Texas Clean Rivers Program2008 - 2009
2009 Steering Committee Meetings
Nueces River AuthorityTexas Commission on Environmental Quality
Citizens
March 3, 2009 – Uvalde March 5, 2009 – Corpus Christi
30,500 square miles
3 Basins 44 Segments
OverviewOverviewNRA Area of ResponsibilityNRA Area of Responsibility
OverviewFunding and Allocation of Resources• State fee-funded• $9 Million State-Wide for 2 years• NRA: $548,272
• 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%
OverviewDeliverables
• Quality Assured Data
• Data Accessibility via Website
• 2008 Basin Summary Report (every 5th yr)
• 2009 Basin Highlights Report
OverviewClean Rivers Program
• Water Quality Assessment– 2008 – December 1, 1999 – November 30, 2006– 2010 – December 1, 2001 – November 30, 2008
• Water Quality Inventory– Concerns – 305(b) list– Impairments – 303(d) list
Use Assessment &Monitoring Parameters
• Aquatic Life– Dissolved Oxygen
• Public Water Supply– Chloride– Sulfate– TDS
• Contact Recreation– Bacteria
• General Use– Water Temperature– pH– Ammonia– Nitrogen– Phosphorus
• Fish Consumption– Fish Tissue
© Shedd Aquarium/www.fishphotos.org
Assessment ParametersConcerns
• 20% of samples > criteria– Ammonia-Nitrogen– Nitrate+Nitrite– Orthophosphorus– Total phosphorus– Chlorophyll-a
Assessment ParametersImpairments
• TDS, Chloride, Sulfate– Average > criteria
• DO: grab samples and 24-Hr average– 10% of samples < criteria
• pH– 10% of samples outside range
• E. coli, Enterococcus– Geometric mean > criteria – 25% of samples > criteria
Overview Role of the Steering Committee
and StakeholdersObjective 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
FY 2009 Monitoring Sites• San Antonio – Nueces Coastal Basin
– NRA • 11 sites
– Copano• 12 sites
– TCEQ• 12 sites
FY 2008 Monitoring Sites• Nueces – Rio Grande Coastal Basin
– NRA
• 2 routine sites
• 6 Arroyo Colorado
Special Study
• CWQM on Petronila
Creek
– TCEQ
• 34 sites
Project Updates• 2107 Atascosa River TMDL
– DO – aquatic life use attainability analysis (UAA)– Bacteria – recreational UAA
• 2110 Lower Sabinal River TMDL– New WWTF construction during 2009
• 2204 Petronila Creek Above Tidal Continuous Monitoring– Installed December 2006– www.tceq.state.tx.us/
cgi-bin/compliance/monops/water_daily_summary.pl?cams=731
Project Updates• 2485/2485A Oso Bay/Oso Creek Bacteria
– Creek: TSSWCB projects to locate source– Bay: Bacteria UAA for Blind Oso area
• 2485/2491 Oso Bay/Laguna Madre Low DO– TMDL concluded cause to be natural characteristics– Proposed criteria revision
• 2001/2003/2471 Mission River Tidal/Aransas River Tidal/Copano Bay TMDL– Bacteria Source Tracking (BST)– TSSWCB/NRA sampling project to support Copano TMDL
Project Updates• 2482 Nueces Bay Zinc TMDL
– IP approved – documentation of natural attenuation
• 2201/2202 Arroyo Colorado Watershed Protection Plan– www.arroyocolorado.org
• Arroyo Colorado Bacteria Study– Monthly monitoring– Comparison of 3 indicator bacteria
• 2102 – Nueces River Cleanup
Other Impairments
• Bacteria– 2108 – San Miguel Creek– 2109 – Leona River– 2117 – Frio River Above Choke Canyon Res.– 2481 – Corpus Christi Bay– 2492A – San Fernando Creek
Other Impairments
• TDS– 2106 – Nueces River / Lower Frio River
• Low DO– 2116 – Choke Canyon Reservoir
Proposed Changes to Water Quality Standards
• All classified freshwater segments– E. coli geometric mean: from 126 to 206
• 2106 Nueces River Lower Frio River– TDS: from 500 to 1080– Chloride: from 250 to 370– Sulfate: from 250 to 180
• 2116 Choke Canyon Reservoir– TDS: from 500 to 830
Proposed Changes to Water Quality Standards
• 2485 Oso Bay & 2491 Laguna Madre– DO: 24-hr Average from 5 to 4, no minimum,
• June - October
• All bays– New designated seagrass propagation use
Outreach Activities
• Ag Fairs
• Science Days
• Festivals
• Local Fairs
• Community Meetings
• Civic Group Meetings
• Field Trips
• Workshops
2009 Basin Highlights Report
– 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
Input for FY 2010 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]
Beth Almaraz: [email protected]
361-825-3193
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