Water Testing Underway at Wetlands
As part of the Wetlands Preservation Project, an effort supported by Bond 2025 and rooted in the original vision of Dorothy Arnold, whose early land donation helped establish the wetlands classroom for generations of Flour Bluff students, the Center for Water Supply Studies at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi has been conducting water testing at the district’s wetlands as part of ongoing research and monitoring efforts. These tests help gather important data on water conditions, environmental health, and long-term sustainability of the wetlands.
In an advisory role for the Flour Bluff ISD Wetland Preserve Project, TAMUCC’s Center for Water Supply Studies (CWSS) graduate students Muhamed Elshalkany and Will Rodriguez, with staff Joy Brown, began geophysical surveys to study the hydrogeologic connections between the wetland’s ponds and the nearby Laguna Madre. This collaboration between CWSS and FBISD aims to understand the wetland’s hydrology and support the development of educational tools for students and the community. The team started with an electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) profile across a dry freshwater pond (ERT 01) and plans three more between the saline and freshwater ponds, with seismic refraction tomography (SRT) also conducted to estimate water table depth and map saturated zone thickness, all to help preserve and safely share this unique wetland.
