{"id":27,"date":"2017-02-28T21:06:25","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T21:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agrilife.org\/coalitionofwatersheds\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2017-12-13T21:27:09","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T21:27:09","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/coalitionofwatersheds\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Vision<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Partnering for healthy watersheds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Goals and Action Items\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>(Determined August 2017)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goal:<\/strong> Promote widespread community awareness and engagement in the protection and improvement of Coalition watersheds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Action Items:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Work to establish a household hazardous waste facility for Galveston County.<\/li>\n<li>Identify new methods to reach citizens and make real change<\/li>\n<li>Find appropriate advocates to engage local governments\/officials<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate with Coalition partners for education implementation measures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goal:<\/strong> Work as a team to implement management measures from plans in Coalition watersheds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Action Items:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Work with partners to remove debris from Coalition bayous<\/li>\n<li>Determine and pursue dredging needs for Coalition bayous<\/li>\n<li>Support bacteria source tracking projects that benefit Coalition watersheds<\/li>\n<li>Support wastewater infrastructure improvements for public and private entities in Coalition watersheds<\/li>\n<li>Work with partners to reduce FOG &amp; wipes in sanitary sewer systems<\/li>\n<li>Support communities in Coalition watersheds in their efforts to manage development<\/li>\n<li>Promote the use of natural riparian buffers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Goal:<\/strong> Ensure the long term funding of the Coalition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Action Items:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Obtain funding for a Coalition Coordinator<\/li>\n<li>Apply for 3 grants per year to support Coalition efforts<\/li>\n<li>Establish a secure local funding mechanism to support Coalition efforts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Vision Partnering for healthy watersheds. &nbsp; Goals and Action Items\u00a0(Determined August 2017) Goal: Promote widespread community awareness and engagement in the protection and improvement of Coalition watersheds. 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