On September 8, 2011, the Environmental Flows Advisory Group approved the Work Plan and Work Plan Addendum submitted by the Sabine and Neches Rivers and Sabine Lake Bay Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committee. These documents can be viewed through the following links:
Work PlanWork Plan Addendum
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 (BBASC)
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Interest Group
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Jerry Clark, Chair
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River Authorities
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Robert Stroder, Vice Chair
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River Authorities
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David Alford
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Groundwater Conservation Districts
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Joe Arnold
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Chemical Manufacturing
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Christopher Bean
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Recreational Water Users
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Keith Bonds
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Municipalities
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W. Greg Carter, P.E.
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Electric Generation
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Katherine Davis
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Paper/Timber
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Kenneth Dickson
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Agricultural Irrigation
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Bruce Drury
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Environmental Interests
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Walter Glenn
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Groundwater Conservation Districts
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Kelley Holcomb
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Regional Water Planning Groups
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Kathleen Jackson
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Refining
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Will Kirkpatrick
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Recreational Water Users
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Rodney Newman
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Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
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Jerry Nichols
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Soil and Water Conservation Districts
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Fr. Sinclair Oubre, J.C.L.
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Commercial Fishermen
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Jody Puckett
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Municipalities
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Monty Shank
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River Authorities
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C.R. "Dick" Sherron, M.D.
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Free-Range Livestock
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Robert Neal "Bob" Staton, Jr.
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Regional Water Planning Groups
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Jeanie Turk
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Environmental Interests
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Past Sabine and Neches Rivers and Sabine Lake Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committee (BBASC) Meetings
August 21, 2008
November 3, 2008
January 19, 2010
March 16, 2010
May 4, 2010
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 (BBEST)
- 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 (BBEST) Meetings
December 8, 2008
January 26, 2009
February 20, 2009
March 31, 2009
April 28, 2009
May 28, 2009
June 25, 2009
July 24, 2009
August 20, 2009
September 24, 2009
October 27, 2009
November 24, 2009
Work Plan Development
After submitting their environmental flow standards and strategies to the TCEQ, the Texas Water Code requires that the basin and bay stakeholders committee, assisted by the basin and bay expert science team, prepare a work plan that establishes a periodic review of the environmental flow recommendations, prescribes monitoring and studies, and establishes a schedule for continuing validation or refinement of the environmental flow recommendations. The work plan must be submitted to the Environmental Flows Advisory Group for approval.
Meetings on Work Plan Development
October 27, 2010 (Joint BBASC/BBEST Meeting)
November 30, 2010 (Joint BBASC/BBEST Meeting)
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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.
