Surface water quality levels in some Texas lakes, rivers is poor, officials say

BANDERA, Texas – Signs posted on Bandera Park on the Medina River inform folks to not swim in the water, caution of increased micro organism levels.

David Mauk, common supervisor of the Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District, mentioned the prime warmth and loss of rain are serving to micro organism thrive in some rivers and lakes.

“These are the headwaters, and generally, they are pretty pristine waters. But when it’s not flowing, and you get temps over 90 degrees and over 100, you are going to see things introduced,” he mentioned.

Surface water checking out is finished each and every two weeks in other places of the headwaters of the San Antonio and Medina basins, the Nueces and Sabina rivers and Medina Lake.

“People are very tied to the river system here, and when the river system suffers like this, people, animals, the fish, they’re going to suffer,” Mauk mentioned.

Surface water checking out information is public. The key quantity to search for when checking water prerequisites is the quantity adopted by means of the acronym MPN, which stands for Most Probable Number. See the data here.

In Bandera, the take a look at levels are coming again prime for E. Coli. The quantity, generally between 50 to 100 MPN, is smartly over 700 in the ultimate take a look at finished.

Where’s the water? Texas swimming spots drying up because of excessive warmth, loss of rain.