New Braunfels Edition | October 2025

Stop Energy Vampires

Energy vampires are lurking in the shadows of your home, haunting your devices and sucking electricity! Stop them in their tracks! To save energy, unplug items like chargers and gaming consoles when not in use.

Learn more at myPEC.com/energy-vampires.

PEDERNALES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE

DRY COMAL CREEK & COMAL RIVER WATERSHED PROTECTION PLAN

The Dry Comal Creek and Comal River are both categorized by the State of Texas as impaired due to high bacteria concentrations. Testing shows that a majority of bacteria found in the Comal River and Dry Comal Creek ( 64% ) are from wildlife. The goal of the watershed protection plan is to improve water quality by reducing bacteria and other pollutants. Implementation began in 2018.

What is a watershed?

We’re improving our watershed! Recently, we have: Played educational videos at movie theatres

A watershed is an area that conveys water traveling across the land surface into bodies of water, such as rivers and creeks, that eventually flow to lakes and oceans. As stormwater flows through the watershed toward rivers and creeks, it has the potential to carry pollutants. Below is the Dry Comal Creek and Comal River Watershed , where New Braunfels is located.

Conducted waste clean-up events

Healthy watersheds:

Provided pet waste bag stations Installed stormwater filters Supported in-person educational programs Published educational ads on social media

Support healthy wildlife

Host recreational activities Reduce localized flooding

Dry Comal Creek

Comal River

Improve water quality

How can I help? Pick up pet waste

Avoid feeding wildlife

Properly dispose of trash

Learn more about how to help at https://newbraunfels.gov/wpp

for helping us protect our

springs, rivers, and watersheds!

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