Reports, Meetings and Presentations

Basin Highlights Report

Basin Highlights Report

FY 2023 Steering Committee Meeting

Basin Highlights Report

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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