Mill Creek Watershed Partnership

Interested in learning how to keep your septic system functioning properly?   Join us for a FREE homeowner Septic System Workshop!   Where: Bellville Volunteer Fire Department (511 West Main Street, Bellville, TX, 77418) Flyer:  Click here to view the event flyer and learn more! The course provides a basic understanding of the operational and maintenance activities of conventional and aerobic septic systems, with a focus on aerobic systems, and explains how activities within the home impact septic systems. Presentations will cover the treatment processes, health and safety considerations, an overview of... Read More →

All community members are welcome to attend our LSHS workshop! The Lone Star Healthy Streams program educates Texas livestock producers and landowners on how to best protect Texas waterways from bacteria associated with livestock production and feral hogs. This event is FREE and 3 general CEUs are available! To register visit http://lshs.tamu.edu.edu or call Washington County Extension Office at 979-277-6212. Click here to view the event flyer!

Join us in a FREE event on August 29, 2019 from 8:30 A.M.- 4 P.M at the Washington County Fair Grounds Sales Facility in Brenham, TX. This course will provide a basic understanding of the operational and maintenance activities of the conventional and aerobic septic systems, with a focus on aerobic systems. Also, this class will provide homeowners in Washington & Austin Countie with the certification to maintain their own aerobic system! Click here for more information.

The event will be located at the Washington Co. Fairgrounds Sales Facility , 1305 E. Blue Bell Road from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. This FREE event is education training for Texas residents who depend on household wells for their water need. Also those who attend can bring a water sample to be screened. You can pick up an approved sample container at the Washington County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension office and bring your sample and $10 to the training for your screening.

The Mill Creek Watershed Partnership is pleased to be hosting the first-ever virtual stakeholder meeting! This meeting will be open to the public, providing updates to the Mill Creek Watershed Protection Plan. Participants are invited to discuss local water quality issues and meet the new Watershed Coordinator, Evgenia Spears. A link will be sent via email the week before the meeting. We are looking forward to seeing you all! Agenda    

The Mill Creek Watershed Partnership is pleased to invite you to attend the Texas Well Owner Network (TWON) course and Homeowner Maintenance of Septic Systems course! Well water testing will be offered as part of the TWON program. Starting August 9, you may pick up your water sampling kits from the Washington and Austin AgriLife Extension Offices and return your samples no later than August 26. The cost of the well water analysis is $10. The Homeowner Maintenance of Septic Systems course will be offered in the short... Read More →

The Lone Star Healthy Streams program educates landowners about best management practices to protect Texas waterways by reducing bacteria from livestock operation and feral hogs. 3 General CEUs are available! Registration begins at 12:30pm. Details are available here.    

May 9, 2023 5:30 pm Austin County Extension Office 800 E Wendt St, Bellville Texas Please join us for dinner and a partnership meeting! We will discuss water quality monitoring data, as well as bacterial source tracking (BST) and the potential benefits of a BST project in Mill Creek. If you would like to attend, please pre-register by calling 979-845-2862 or emailing millcreek@tamu.edu.