Village Creek-Lake Arlington: Implementing a Watershed Protection Plan
Texas A&M AgriLife Research will install and monitor low impact development features to determine their effectiveness in reducing bacteria levels entering Lake Arlington.
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Project Area
River Basin: Trinity
Water Bodies: Village Creek (0828A), Lake Arlington (0828)
Location: Johnson and Tarrant counties
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The Village Creek-Lake Arlington watershed is in the southwestern part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. It covers 143 square miles and supplies water to the cities of Arlington, Bedford, Colleyville, Euless, and parts of Grapevine and North Richland Hills.
Village Creek was initially listed on the 2010 Integrated Report for Surface Water Quality Section 303(d) for high concentrations of bacteria that were more than quadruple the state standard. Lake Arlington has concerns for high levels of nitrogen and chlorophyll-a. The Trinity River Authority developed the Village Creek-Lake Arlington watershed protection plan (WPP) to address these water quality impairments and concerns. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency accepted the WPP in 2019.
Project Description
September 2023 – August 2026
Texas A&M AgriLife Research (AgriLife) will install low impact development (LID) features to reduce bacteria concentrations that enter Lake Arlington. They will begin by analyzing existing data and consulting residents to determine the optimal placement for the features. AgriLife will install educational signs and hold workshops to inform residents about the purpose and benefits of the actions taken and similar LID projects.
AgriLife will also conduct water quality monitoring upstream and downstream of the installed features to determine how effective they are at decreasing the bacteria load entering the water bodies.
For More Information
Texas A&M AgriLife Research website.
To find out more about the NPS Program, call 512-239-6682 or email us at nps@tceq.texas.gov.