04/16/2026
🌳💧 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧.𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧, 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬.
"Most people don't think about where their drinking water comes from.
Before water reaches a treatment plant, forests and soils are already working to help keep it clean.
Trees and other vegetation act as natural filters, reducing the entry of pollutants such as sediment, nitrogen, phosphorus and metals into streams and waterways.
Plants can also absorb nutrients from fertilizers, animal waste and natural decomposition, using them for growth and keeping them out of nearby water sources.
Soil also plays an important role. As water moved through the forest floor, pollutants can be filtered, attached to soil particles or broken down by microbes.
Some water suppliers purchase forested land near their water sources to help protect water quality. This is called source water protection."
Funding for the Water Resources Program is provided through a Clean Water Act Section 319 Nonpoint Source Grant from the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board and the U.S Environmental Protection Agency.
🚰Most people don't think about where their drinking water comes from.
Before water reaches a treatment plant, forests and soils are already working to help keep it clean.
Trees and other vegetation act as natural filters, reducing the entry of pollutants such as sediment, nitrogen, phosphorus and metals into streams and waterways.
Plants can also absorb nutrients from fertilizers, animal waste and natural decomposition, using them for growth and keeping them out of nearby water sources.
Soil also plays an important role. As water moved through the forest floor, pollutants can be filtered, attached to soil particles or broken down by microbes.
Some water suppliers purchase forested land near their water sources to help protect water quality. This is called source water protection.
Funding for the Water Resources Program is provided through a Clean Water Act Section 319 Nonpoint Source Grant from the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board and the U.S Environmental Protection Agency.
