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TPWD highlights first Water Trust deposit in two decades and asks commission to adopt phased park-opening policy
Summary
TPWD briefed the commission on land-and-water plan actions including a 200 acre-feet dedication to the Texas Water Trust, renovation of the Edwin L. Cox Freshwater Fisheries Center and the chairman asked staff to return with a formal phased park-opening policy in May.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials updated the commission on efforts tied to the department’s Land and Water Resources, Conservation and Recreation Plan and sought direction to formalize how newly acquired parks move from acquisition to public opening.
Executive Director David Joskowitz told the commission that TPWD recently dedicated 200 acre-feet of water to the Texas Water Trust for environmental flows in Big Cypress Bayou, the department’s first deposit to that trust in almost 20 years. Joskowitz said the deposit will support habitats important to reintroduced paddlefish and the protection of areas such as Caddo Lake.
"The dedication of 200 acre feet of water to the Texas Water Trust for environmental flows in Big Cypress Bayou is a…
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