Hello Giant Salvinia Goodbye Texas Lakes (5/29/10)

Giant salvinia is one of hundreds of invasive species changing the very landscape of Texas. Giant salvinia suffocates fish, chokes lakes and can double in size every seven days. It forces out native plants and threatens the fishing and boating recreation we now enjoy. And if giant salvinia is allowed to take over Texas lakes, it won't be our Texas anymore. Read More....
Photographer: Ted D. Center Source: USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org .

Community Joins with Brazo River Authority to Reduce Lake Granbury Pollutant (03/17/10)

Members of the Lake Granbury community have come together with the Brazos River Authority and other organizations to tackle a problem that has long troubled the waters of this beautiful Central Texas destination. As part of the Lake Granbury Watershed Protection Stakeholder Group, the Authority is coordinating the planning and implementation of the Lake Granbury Watershed Protection Plan.... Read More...

Basin Water Levels in Better Shape This Year Than Last (03/17/10)

The rains over the last few months have quenched the drought that parched much of Texas, including the Brazos River basin. But with summer coming in a few months some might wonder, could the state face the same conditions that in some places challenged those of the devastating drought of record in the 1950s? While officials say they cannot forecast the weather that far into the future, one thing is clear, the water levels in the lakes and rivers of the Brazos basin are in much better shape than they were at this time last year.... Read More....

Baylor Researchers Identify What Makes Deadly Algae More Toxic (Nov. 5, 2009)

Baylor University researchers have identified a key component that increases the toxicity of golden algae (Prymnesium parvum), which kills millions of fish in the southern U.S. every year. The Baylor study is the first to determine what makes the deadly golden algae more potent in inland waters. The results have been published the journal Toxicon. While golden algae is primarily a coastal species, it has been found in Texas rivers and lakes, including Lake Whitney and Lake Waco in Central Texas, and Lake Granbury in North Texas. Read more....

Summer 2009 Drought Ends (Fall 2009)

AREAS FACING HISTORIC DROUGHT HAVE REPRIEVE Thanks may be due to the Texans who washed their cars, left their windows rolled down or perhaps performed rain dances at the beginning of September. Whether it was Murphy's Law or simply a meteorological tropical low, most of the state was deluged with much-needed rain.   Read More >>

The John Graves Scenic Riverway Photographic Exhibit “Life of the Brazos” (Aug 2009)

The Brazos River Conservation Coalition (BRCC), in conjunction with the Photography Group of the Lake Granbury Art Association, hosted the John Graves Scenic Riverway (JGSR) Photographic Exhibit July 18 - August 14, at Granbury Square Plaza. The purpose of the exhibit, themed Life of the Brazos, was to promote and celebrate the extension of the John Graves Scenic Riverway.

The exhibit aroused interest in preserving the natural resources and high quality of life provided by the Brazos River and its accompanying tributaries and lakes, such as Lake Granbury. Visitors to the exhibit received educational literature on water quality and pollution, stormwater management, septic systems and other watershed-related topics.

TCEQ RESTRICTS JUNIOR WATER RIGHTS  
Brazos River basin affected (Aug 2009)

The executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality notified non-municipal junior rights holders, with a priority date of 1980 and later, that their right to divert water from the Brazos River basin is immediately suspended.

The priority doctrine, according to Texas law, determines that the most senior water rights will be served first during times of drought regardless of the permitted water use. As a result, junior water rights, or those rights issued most recently, are suspended or curtailed before the senior water rights in the area. >Read More

Resolutions adopted by Commissioner's Court of Hood County (July 2009)

Whereas, the Brazos River is the longest river in the State of Texas, with a watershed stretching from New Mexico to the Gulf of Mexico; intertwined with Texas history, the Brazos River was well-known to early Spanish explorers, who called it "Los Brazos de Dios" or "the arms of God" and
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Rucker Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Update (July 2009)

The debate over whether or not a sewer plant will be built on Rucker Creek is over. The developer sold the property and the applications to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) have been withdrawn. How did this happen?.
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Shifting Baselines Confound River Restoration
by Staff Writers Washington DC (SPX) Sep 02, 2009

Steep reductions in the abundance of fish, shellfish, and other aquatic fauna in recent centuries are not restricted to animals that live in the sea: historical records show that species in rivers and lakes worldwide also experienced sharp declines. Yet the significance of these declines in freshwater species is frequently overlooked by natural resource managers, according to an article in the September 2009 issue of BioScience >Read more