Barton Creek

 Our organization was founded in 1979 to protect Barton Creek, and it remains one of our top priorities. We worked for the creation of the Barton Creek Greenbelt and the Barton Creek Habitat Preserve in the 1990s. We have supported the conservation efforts of Shield Ranch, the largest undeveloped property in the creek's watershed. In 2021, we successfully opposed a permit application for a wastewater discharge permit on the Long Branch tributary of Barton Creek, which would have allowed treated sewage to be dumped into the creek for the first time ever. And we are currently opposing two pending permits for wastewater irrigation facilities that would be located too close to Barton Creek.

WHAT WE DO: Save Texas Streams' previous Executive Director Sydney Garcia was interviewed at Barton Creek about the Pristine Streams Petition that our organization and other Hill Country groups and landowners filed with TCEQ in 2022.