Transcript Uvalde Feb 23, 2011 – Corpus Christi

2011 Lower 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%
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
– USGS
– Soil Board
– 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
• 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 (Recreation use Impairment)
Impairments in the Lower Basin
Bacteria Impairments
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2001 Mission River Tidal
2003 Aransas River Tidal
2004A Aransas Creek
2203 -2204 Petronila Creek (New Listing)
2201 Arroyo Colorado
2462 San Antonio Bay/Hynes Bay (New Listing Oyster Waters)
2472 Copano Bay (Oyster Waters)
2481 Corpus Christi Bay (Ropes and Cole Parks)
2483 Redfish Bay (Oyster Waters)
2485A Oso Creek, Bay (Oyster Waters)
2491 Laguna Madre
2492 San Fernando Creek
2494 Brownsville Ship Channel (New Listing)
2494A Port Isabel Fishing Harbor (New Listing)
2010 Integrated Report
• 2201 Arroyo Colorado Impaired for
Low DO
Mercury and PCBs in edible tissue
DDE in edible tissue (New Listing)
• 2202 Arroyo Above Tidal Impaired for
Mercury and PCBs in edible tissue
DDE in edible tissue (New Listing)
2010 Integrated Report
• 2204 Petronila Creek Above Tidal
TDS
Chloride
Sulfate
Chlorophyll-a
• 2482 Nueces Bay
Zinc in edible tissue (New Listing)
• 2491 Laguna Madre
Low DO
CWA Requires State to Take Action to Restore Impaired
Waters
(Arthur Talley)
• Additional Monitoring - is the impairment
real?
• Use Attainability Analysis (UAA)- Are
existing criteria and uses appropriate for
water body?
• TMDL
• WPP
• Special Study
National Coastal Condition
Assessment
• EPA National Aquatic
Survey
• TCEQ and University
of Houston
• 53 sites from Sabine
Lake to Lower
Laguna Madre
• 7 in Corpus Christi
Bay and 2 in Nueces
Bay
Sample Collection
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Water
Sediment
Bacteria
Benthic
Community
• Fish Tissue
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
– 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
Sky Lewey: [email protected]
830-278-6810
Rocky Freund: [email protected]
361-825-3193
Beth Almaraz: [email protected]
361-825-3193