Clean Waters Initiative Workshops

Clean water is crucial to our region's environment, economy, and quality of life. Our Clean Waters Initiative (CWI) program offers workshops that help local governments, landowners, and residents develop effective strategies to reduce pollution in our area waterways.

Upcoming CWI Workshops

Our Fall 2017 / Spring 2018 workshop topics survey has closed. Click here to view the results.

August 29, 2017 - Freshwater Inflows

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October 24, 2017 - Better Public Engagment Practices

Registration link coming soon.

November 28, 2017 - Emerging Issues in Water Quality

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Past Workshops

H-GAC Water Quality Resources

Includes workshops on in-stream water quality monitoring, website user training, region-wide water quality initiatives and the Basin Highlights Report / Basin Summary Report.

Wastewater Treatment Facilities and On-Site Sewage Facilities

Workshops on Electricity Use and Production through Wastewater, OSSFs, and Effluent Microbial Loading.

Coastal Communities

Workshops geared towards Coastal Community needs such as 319 grants, Economic Development and OSSF repair/inspection/replacement.

Capacity Management and Operations Maintenance

Information about Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs), Cease the Grease, and TCEQ small business assistance

MS4 Minimum Control Measures

H-GAC has hosted a series of workshop about the six minimum control measures for MS4s: construction site runoff, post-construction runoff, illicit discharge detection and emimination, good housekeeping, and industrial permits

Conservation, Landscaping, Land Use, and Low Impact Development

Presentations about Regional Water Conservation, Yard Wise, Flood Control Landscaping, Compost and Green Roofs, Nutrients and Sediments in our waterways, and Low Impact Development for Developers

Stormwater and Watersheds

This category includes presentations about feral hogs and water quality, watershed modeling, urban stream ecology, and instream bacteria dynamics.

Education, Outreach, and Public Participation

Local initiatives such as Back the Bay, Clean Water Clear Choice, and Texas Stream Team