Cypress Creek Project Update

 For Immediate Release: 4/9/15 

  Implementing the Cypress Creek

Watershed Protection Plan 

The Cypress Creek Watershed Protection Plan has been accepted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and is currently available for public review 

and comment through April 30, 2015. This is one of only a handful of approved watershed protection 

plans in Texas, and the first with a groundwater component. The plan is designed to keep Cypress Creek 

clean, clear and flowing. 

This project is facilitated by The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment and is funded by the 

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region VI. More information about Watershed Protection Planning is available at 

 https://www.tceq.texas.gov/waterquality/nonpoint-source/mgmt-plan/watershed-pp.html/. 

A full list of Cypress Creek’s Watershed Protection Plan partners and summaries of the Plan and Implementation Proposal are available at http://cypresscreekproject.net. 

The initial phase of this effort (2008-2010) defined the state of the watershed, gathered input from 

community stakeholders, and developed a science-based tool for local decision makers. Work 

accomplished laid the groundwork for developing a holistic watershed plan to address water quality 

issues associated with increased development and other potential impairments. 

The second phase (2011-2014) involved the development and completion of a watershed protection 

plan, including community-based strategies that comprehensively address watershed and water quality concerns, as well as preserve adequate groundwater flows. 

Implementation of best management practices, educational activities, water quality modeling and 

monitoring and coordination of watershed efforts have been prioritized and Implementation of the 

Watershed Protection Plan will begin in the Spring of 2015. 

  

Public comments may be offered at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FXPFWST. Questions may be 

directed to Meredith Miller at mbmiller@txstate.edu. 

View the Cypress Creek Watershed Protection Plan 

     Meredith Miller

     Senior Program Coordinator

     512-245-6697

     mbmiller@txstate.edu