Brush Control Report Released
The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board recently released its 2005 annual report on the brush control program. Since its inception in 1999, the program has treated 619,810 acres of the 675,386 acres under contract. The Glasscock SWCD participated in the North Concho River Pilot Brush Control Project, which enhanced water flow into O.C. Fisher Reservoir. With 352,000 acres of the 950,000 –acre watershed currently under contract through the TSSWCB, it is estimated the project will generate 267,000 acre-feet of water to the North Concho River watershed.
The project to date for the local area includes over $13 million in total allocations, over 30,000 acres under contract and a total of 301,649 acres treated. Landowners have provided over $3.3 million in cost-share assistance. – From a TSSWCB News Release