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rage 4 • The Kerens Tribune • September 7, 2006
Variety
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Environmental Efforts to
Focus on Trinity River Basin
ARLINGTON - Gov.
Rick Perry announced a
major environmental initia-
tive on the Trinity River to
improve its ecosystem and
water quality. More than
$500,000 in state seed
money and in-kind contri-
butions is being made avail-
able to the Trinity River Ba-
sin Environmental Restora-
tion project.
“Starting today, the State
of Texas is pursuing a new
environmental restoration
initiative for the Trinity
River by leveraging federal
dollars for projects that im-
prove water quality, hydrol-
ogy, wetland restoration,
hardwood reforestation,
wildlife habitat and volun-
tary landowner steward-
ship,” Perry said.
The state funds will be
used for storm water con-
trol, irrigation programs and
education. These hinds plus
additional state and private
dollars that could be con-
tributed toward this effort
could leverage as much as
$30 million in the next three
to five years to develop a
comprehensive water flow
model with the Army Corps
of Engineers, improve wa-
ter quality, enhance wildlife
habitat, and expand
ecotourism opportunities in
the Trinity River Basin.
Funds also will be used to
leverage federal dollars for
grants for the rural areas of
the basin.
“The cities of Ft. Worth
and Dallas both have major
ongoing Trinity River
projects, and I compliment
city and county leaders for
their vision for restoring the
vitality of this great river,”
Perry said. “Our objective
is to work closely with the
cities, private landowners,
federal, and state agencies
to build on the success that
the Metroplex has en-
joyed.”
Texas A&M University’s
Texas Water Resources In-
stitute will lead and coordi-
nate the project, working
closely with the Trinity Ba-
sin Conservation Founda-
tion, a group of local land-
owners, conservationists,
and parks and wildlife ad-
vocates.
Perry stressed that land-
owner participation in the
project will be voluntary,
but there will be incentives
to make participation attrac-
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“If Texans all along the
Trinity River band together
to fully protect its water
quality and restore the river
to its more pristine past, it
will have a dramatic impact
on birds and wildlife,
ecotourism, and water qual-
ity,” Perry said.
The Trinity River has a
long history of water qual-
ity problems, dating back to
the early 1900s when it was
known as the “River of
Death.” This trend was re-
versed in the early 1920s
with the development of
sewer systems and waste-
water treatment in Dallas
and Fort Worth. Over the
past several decades, water
quality has improved and
the river’s fisheries are re-
turning to a much healthier
state.
The Trinity River Basin
is the only basin in the
country that connects two
major metropolitan areas; it
stretches from the Dallas-
Fort Worth metroplex to
Houston. The river is in
close proximity to 8.9 mil-
lion residents and provides
water to 40 percent of the
state’s population.
Congratulations to the
third and fourth grade stu-
dents. They have read and
passed the quizzes on five
of this year’s Texas Blueb-
onnet Books and will re-
ceive a treat bag given by
Mrs. Titlow and Mrs.
Baker.
The third grade students
are: Amanda Bailey, Jaymie
Cartridge, Tanner Carty,
Manuel Chairez, Essence
Duncan, MacKenzie Greene,
Tommy Guerrera, Kyla Hall,
Chance Harris, Lindsy Lock-
Kerens Fourth Grade Students
hart, Jeremy Moore, Brett
Wade, Thomas Pittman,
Sabrina Pruitt, Sharae
Russell, Christopher Salinas
and Chris Plafcan. All of
these students are in Mrs.
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January and a movie party in
the library sometime in May.
Brett Wade, who is in
Mrs. Myers’ homeroom,
will also receive a treat bag.
The fourth grade students
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Mrs. Havener’s homeroom
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Williams, Neal. The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 7, 2006, newspaper, September 7, 2006; Kerens, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth591726/m1/4/: accessed June 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Kerens Public Library.