Bacterial Source Tracking Webinar

This webinar included presentations from Dr. Terry Gentry, Professor and Director of Soil and Aquatic Microbiology at Texas A&M, Shaun Donovan, Environmental Sciences Department Manager at San Antonio River Authority, Mark Enders, Watershed Program Manager at the City of New Braunfels, and Dr. Christina Lopez, Watershed Coordinator for Plum Creek Watershed Partnership. 

Dr. Gentry presented an overview of bacterial source tracking (BST) and items to considering when planning a BST project. Shaun Donovan, Mark Enders, and Dr. Lopez presented results of their respective BST projects, along with the impacts the project had on their water quality activities, including informing public education and outreach, Watershed Protection Plans, and more. 

• Webinar Agenda
• Webinar Recording
• Bacterial Source Tracking - NCTCOG
• Use of Bacterial Source Tracking for Characterization of Watersheds - Dr. Terry Gentry, Texas A&M
• Applications of Bacterial Source Tracking (BST) Data in the San Antonio River Basin - Shaun Donovan, San Antonio River Authority
• Using Bacterial Source Tracking to Inform Development of Bacteria Reduction Activities in the Comal River and Dry Comal Creek Watersheds, New Braunfels, TX - Mark Enders, City of New Braunfels
• Bacterial Source Tracking Study in the Plum Creek Watershed: Implication for Watershed Protection Plans - Dr. Christina Lopez, Plum Creek Watershed Partnership