Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board
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The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB) is a state agency of Texas
, headquartered in Temple
. The agency enforces the state's soil and water conservation laws and coordinates conservation and nonpoint source pollution
abatement programs. The Texas State Legislature created the agency in 1939.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, headquartered in Temple
Temple, Texas
Temple is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. Located near the county seat of Belton, Temple lies in the region referred to as Central Texas. Located off Interstate 35, Temple is 65 miles north of Austin and 34 miles south of Waco. In the 2010 Census, Temple's population was 66,102, an...
. The agency enforces the state's soil and water conservation laws and coordinates conservation and nonpoint source pollution
Nonpoint source pollution
Nonpoint source pollution refers to both water and air pollution from diffuse sources. Nonpoint source water pollution affects a water body from sources such as polluted runoff from agricultural areas draining into a river, or wind-borne debris blowing out to sea. Nonpoint source air pollution...
abatement programs. The Texas State Legislature created the agency in 1939.