Higher standards urged for Barton watershed
Barton Creek, circa 1970 (Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, 11317)

Barton Creek, circa 1970
Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, 11317

September 1975

UT Professor Gus Fruh calls for a new standard for water quality in Barton Creek. Fruh asserts that aesthetic standards are insufficient and water should be clean enough for human contact.  

I believe how a man uses his land is his right, but society that is being affected by how a man uses his land also has a right.

— Gus Fruh, University of Texas Professor of Civil Engineering

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