Transcript Uvalde Feb 23, 2011 – Corpus Christi

2011 Upper Basin Stakeholder Forum
Nueces River Authority
Feb 16, 2011 – Uvalde
Feb 23, 2011 – Corpus Christi
1991 Texas Clean Rivers Program
• To monitor and
assess the water
quality in the 25
basins throughout
Texas
• TCEQ developed
partnerships to
manage CRP
– 15 Partner
Agencies
• State agencies
• River Authorities
• Local
Governments
NRA’s Area of Responsibility
– Nueces River
Basin
– S.A. Nueces
Coastal Basin
– Nueces Rio
Grande Coastal
Basin
– Bays and
Estuaries
• 44 Segments
• 30,500 Square
Miles
Texas Clean Rivers Program
• $9 Million Allocated Statewide Amongst CRP Partners
Over 2 Years:
• NRA: $548,272 Over 2 Years
– NRA CRP Budget By Task
• Project Administration – 21%
• Quality Assurance – 4%
• Water Quality Monitoring – 39%
• Data Management – 13%
• Data Analysis and Reporting – 9%
• Stakeholder Participation and Public Outreach – 13%
• Special Projects: Petronila Creek Continuous Monitoring – 1%
Quarterly Routine Monitoring
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pH
DO
Conductivity
Temp
Ammonia
Nitrates
Phosphorus
Chlorophyll-a
Turbidity
Bacteria
Chloride
Sulfate
NRA Database
http://www.nueces-ra.org/CP/CRP/SWQM/index.php
Interactive Map
http://www.nueces-ra.org/CP/CRP/SWQM/index.php
Coordinated Monitoring Schedule
http://cms.lcra.org
NRA Coordinated Monitoring Meeting
– Plan Sampling for
upcoming Year
– Invite:
– TCEQ Regional
Offices
– TPWD
– CBBEP
– Other Interested
Parties
Assessment (Integrated Report)
• Every 2 Years
• Based on 7 Years of Data:
– 2010 – December 1, 2001 – November 30, 2008
– 2012 – December 1, 2003 – November 30, 2010
Classified Water Bodies Are Assigned
Designated Uses
– Aquatic Life
• Exceptional
• High
• Intermediate
• Limited
– Oyster Waters
– Contact Recreation
• Primary Contact
• Secondary Contact 1 and 2 (New)
• Noncontact
– Public Water Supply
– Fish Consumption
– General Use
Water Quality Criteria are Assigned to
Designated Uses
• Aquatic Life
– Dissolved Oxygen
• Public Water Supply
– Chloride
– Sulfate
– TDS
• Recreation
– Bacteria
• General Use
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Water Temperature
pH
Ammonia
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
• Fish Consumption
– Fish Tissue
Assessment Includes 2 Lists:
– 305(B) List
Concerns
– 303(d) List
Impairments
Concerns 305(b) List
• Water bodies where 20% of samples > criteria
– Ammonia-Nitrogen
– Nitrate+Nitrite
– Orthophosphorus
– Total phosphorus
– Chlorophyll-a
Impairments 303(d) List
Water bodies that
do not meet the
criteria for support
of one or more of
its beneficial uses
Impairments 303(d) List
• TDS, Chloride, Sulfate
– Average > criteria (Public Water Supply Impairment)
• DO: grab samples and 24-Hr average
– 10% of samples < criteria (Aquatic Life Impairment)
• pH
– 10% of samples outside range (General Use
Impairment)
• E. coli, Enterococcus
– Geometric mean > criteria (Recreational Use Impairment)
List of Impairments in the Upper Basin
• 2103 Lake Corpus Christi impaired TDS (New)
• 2104 Nueces River Above Frio impaired Fish
and Macrobenthos community (New)
• 2106 Nueces River/Lower Frio River impaired
for TDS
• 2107 Atascosa River impaired for bacteria, low
DO, Fish, and Macrobethos community
• 2108 San Miguel Creek impaired for bacteria
• 2109 Leona River impaired for bacteria
2010 List of Impairments in the Upper Basin
• 2110 Lower Sabinal River impaired for nitrates
• 2113 Upper Frio River impaired for Macrobenthos
and Fish communities
• 2116 Choke Canyon impaired for Low DO
• 2117 Frio Above Choke Canyon impaired for
bacteria
CWA Requires State to Take
Action to Restore Impaired Waters
• Additional Monitoring - is the impairment
real?
• Use Attainability Analysis (UAA)- Are
existing criteria and uses appropriate for
water body?
• Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
• Watershed Protection Plan (WPP)
• Special Study
Ongoing Projects to Address the Impaired Water
Bodies in the Upper Basin
• Atascosa River
– UAAs
• Lower Sabinal
– TMDL
• Leona River
– Assessment
Atascosa River Segment 2107
• Flows 103 Miles to
confluence with the
Frio River
• Impaired for:
– Bacteria (1996)
– Low Do (1996)
– Fish Community
(2006)
– Macro Community
(2010)
Atascosa River
• TMDL Team-UAAs
– Contact Recreation
– Aquatic Life Use
– Are designated uses
and existing criteria
appropriate for the
Atascosa?
* Currently Contact
recreation and high
aquatic life use
Recreational Use Attainability
Analysis (RUAA)
• Evaluate the
presence or
absence of water
recreation activities
in the Atascosa
– Report was
submitted to the
standards group
Aquatic Life Use Attainability
Analysis
• Data Collection to
be completed in
Fall 2011
• Technical report
will be out in 2012
• The UAAS will
assess Current
Standards and
Criteria on the
Atascosa
Lower Sabinal
• Flows 27 miles to
the confluence with
the Frio
• Listed in 2002 as
impaired for
Nitrates
Lower Sabinal TMDL
• 2003 TCEQ initiated a TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load)
• TMDL team determined nitrates were from the
Sabinal WWTF
– Built in 1967 within the 100 year floodplain
TMDL Implementation Plan
New WWTF To Be Completed This Spring
• New WWTF in Sabinal thru the use of
ARRA Funds
-outside 100 yr. floodplain
-looped aeration
-clarifiers
-UV disinfection
-Mech. Screen
Leona River Assessments
Nikki Jackson
TIAER
Other Studies and Projects
• NRSA Study-EPA
Study of streams
and rivers across
the U.S.
• Determine % of
good, fair, and
poor conditions
NRSA Study
NRA SEP Application
Supplemental Environmental Project
Funding
• Violators can use
fine to support an
environmental
project in their
region
• 3rd parties can
apply for funding
projects
2011 Basin Highlights Report
– Assessment Year BHR– a snapshot of every segment
and any impairments or concerns
– Year Following the Assessment BHR -any updates and
ongoing projects in each basin
– Every 5th year Basin Summary-more in depth and
detailed than the Basin Highlights Report
Comments to Kati Carberry
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 361-653-2115
Mail: Nueces River Authority
1201 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Input for FY 2011 Planning
• Additional routine monitoring sites?
• Special studies?
• Additional outreach opportunities?
• Additional web-based information?
Contact Information
http://www.nueces-ra.org
Kati Carberry: [email protected]
361-653-2110
Sky Lewey: [email protected]
830-278-6810
Rocky Freund: [email protected]
361-653-2110
Beth Almaraz: [email protected]
361-653-2110