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

New Information The next meeting of the Sabine and Neches Rivers and Sabine Lake Bay Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committee (BBASC) will be held on March 16, 2010 in Nacogdoches, TX. The specific time and location will be posted soon. The meeting agenda will be posted here upon completion.

New Information 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.

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

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)

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.

BBEST Budget Guidance and Reimbursement Documents

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

December 8, 2008

June 25, 2009

July 24, 2009

August 20, 2009

September 24, 2009

October 27, 2009

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.