it,” Wendt says. “But of course that’s limited based on appropriations from the Legislature, on landowner participation and on rainfall con- ditions.” Richmond says, “Thanks to the
cooperation with LCRA, with A&M System, Texas Tech University and the agencies, there has been a tre- mendous amount of information to supply the TSSWCB to develop the program that we have in place today. It is very much a success story from what I have personally seen. “As you remove this brush, not
only is it good for the landowner because he has the opportunity to have better grass available for livestock, but the supply of wa- ter running into the tributaries is increased. The percolation of the water is increased and the water, because it fi lters through the grass, does not carry sediment into the stream,” he says. This clean water fl ows into Lake
Brownwood, which supplies water to the nearly 20,000 townspeople. George Ozuna with the U.S. Geo-
logic Survey explains that agency’s role in the project. “We provide hy- drologic data. We can document change in evapotranspiration and see how effective the brush manage- ment practices are. With that data in hand we can develop a model to show that this would be an effective area to apply a brush management practice.” Spatial analysis for the water sup-
ply enhancement project is provided by Rainwater from Texas Tech Uni- versity. “We look for combinations of soil conditions, slopes, the presence of vegetation that can be removed, local hydrology, land use,” and more factors. This analysis helps to “priori- tize the areas where the productivity of water supply enhancement can be maximized,” he says.
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From left are Rex Isom, executive director, and Johnny Oswald, supervisor, both with TSSWCB, and Richmond.
Cody Richmond, left, and Wright.
Leonard Wood is a director of the Pecan Bayou Soil and Water Con-
servation District. The local group talks with landowners about the Lake Brownwood Water Supply Enhancement Program.
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