water quality testing has found concentrations of bacteria elevated in Oso Creek, which may pose a risk to people who swim or wade in it. Swimming and wading are called "contact recreation" in the state's standards for water quality; the term refers to all recreation in which people come in direct contact with the water. The goal of this project is to reduce bacteria concentrations to within acceptable risk levels for contact recreation. For More Information Learn more about the Oso Bay TMDL and/or the Oso Creek Watershed Public Outreach at the TCEQ project pages: A TMDL Project for the Oso Bay TMDL to Protect Recreational Use http://www.tceq.texas.gov/waterquality/tmdl/67-osobaybacteria.html; and/or the Oso Creek project page http://www.tceq.texas.gov/waterquality/tmdl/67-osocreekbacteria. You may also go to the CBBF web site at www.baysfoundation.org, email Teresa Carrillo at tcarrillo@baysfoundation.org or call 361-882-3439. Our mailing address is: Coastal Bend Bays Foundation, 1227 Agnes St., Suite B-1, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401. Questions? Please contact Shawn Reininger, County Executive Director, at (361) 387-2533, Shawn.Reininger@tx.usda.gov or for Farm Loans, please contact Roel Garza, Farm Loan Manager, at (361) 668-8361, Roel.Garza@tx.usda.gov. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (866) 632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800) 877-8339 (Local or Federal relay), (866) 377-8642 (Relay voice users).

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