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Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)

The Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP) is a voluntary conservation initiative that provides financial and technical assistance to farmers and ranchers to improve water conditions on their agricultural land.

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Texas AWEP Project Proposals Approved for Fiscal Year 2009

Name of Organization/Partner Project Title (with link to project area map) Project Description Ranking Tool for FY2009 Total Project Request
Texas Water Development Board

Texas Agriculture Water Conservation Enhancement Program-Ogallala Aquifer

Provide the most efficient and cost effective irrigation water conservation. Irrigation system improvement (drip & micro irrigation), Irrigation efficiency enhancements (irrigation water management) etc..

 TAWC Enhancement Program - Ogallala Aquifer (PDF; 25 KB) $38,000,000
Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board

Water Quality Improvement Project for the Leon River

Improve water quality in the Leon River by reducing bacteria levels using BMP's

 Water Quality - Leon River (PDF; 26 KB) $500,000
Post Oak RC&D

Brazos Bottom Irrigation Water Management

To impact approximately 23,000 acres of irrigated land by install more efficient irrigation equipment and installing BMP's

 Brazos Bottom Irrigation Water Management (PDF; 25 KB) $2,708,000
Chisholm Trail RC&D, Inc

Lake Arrowhead Watershed Project to improve available water quantity

To enhance surface water availability through brush control or suppression, range seeding, prescribed grazing, fencing, farm ponds, water wells and pipelines on 185,248 acres

 Lake Arrowhead Watershed (PDF; 21 KB) $500,000
University of Texas

Water Enhancement Projects for Drought Mitigation and Water Conservation on University Lands, Owned and managed by University of Texas System

Address water quality and water conservation issues such as such as; soil water deficits, drought, reduction in aquifer quantity and quality, the increase in evapotranspiration on UL grazing lands in West Texas. Approximately 2.1 million acres and 116 producers.

 Water Enhancement - University of Texas (PDF; 21 KB) $700,000

Additional Information

National NRCS AWEP web page

Program Contacts

Mark Habiger, Assistant State Conservationist for Programs
Phone:  254-742-9881

Doug Sharer, State Program Liaison
Phone: 254-742-9825


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