Reports, Meetings and Presentations

FY 2022 Steering Committee Meeting

FY 2021 Steering Committee Meeting

Basin Highlights Report

FY 2020 Steering Committee Meeting

Basin Highlights Report

FY 2019 Steering Committee Meeting

• Agenda
• Presentations
  • Brazos River Alluvium Studies I
  • Brazos River Alluvium Studies II
  • Insuring Water for our Future
  • Status of BRA's USFWS CCAA
  • The State Flood Assessment
  • Update of BRA Water Services Drought Contingency Plan
  • Regulatory Framework for the Protection of Surface Water Quality
  • Update on Water Bodies Not Meeting State Criteria in the draft 2016 IR and Proposed Monitoring for FY 2020
  • Update on Lampasas River WPP
  • Update on Big Creek WPP
  • Characterization of Middle Yegua, Davidson, and Deer Creeks
  • Update on the North Bosque River Phosphorus TMDL
  • Current Zebra Mussel and Golden Algae status in the Brazos Basin

Basin Highlights Report

FY 2018 Steering Committee Meeting

• Agenda
• Presentations
  • The new Allen's Creek Reservoir in the Lower Brazos Basin
        - Allen Creek Reservoir Video
  • Brazos Basin Freshwater Mussel Candidate Species Update
  • Brazos River Authority’s Emergency Action Plan - featuring Morris Sheppard Dam at Possum Kingdom Lake
  • Instream Flow Assessment and Progress in the Brazos Basin
  • Update on the 2018 Revision to the Texas Surface Water Quality Standards
  • Update on Water Bodies Not Meeting State Criteria in the 2014 IR and Proposed Monitoring for FY 2019
  • Update Leon River Watershed Protection Plans in the Brazos Basin

Basin Highlights Report

FY 2016 Steering Committee Meeting

• Agenda
• Presentations
  • Potential Threatened and Endangered Listing of Freshwater Mussels in the Brazos River Basin
  • Fisheries Habitat Improvement Project
  • HB 2031 – Use of Marine Seawater and HB 655 – Aquifer Storage and Recovery Proposed Rulemakings
  • Update on new WPPs in the Brazos River Basin Navasota River WPP
  • Update on new WPPs in the Brazos River Basin Nolan Creek/South Nolan Creek WPP
  • Allens Creek Reservoir Update
  • Update on Water Bodies Not Meeting State Criteria in the 2014 IR and Proposed Monitoring for FY 2017
  • Monitoring to Support Instream Flow Standards
  • Senate Bill 912 – Reporting Requirements for Accidental Spills Implementation
  • Recent Golden Algae Results in the Brazos River Basin

Basin Highlights Report

FY 2015 Steering Committee Meeting

• Agenda
• Presentations
  • Brazos Watermaster Program
  • Texas Land Trends: Implications for Natural Resources
  • Update on RUAAs in the Brazos River Basin and the Texas Water Quality Standards
  • Update on Water Bodies Not Meeting State Criteria in the Draft 2014 IR
  • Update on Drought and Water Supply in the Brazos River Basin

Basin Highlights Report

FY 2014 Steering Committee Meeting

• Agenda
• Presentations
  • Update on RUAAs in the Brazos River Basin and the 2014 triennial revision of the TSWQS
  • Update on Leon River WPP and Cowhouse Creek Watershed
  • Update on Lampasas River WPP
  • Update on Zebra Mussels and Endangered Species in the Brazos River Basin
  • Brazos Basin TMDL Projects
  • Water Bodies Not Meeting State Criteria and Proposed Monitoring for FY 2015
  • Assessment of Water Quality and Watershed Based Planning for Nolan Creek/South Nolan Creek
  • Update on Drought and Water Supply in the Brazos River Basin
  • An Update from the Bosque River Watershed

Basin Highlights Report

FY 2013 Steering Committee Meeting

• Agenda
• Presentations
  • Update on the Brazos River System Operation Permit and Water Management Plan(SYSOPS) Environmental Studies
  • Status of Recreational Use-Attainability Analyses (RUAAs) in the Basin
  • Update on potential endangered species listings in Texas
  • How long-term drought affects stream aesthetics and WWTP processes
  • Water Bodies Not Meeting State Criteria and Proposed Monitoring for FY 2014
  • Update on Senate Bill 3 status
  • What will the development of criteria for Statewide Nutrient Standards mean for municipalities and WWTPs and how will they affect renewal applications
• Audio Minutes
  • Update on the Brazos River System Operation Permit and Water Management Plan(SYSOPS) Environmental Studies
  • Status of Recreational Use-Attainability Analyses (RUAAs) in the Basin
  • Update on potential endangered species listings in Texas
  • How long-term drought affects stream aesthetics and WWTP processes
  • Water Bodies Not Meeting State Criteria and Proposed Monitoring for FY 2014
  • Update on Senate Bill 3 status
  • What will the development of criteria for Statewide Nutrient Standards mean for municipalities and WWTPs and how will they affect renewal applications

Basin Highlights Report

• Agenda
• Presentations
  • Update on the Texas Drought
  • Update from The Brazos River Basin Basin and Bay Expert Science Team (BBEST)
  • Nutrient Criteria Update
  • Overview of Recreational Use Attainability Analyses in the Brazos Basin
  • Update on Implementing the 2011 Surface Water Quality Standards in Permitting
  • Water Bodies Not Meeting State Criteria and Proposed Monitoring for FY 2013
  • Implementation of Selected Management Measures from the LGWPP
  • Update on the Implementation Plan for Three TMDLs for Indicator Bacteria in the Carters Creek Watershed
  • Update on Endangered Species and Zebra Mussels in Texas

• Audio Minutes
  • Introduction
  • Update on the Texas Drought
  • Update from the Brazos River Basin BBEST
  • Nutrient Criteria Update
  • Overview of Recreational Use Attainability Analyses in the Brazos Basin - TCEQ
  • Overview of Recreational Use Attainability Analyses in the Brazos Basin - TSSWCB
  • Update on Implementing the 2011 Surface Water Quality Standards in Permitting
  • Water Bodies Not Meeting State Criteria and Proposed Monitoring for FY 2013
  • Implementation of Selected Management Measures from the LGWPP
  • Update on the Implementation Plan for Three TMDLs for Indicator Bacteria in the Carters Creek Watershed
  • Update on Endangered Species and Zebra Mussels in Texas

FY 2011 Steering Committee Meeting

• Agenda
• Audio Minutes
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
• Presentations
  • Water Bodies Not Meeting State Criteria and Proposed Monitoring for FY 2012Water Quality Projects
  • Carter's/Burton Creek TMDL
  • Lampasas Watershed Protection Plan Update
  • Leon River Watershed Protection Plan Update
  • Lake Granbury Watershed Protection Plan Update
  • Update on the SB2 and SB3 Environmental Flows Assessment in the Brazos River Basin
  • New Requirements for Pesticide Applications in Water
  • Water Quality Updates from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
  • Information about the Texas Stream Team
  • Information about Reviewing the 2011 Basin Highlights Report

Basin Highlights Report

FY 2010 Steering Committee Presentations

• Agenda
• Water Bodies Not Meeting State Criteria
• Proposed Changes to State Water Quality Standards
• DRAFT 2010 Integrated Report Highlights and Brazos Basin Summaries
• Contact Recreation Uses and Recreational Use-Attainability Analyses
• Proposed Saltwater Barrier in the Lower Brazos Basin
• Texas Instream Flow Program
• Leon, Granger and San Gabriel Watershed Protection Plan Updates
• Granbury Watershed Protection Plan Update
• Lampasas Watershed Protection Plan Update
• Proposed Monitoring Schedule for FY 2011

2010 Basin Highlights Report

FY 2009 Steering Committee Presentations

• Steering Committee Agenda
• Water Bodies Not Meeting State Criteria
• Proposed Monitoring Schedule for FY 2010
• Proposed Changes to State Water Quality Standards
• Environmental Enforcement Education and Training
• Developing and Funding Stormwater Programs
• Water Quality Updates from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
• Drought Status in the Brazos River Basin
• Lampasas Watershed Protection Plan
• New Bacteria Testing Requirements for TPDES Permits
• Upcoming Projects in Brazos River Basin

2009 Basin Highlights Report

• Introduction
• Special Projects
• Evaluating Water Quality
• Basin Overview
• Conclusions
• 2009 Basin Highlights Report

FY 2008 Steering Committee Presentations

• Steering Committee Agenda
• Permitting Trends in Wastewater
• State Stormwater Permitting Issues
• Watershed Protection Plans
• FY 09 Monitoring Recommendations
• Environmental Enforcement
• TCEQ's Continuous Monitoring Network

Basin Highlights Report

• Introduction
• Special Projects
• Evaluating Water Quality
• Basin Overview
• Conclusions