What is the timeline?
During 2008, the stakeholders group completed source identification projects including: land use analysis, water quality modeling and bacterial source identification projects. The sources varied by location. In urban areas the bacteria in Lake Granbury canals appears to come mostly from domestic waste, pet waste and wildlife. While in rural areas the source appears to be a combination of domestic waste, livestock and wildlife. The stakeholders group created a list Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Lake Granbury that, if implemented, should improve water quality in the existing canals. The BMP list is currently being analyzed by Environmental Services staff and the water quality modeling team to evaluate: bacterial load reduction, impact on water quality, time to implement, cost effectiveness, availability of funding, community acceptability and political acceptability. When BMP analysis is complete, the results will be presented to the WPP Stakeholders Group. The stakeholder group w
