est, and 8 percent developed land. While the vast majority of the


watershed is undeveloped or ag- ricultural land, there are a few incorporated areas within the Mill Creek watershed. The City of Bellville is the largest city in the watershed and is located along the Boggy Creek tributary. Other incorporated areas in the water- shed include the cities of Burton and Industry. Additionally, very small portions of both Brenham and New Ulm lie within the wa- tershed boundary. Mill Creek was added to the


state’s Clean Water Act section 303(d) list of impaired waters in 2010 due to elevated levels of bac- teria. The development of a WPP was initiated to address the impair- ment and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC), Austin County and Washington Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD), TSSWCB and the Natural Resources Conservation Service provided sup- port and technical guidance to the stakeholders during the process. “With the acceptance of the plan,


management measures identifi ed in the WPP are now eligible for funding,” said Lloyd. The Austin County SWCD and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension have both ap- plied for grants through the TSS- WCB to begin implementing man- agement measures identifi ed in the Mill Creek WPP. More information on the Mill


Creek Watershed Protection Plan is available at millcreek.tamu.edu/ watershed-protection-plan/ or by contacting Jana Lloyd at 254-773- 2258 or jlloyd@tsswcb.texas.gov. This effort was funded through


a State Nonpoint Source grant from the Texas State Soil and Water Con- servation Board.


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