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Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers and Galveston Bay 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.
 The Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers and Galveston Bay Stakeholder Committee (BBASC) and Expert Science Team (BBEST) will meet on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 in Conroe, Texas to continue development of a work plan that satisfies Section 11.02362(p) of the Texas Water Code. The meeting will start at 1:00 pm at the Lake Conroe office of the San Jacinto River Authority, located at 1577 Dam Site Road. The meeting agenda will be posted here upon development.
Environmental Flow Recommendations
Two separate recommendations were submitted by the members of the BBASC. They can be found below along with the transmittal letter to the Environmental Flows Advisory Group and a list of the members who endorsed each recommendation.
The Final Environmental Flows Recommendations Report from the Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers and Galveston Bay Basin and Bay Expert Science Team can be found here.
Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committee
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 Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers and Galveston Bay Stakeholder Committee
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Interest Group
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Danny Vance, Chair
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River Authorities
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John Bartos, Vice Chair
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Environmental Interests
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Scott Alford
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Soil and Water Conservation Districts
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Terry Anderson
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Public Interest Groups
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James K. Brite, Jr.
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Free-Range Livestock
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Glenda L. Callaway
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Environmental Interests
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Jun Chang, P.E.
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Municipalities
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William Goldston
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Recreational Water Users
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Zachary Holland
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Groundwater Conservation Districts
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Jace Houston
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River Authorities
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Kathy Turner Jones
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Groundwater Conservation Districts
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Ken Kramer
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Environmental Interests
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Glynna Leiper
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Refining
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Ted Long
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Electric Generation
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Thomas A. "Tom" Michel
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Groundwater Conservation Districts
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Paul Nelson
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Regional Water Planning Groups
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James M. "Jim" Oliver
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River Authorities
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James M. "Jim" Parks
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River Authorities
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Denis Qualls
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Municipalities
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Adam Sinclair
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Mining
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Tom Stang
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Chemical Manufacturing
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Lori Traweek
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Recreational Water Users
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George A. "Pudge" Willcox
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Agricultural Irrigation
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Tracy Woody
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Commercial Fishermen
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Past Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers and Galveston Bay Stakeholder Committee Meetings
August 27, 2008
October 2, 2008
November 13, 2008
December 18, 2008
April 2, 2009
May 6, 2009
July 1, 2009
September 2, 2009
November 4, 2009
January 6, 2010
February 3, 2010
February 23, 2010
March 18, 2010
April 7, 2010
April 15, 2010
May 5, 2010
May 19, 2010
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 . ( 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 Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers and Galveston Bay Basin and Bay Expert Science Team
- William H. Espey, Chair
- L. James Lester, Vice Chair
- Richard Browning
- David Buzan
- Woody Frossard
- George Guillen
- Robert W. McFarlane
- Alan H. Plummer
- Antonietta Quigg
- Sammy Ray
- Mike Reedy
- Tony L. Smith
- Joseph F. Trungale
- Mike Turco
- Jarrett (Woody) Olen Woodrow, Jr.
- Robert Brandes, Ph.D., P.E. - Texas Environmental Flows Science Advisory Committee Liaison (Primary)
- Mary Kelly - Texas Environmental Flows Science Advisory Committee Liaison (Secondary)
BBEST Reimbursement Documents
BBEST Resources
Past Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers and Galveston Bay Basin and Bay Expert Science Team Meetings
December 18, 2008
- The December 18, 2008 meeting of the Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers and Galveston Bay Expert Science Team was held in conjunction with the Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committee. For information on agenda, attendees, handouts and presentations, please see the material above.
January 15, 2009
February 11, 2009
March 11, 2009
April 8, 2009
May 13, 2009
June 10, 2009
July 2, 2009
August 13, 2009
October 19, 2009
November 12, 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 6, 2010 (Joint BBASC/BBEST Meeting)
October 26, 2010 (BBEST Meeting)
December 6, 2010 (BBEST Meeting)
January 5, 2011 (Joint BBASC/BBEST Meeting)
August 3, 2011 (Joint BBASC/BBEST Meeting)
Sign Up for E-mail Updates
To receive an e-mail whenever we add new information to this or any of our other Texas Environmental Flows Program Web pages, please sign up for E-Flows Program updates.
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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