Mill Creek Watershed Partnership

This event will be held at the Bellville Volunteer Fire Department, 511 W. Main Street. This program is free to attend and will provide education for private well owners on groundwater resources, septic system maintenance, well maintenance, water quality, and water treatment. Approved sample containers may be brought to have the water screened for nitrate-nitrogen, total dissolved solids (TDS), and E. Coli. The cost to have a sample screened is $10 and this can be brought to the meeting.

All community members are welcome to attend our Fall stakeholder meeting. The workshop will be held at the Austin County Agrilife Extension Office located at 20 South Holland Bellville, Texas. Refreshments and sign-in will start at 5:30 and the meeting starts at 6:00pm! Click here to view the meeting agenda. Presentation   ◊   Rain Water Program   ◊   Minutes

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 County with the certification to maintain their own aerobic system! Click here for more information.

Agenda

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.

Ward Ling, Mill Creek Watershed Coordinator, opened the meeting with a Powerpoint presentation. Highlights of the presentation included a short history of the project, followed by an explanation of what is in the Mill Creek Watershed Protection Plan, related to management measures. An overview was provided about all the programs that have been brought to the watershed in the past year and a half (Texas Well Owner Network, Homeowner Septic System Maintenance Classes, Stakeholder Meetings, Lone Star Healthy Streams Workshop). Summary

Attend this free course which provides a basic understanding of the operational and maintenance activities of the conventional and aerobic septic systems, with a focus on aerobic systems, and explains how activities within the home impact septic systems.

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  ◊  Presentation  ◊  Minutes