10 Justin Bower, Senior Environmental Planner, on Cypress Creek Water Quality

Jan 7, 2020 · 1h 32m 59s
10 Justin Bower, Senior Environmental Planner, on Cypress Creek Water Quality
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Justin Bower joins us to for an interesting discussion of his background, his work, and water quality. A discussion I wish could have gone longer. We talk about -his background...

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Justin Bower joins us to for an interesting discussion of his background, his work, and water quality. A discussion I wish could have gone longer.

We talk about
-his background
-his childhood in rural New York
-why he got into environmental planning
-what he does now
-the Cypress Creek Watershed Partnership: history, function, purpose, goals
-Cypress Creek water quality
-why water quality is important to you, our community, and our local ecology
-what you can do about it, and how you can get involved.

Enjoy!

Justin's contact info: https://cypresspartnership.weebly.com/contact.html

Contact Michael:
1. ccerppodcast@aol.com
2. http://www.goldams.com
3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/
4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/

Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/

Show notes:
1. The Cypress Creek Watershed Partnership: https://cypresspartnership.weebly.com

2. Houston-Galveston Area Council: http://www.h-gac.com/home/residents.aspx

3. Cypress Creek water quality
a. https://communityimpact.com/houston/environment/2019/07/24/group-forms-to-tackle-water-quality-issues-on-cypress-creek/
b. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/champions-klein/news/article/Fecal-matter-in-Cypress-Creek-prompts-watershed-13817228.php
c. https://cypresspartnership.weebly.com/water-quality.html

4. Andrew Wyeth paintings: https://andrewwyeth.com/gallery/

5. The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape
by James Howard Kunstler: https://www.amazon.com/Geography-Nowhere-Americas-Man-Made-Landscape/dp/0671888250

6. The Clean Water Act
a. https://www.americanrivers.org/rivers/discover-your-river/the-importance-of-the-cwa-to-protecting-your-rivers-clean-water/
b. https://cfpub.epa.gov/watertrain/moduleFrame.cfm?parent_object_id=2571
c, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Water_Act

7. Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954
a. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watershed_Protection_and_Flood_Prevention_Act_of_1954
b. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb1042173.pdf

8. Cuyahoga River Fire
a. https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/63
b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuyahoga_River
c. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/cuyahoga-river-caught-fire-least-dozen-times-no-one-cared-until-1969-180972444/

9. Texas Fish Consumption Bans and Advisories: https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/fishing/general-rules-regulations/fish-consumption-bans-and-advisories

10. Texas Stream Team
a. https://www.meadowscenter.txstate.edu/Service/TexasStreamTeam.html
b. https://www.meadowscenter.txstate.edu/Service/TexasStreamTeam/citizenscientists.html
b. https://www.tceq.texas.gov/waterquality/nonpoint-source/projects/texas-stream-team

11. Urban Forestry in the H-GAC Region: http://www.h-gac.com/urban-forestry/default.aspx
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