Oso Creek

• About the Advisory Group
• Scheduled Meetings
• Meeting Summaries
• Membership
• For More Information
• Information About the Project

About the Advisory Group

The Oso Bay advisory group provides advice and comment to the TCEQ on its projects to improve water quality in the watersheds of Oso Bay and Oso Creek in Nueces County. Participation is voluntary, and committee members represent government, facilities subject to permit, agriculture, business, and environmental and community interests in the watershed. Anyone who is interested may attend meetings of this advisory group. Time is set aside at each meeting for questions and comments from all stakeholders in attendance.

The TCEQ initiated the project for Oso Bay and Oso Creek in September 2004. In March 2006, the TCEQ separated the development of the TMDLs for the bay and the creek, with the advice and consent of the stakeholder advisory group. The TCEQ adopted the Oso Bay TMDL on August 22, 2007 and the EPA approved it in June 2008.

At this time, additional studies of bacteria sources and quantities are underway in the Oso Creek watershed. TMDL development for the creek will proceed, as those studies provide sufficient information, in coordination with the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board. Find out more about the Oso Bay Bacteria Project.

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Scheduled Meetings

No meetings are currently scheduled.

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Meeting Summaries and Documents

Summaries and presentations from advisory group meetings are provided below as PDF files. (Help with PDF.)

• June 2008
  • Meeting Summary
  • Meeting Presentations
    • TMDL Project Update (TCEQ)
    • TMDL Project Update (CBBEP)
    • Ground Water Monitoring
    • Nonpoint Sources of Bacteria (TAMU-CC)
    • Nonpoint Sources of Bacteria (AgriLife)
• February 2007
  • Meeting Summary
  • Outline of Possible Oso Watershed TMDLs And Implementation Plan
• May 2006
  • Meeting Summary
  • Meeting Presentations
    • TMDL Project Update
    • Bacteria Loading Model
• January 2006
  • Meeting Summary
• August 2005
  • Meeting Summary
  • Meeting Presentations
    • Numerical Modeling
    • Bacteria Monitoring
• June 2005
  • Meeting Summary
  • Meeting Presentations
    • Numerical Modeling
    • Bacteria Monitoring
• January 2005
  • Meeting Summary
  • Draft List of Advisory Group Members
  • Meeting Presentations
    • Public Participation in TMDL Projects
    • Overview of the TMDL Program
    • Historical Data Review
    • Bacteria Sampling Plan
    • Watershed Modeling

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Membership

Name	Affiliation
Andy Garza	Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board
Brent Ocker	Landowner
Brien Nicolau, John Wood	Texas A&M University Corpus Christi (TAMUCC)
Bryan Gulley	Landowner
Carl Didier	Property Owner
David Conoly	Property Owner
Gary Eddins	Barney Davis Power
Jay Reining, Peggy Sumner	City of Corpus Christi
Jerry Kane	Sam Kane Beef Processing
Jim Bowman	Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program, Inc.
Joe Kramer	Miller Environmental
John Sendejar	King Estates Homeowner
Johnny French (Patrick Thomas, Proxy)	Retired; US Fish & Wildlife (Fisherman/Property Owner)
Karl Schuler	Corpus Christi Windsurfing Association(CCWA)
Ken Faughan	Robstown Area Development Commission
Leah Pummil	Audubon Outdoor Club of Corpus Christi
Lionel Lopez	South Texas Colonia Initiatives
Patricia Radloff, Jarrett Woodrow	Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Paul Thornton	Botanical Gardens
Rocky Freund	Nueces River Authority
Ron Massey (Cliff Beaber, Proxy)	City of Corpus Christi
Teresa Carrillo (Lois Huff, Proxy)	Coastal Bend Bays Foundation
Tim Matthews	Saltwater Fisheries Enhancement Association

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For More Information

For information about the advisory group, please call Earlene Lambeth at 512/239-3129. For technical information regarding the projects, call Larry Koenig at 512/239-4533. Or e-mail us at lkoenig@tceq.state.tx.us, and reference the Oso Bay and Creek bacteria projects in the subject line.

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