Cooperative Agreement P23AC00256

1) FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER P22AS00073.2)FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS TEXT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER RESOURCE PROTECTION PROGRAM (SWBRPP) PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO NPS UNITS, AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, TRIBES, AND LOCAL AND STATE AGENCIES TO IMPROVE RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP, ACHIEVE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, PROVIDE MEANINGFUL INTERPRETATION AND CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, WHICH WILL LEAD TO INCREASED APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF OUR SHARED NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE ALONG OUR INTERNATIONAL BORDER WITH MEXICO.THE AMISTAD RESERVOIR IS A RESOURCE OF BINATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR COMMUNITIES IN BOTH THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. HOWEVER, LIMITED WORK HAS BEEN CONDUCTED TO MONITOR AND CHARACTERIZE THE AMISTAD RESERVOIR REGION S SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATER RESOURCES. THE LACK OF WATER CHEMISTRY DATA IN PARTICULAR HINDERS IMPLEMENTATION OF EFFECTIVE WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, ESPECIALLY IN THE FACE OF CHALLENGES SUCH AS DROUGHT AND LAND USE CHANGE. THIS PROJECT WILL INVOLVE WATER SAMPLING OF SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATER (WELLS, SPRINGS) RESOURCES IN TEXAS AND COAHUILA DE ZARAGOZA TO AUGMENT SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE REGION S WATER CHEMISTRY, IDENTIFY SOURCE AREAS OF IMPORTANT SPRINGS, AND EMPOWER STAKEHOLDERS IN THEIR WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT EFFORTS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE COMMUNITIES AROUND AND DOWNSTREAM THE AMISTAD RESERVOIR THAT DEPEND ON THESE SENSITIVE WATER RESOURCES.