Transcript Texas Clean Rivers Program 2006 - 2007

Texas Clean Rivers Program
2006 - 2007
Nueces River Authority
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Citizens
CRP Area of Responsibility
30,500 square
miles
3 Basins
23 Watersheds
45 Segments
Overview of the
Clean Rivers Program
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Program Goal and Objectives
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Maintain and improve the quality of water within each river basin in
Texas through an ongoing partnership involving TCEQ, river authorities,
other agencies, regional entities, local governments, industry, and
citizens. The program's watershed management approach will identify
and evaluate water quality issues, establish priorities for corrective
action, work to implement those actions, and adapt to changing
priorities.
• 1. Provide Quality-Assured Data to the Commission for Use in
Water Quality Decision-Making
• 2. Identify and Evaluate Water Quality Issues
• 3. Promote Cooperative Watershed Planning
• 4. Inform and Engage Stakeholders
• 5. Maintain Efficient Use of Public Funds
• 6. Adapt Program to Emerging Water Quality Issues
http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/compliance/monitoring/crp/
Overview of the
Clean Rivers Program
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Funding and Allocation of Resources
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State fee-funded
$9 Million State-Wide for 2 years
NRA: $548,272
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23% - Project Administration
46% - Water Quality Monitoring and Quality Assurance
11% - Data Management
8% - Data Analysis and Reporting
12 % - Stakeholder Participation and Public Outreach
Overview of the
Clean Rivers Program
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Role of the Steering Committee and Stakeholders
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Objective 4: Inform and Engage Stakeholders
• 1. Give stakeholders the opportunity to contribute their ideas and
concerns through steering committee meetings, public meetings, and/or
other forums
• 2. Participate in public information and education activities to increase
stakeholder involvement in the program and interest in water quality
issues
• 3. Communicate information on water quality issues to stakeholders so
that priorities may be set considering local, regional, state, and federal
needs
• 4. Support stakeholders, volunteers, and other programs in addressing
water quality issues
• 5. Provide information requested by interested parties and disseminate
information via the Internet
Overview of the
Clean Rivers Program
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Water Quality Assessment
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2004 – March 1, 1998 – February 28, 2003
2006 – December 1, 1999 – November 30, 2004
 Water
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Quality Inventory
Concerns – 305(b) list
Impairments – 303(d) list
FY 2007 Monitoring Sites
 Nueces
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NRA
• 18 sites
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TCEQ
• 16 sites
Basin
FY 2007 Monitoring Sites
 San Antonio
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NRA
• 11 sites
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TCEQ
• 12 sites
– Nueces Coastal Basin
FY 2007 Monitoring Sites
 Nueces
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– Rio Grande Coastal Basin
NRA
• 2 sites
• 2 24-DO sites on
Arroyo Colorado
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TCEQ
• 33 sites
Use Assessment &
Monitoring Parameters
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Aquatic Life
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Public Water Supply
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Bacteria
General Use
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Chloride
Sulfate
TDS
Contact Recreation
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Dissolved Oxygen
Water Temperature
pH
Ammonia
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Fish Consumption
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Fish Tissue
Deliverables
 Quality Assured
Data
 Basin Highlights Report
 Basin Summary Report (every 5th year)
 Data Accessibility via Website
Concerns and Impairments
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Summary Handout
 Bacteria Task Force
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examining approaches that other states use to develop and implement
bacteria TMDLs;
recommending cost-effective and time-efficient methods for developing
TMDLs;
recommending effective approaches for developing implementation plans;
evaluating the variety of models and bacteria-source-tracking methods
available for developing TMDLs and implementation plans, and
recommending under what conditions certain methods are more appropriate;
developing a roadmap for further scientific research needed to reduce
uncertainty about how bacteria behave under different water conditions in
Texas.
Headwater Stewardship Project
 Litter Prevention Campaign
 Basin Watershed Model
 Land Stewardship
Non-point Source Demonstrations
Water Quality Priorities
TMDLs, Related Projects, Targeted Outreach
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Lower Sabinal River – Segment 2110
• Nitrate+Nitrite Impairment
• New WWTP for City of
Sabinal
• Construction to begin
Nov – Dec ‘07
Water Quality Priorities
TMDLs, Related Projects, Targeted Outreach
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South Central Texas Bacteria and Dissolved Oxygen
• 2104 – Nueces River Above Above Frio River
• 2107 – Atascosa River
• 2113 – Upper Frio River
Water Quality Priorities
TMDLs, Related Projects, Targeted Outreach
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2104 – Nueces River Above Frio River
• Depressed DO - 25 miles surrounding SH 16
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Means of average and
minimum values met standard
3 individual average values
did not meet standard
2 individual minimum values
did not meet standard
• Final Report – Remediation
not recommended
Water Quality Priorities
TMDLs, Related Projects, Targeted Outreach
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2107 – Atascosa River
• Bacteria - lower 25 miles and
• 25 miles surrounding US 281
• Depressed DO - 25 miles
surrounding US 281
• Remains on 303(d) list
Water Quality Priorities
TMDLs, Related Projects, Targeted Outreach
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2113 – Upper Frio River
• Depressed DO – 25 miles
surrounding SH 127
• Final Report – Appears to be meeting
exceptional aquatic live use
• Should be removed from 303(d) list
Water Quality Priorities
TMDLs, Related Projects, Targeted Outreach
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Segment 2472 – Copano Bay Bacteria
• Includes tidal segments of Mission and Aransas Rivers
Water Quality Priorities
TMDLs, Related Projects, Targeted Outreach
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Segment 2482 – Nueces Bay Zinc
• Includes tidal segment of Nueces River
Water Quality Priorities
TMDLs, Related Projects, Targeted Outreach
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Segments 2485, 2485A – Oso Bay /Oso Creek Bacteria
Water Quality Priorities
TMDLs, Related Projects, Targeted Outreach
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Segment 2204 –
Petronila Creek Above
Tidal
Chloride, Sulfate and
TDS
Water Quality Priorities
TMDLs, Related Projects, Targeted Outreach
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Segments 2485, 2491 – Oso Bay and
Laguna Madre Depressed Dissolved
Oxygen
Water Quality Priorities
TMDLs, Related Projects, Targeted Outreach
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Segments 2201, 2202 – Arroyo Colorado
bacteria, depressed DO
Water Quality Priorities
TMDLs, Related Projects, Targeted Outreach
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Bacteria in Oyster Waters
• 2462 – San Antonio Bay / Hynes Bay / Guadalupe Bay
• 2472 – Copano Bay
• 2481 – Corpus Christi Bay
2007 Basin Highlights Report
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Draft available for review
Comments by April 30
Comments to Rocky Freund
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 361-825-3195
Mail: Nueces River Authority
6300 Ocean Drive – Unit 5865
Corpus Christi, TX 78412-5865
2008 – 2009 Contract Period
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April 2007 – Coordinated Monitoring Meeting for FY 2008
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June 2007 – Final Workplan Due
Contact Information
http://www.nueces-ra.org
Sky Lewey: [email protected]
830-278-6810
Rocky Freund: [email protected]
361-825-3193