Collaboration and Commitment

In 2008, Geronimo Creek was identified by the Texas Water Quality Inventory as impaired for contact recreation due to the presence of excess E. coli bacteria and elevated levels of nitrate-nitrogen.

As a result, Geronimo and Alligator Creeks were selected by the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB) and the Regional Watershed Coordination Steering Committee (WCSC) for development of a custom watershed protection plan (WPP).

The Geronimo and Alligator Creeks Watershed Partnership (Partnership) was formed in 2009.

Initially led by a locally selected Steering Committee, the Partnership worked with citizens, businesses, public officials and state and federal agencies in the watershed. The collective goals were to restore and protect water quality and designated uses of the creeks through voluntary, non-regulatory water resource management. The WPP was completed and accepted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on September 13, 2012.

The Partnership continues today, acknowledging that success in improving and protecting water resources depends on the people who live and work in the watershed. The potential sources of impairment are identified as: urban runoff that includes waste from dogs, cattle, goats, horses, deer, feral hogs, as well as discharged wastewater from treatment plants. These sources can contribute both bacteria and nutrients. 

Anyone can be a member of the Partnership and become involved in implementation of the WPP, and can share with others about this important project! Simply contact the Watershed Coordinator listed on the Contact Us page.

Water quality in the Geronimo & Alligator Creeks watershed is monitored by the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) as part of the Texas Clean Rivers Program.