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Nueces River and Corpus Christi and Baffin Bays Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committee and Expert Science Team

Created by the 80th Texas Legislature in recognition of the importance that the ecological soundness of our riverine, bay, and estuary systems and riparian lands is essential to the economy, health, and well-being of our state.

New InformationThe next meeting of the Nueces River and Corpus Christi and Baffin Bays Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committee (BBASC) will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 22, 2012.  The meeting will be held at the Jourdanton Library/Community Center, 1101 Campbell Avenue, in Jourdanton, Texas.

New InformationThe final recommendations report of the Nueces BBEST can be found here.

New InformationThe SAC review of the Nueces BBEST recommendations can be found here.



Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committee

The Texas Water Code requires the creation of several Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committees for specific river basin and bay systems listed in Texas Water Code Section 11.02362 Exit TCEQ(map: geographical extent of priority basins).

These Committees have specific tasks to perform to assist with the work of the Environmental Flows Advisory Group. One of the tasks the Committees are to perform is to establish a Basin and Bay Expert Science Team. Each Basin and Bay Expert Science Team will develop an environmental flow analysis and a recommended environmental flow regime for their specific river basin and bay system.

Members of the Nueces River and Corpus Christi and Baffin Bays Stakeholder Committee

  • Con Mims, Chair
  • James Dodson, Vice-Chair
  • Honorable Mario Alonzo
  • Ray Allen
  • Tom Ballou
  • Scotty Bledsoe
  • Richard Bowers
  • Ray Burdette
  • Chuck Burns
  • Dr. Edward J. Buskey
  • Tom Calnan
  • Paul Carangelo
  • Teresa Carrillo
  • George Driskill
  • Bobby Dullnig
  • Foster Edwards
  • Jim Gallagher, Ph.D
  • Andy Garza
  • Gus Gonzales
  • George "Timo" Hixon
  • Bill Klepac
  • Susan Lynch
  • Mike Mahoney
  • Jim Naismith
  • Brien A. Nicolau
  • Michael Petter
  • Harry Shulz, Jr.
  • Carola G. Serrato
  • Buddy Stanley
  • Garry Stephens
  • Pat Suter
  • Lee Sweeten
  • Ross Thompson
  • Dr. James Tolan
  • Dr. Wes Tunnell
  • Dr. Ben Vaughan, IV

Past Nueces River and Corpus Christi and Baffin Bays Stakeholder Committee Meetings

July 22, 2009

October 21, 2009

January 20, 2010

April 21, 2010

October 20, 2010

January 19, 2011

Basin and Bay Area Expert Science Team

The Texas Water Code requires the creation of several Basin and Bay Area Expert Science Teams for specific river basin and bay systems listed in the Texas Water Code 11.02362 Exit TCEQ. ( map: geographical extent of priority basins).

These Teams have specific tasks to perform to assist with the work of the Environmental Flows Advisory Group.  Each Basin and Bay Expert Science Team will develop an environmental flow analyses and a recommended environmental flow regime for their specific river basin and bay system.

Members of the Nueces River and Corpus Christi and Baffin Bays Basin and Bay Expert Science Team

  • Tom Arsuffi, PhD
  • Dave Buzan
  • Ken Dunton, PhD
  • Rocky Freund
  • Ben Hodges, PhD
  • David Hoeinghaus, PhD
  • Ryan Smith
  • Lonnie Stewart
  • Greg Stunz, PhD
  • Jace Tunnell
  • Sam Vaugh, P.E.
  • Lance Williams, PhD

BBEST Reimbursement Documents

Meetings of the Nueces River and Corpus Christi and Baffin Bays Basin and Bay Expert Science Team (BBEST)

June 21, 2010

July 23, 2010

August 27, 2010

October 22, 2010

December 10, 2010

January 28, 2011

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For answers to any other questions about this stakeholder committee or expert science team, please call or e-mail Cory Horan at 512-239-4026 or through the main Water Supply Division line, 512-239-4691.

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