Sabine and Neches Rivers and Sabine Lake Bay 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 have on the economy, health, and well-being of our state

HB 3/SB 3 Environmental Flows Rule Stakeholder Meeting Handout. The handout can be found here.

The webcast of the August 12, 2010, Rule Stakeholder Meeting is available at the Texas Admin website.

Notice of Rule Stakeholder Meeting Concerning Environmental Flow Standards

House Bill (HB) 3 and Senate Bill (SB) 3, 80th Legislature, 2007, require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to adopt by rule appropriate environmental flow standards for each river basin and bay system in the state. The adoption schedule, as amended, requires environmental flow standards for the river and bay systems consisting of the Sabine and Neches Rivers and Sabine Lake Bay, and the Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers and Galveston Bay to be adopted by June 1, 2011.

To comply with HB 3/SB 3, TCEQ staff is proposing the creation of new 30 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 298, Environmental Flows, Subchapter A, Sabine and Neches Rivers and Sabine Lake Bay; and Subchapter B, Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers and Galveston Bay.

Reminder of Rule Stakeholder Meeting Concerning Environmental Flow Standards.

The TCEQ is holding a rule stakeholder meeting to obtain input from the public on the rulemaking required by HB 3/SB 3 for the river and bay systems consisting of the Sabine and Neches Rivers and Sabine Lake Bay, and the Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers and Galveston Bay.

The rule stakeholder meeting will be held on Thursday, August 12, 2010, at 1:00 p.m., at TCEQ’s Offices at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building E, Room 201, Austin, Texas. If you are unable to attend the scheduled meeting, you may submit your comments in writing to Ron Ellis, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, MC 160, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, (512) 239-1282, or roellis@tceq.state.tx.us. Please note that we will accept written comments through Thursday, August 19, 2010.

The rule stakeholder meeting will be webcast at the Texas Admin website.

Please note that this is an opportunity to provide informal comments to staff prior to the formal rulemaking process. A formal public rule hearing and comment period is planned for December, 2010.

Environmental Flow Recommendations

The Final Environmental Flow Recommendations Report from the Sabine and Neches Rivers and Sabine Lake Bay Basin and Bay Expert Science Team can be found here.

The Final Recommendations Report from the Sabine and Neches Rivers and Sabine Lake Bay Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committee can be found here.

Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committee (BBASC)

The Texas Water Code requires the creation of several Basin and Bay Areas Stakeholder Committees for specific river basin and bay systems listed in the Texas Water Code §11.02362 . ( 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 analyses and a recommended environmental flow regime for their specific river basin and bay system.

Members of the Sabine and Neches Rivers and Sabine Lake Bay Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committee

Jerry Clark, Chair
Robert Stroder, Vice Chair
David Alford
Joe Arnold
Christopher Bean
Keith Bonds
W. Greg Carter, P.E.
Katherine Davis
Kenneth Dickson
Bruce Drury
Walter Glenn
Kelley Holcomb
Kathleen Jackson
Chester Moore
Rodney Newman
Jerry Nichols
Fr. Sinclair Oubre, J.C.L.
Jody Puckett
David Roemer
Monty Shank
C.R. "Dick" Sherron, M.D.
Robert Neal "Bob" Staton, Jr.
Jeanie Turk

Past Sabine and Neches Rivers and Sabine Lake Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committee Meetings

August 21, 2008

Agenda
Minutes
Attendees
Handouts
Article 1, Senate Bill 3
Revised Environmental Flows Timeline
Presentations
Overview of Environmental Flows

November 3, 2008

January 19, 2010

Agenda
Minutes
Attendees
Handouts
Primary Charge of the Stakeholder Committee
Presentations
Overview of Environmental Flows Recommendation Report by the BBEST
Instream Flow Application Example
Biological Overlay to Recommendations Report

March 16, 2010

May 4, 2010

Agenda
Attendees
Handouts
BBASC Proposal
Proposed Recommendation #8
Presentations
Evaluation of Environmental Flow Recommendations in the Sabine River Basin WAM
Draft Recommendations Report

Basin and Bay Expert Science Team (BBEST)

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 . ( 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 Sabine and Neches Rivers and Sabine Lake Bay Basin and Bay Expert Science Team

Jack W. Tatum, Chair
Scott Hall, Vice Chair
Gary Graham
Richard Harrel
Rex Hunt
J. Roger Kelley
Matthew McBroom
Jack D. McCullough
David L. Parkhill
Samuel Kent Vaugh
Kirk Winemiller
George Ward, Ph.D. - Texas Environmental Flows Science Advisory Committee Liaison (Primary)
Fred Manhart - Texas Environmental Flows Science Advisory Committee Liaison (Secondary)

BBEST Reimbursement Documents

Past Sabine and Neches Rivers and Sabine Lake Bay Basin and Bay Expert Science Team Meetings

December 8, 2008

April 28, 2009

May 28, 2009

Agenda
Minutes
Attendees
Handouts
Updated BBEST Membership List
Primary Charge by Statute
Ecological Scope of Work Final
Presentations
USGS Station Photo Review
Using SAM to Determine Effective Discharge
Hydrologic Analysis Overview

June 25, 2009

July 24, 2009

August 20, 2009

September 24, 2009

October 27, 2009

Agenda
Minutes
Attendees
Presentations
Estuary Focal Species Analysis, National Wildlife Federation

November 24, 2009

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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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