Brazos River and Associated Bay and Estuary System Stakeholder Committee and Expert Science Team
The next meeting of the Brazos River and Associated Bay and Estuary System Basin and Bay Stakeholder Committee (BBASC) will be held on Thursday, April 4, 2013. The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. and will be held at the Texas Farm Bureau Convention Center located at 7410 Fish Pond Road, Waco, TX 76702.
Environmental Flow Recommendations
The Environmental Flow Regime Recommendations Report from the Brazos River Basin and Bay Expert Science Team (BBEST) was submitted on March 1, 2012. The final report and appendices can be viewed through the following links.
- BBEST Environmental Flow Regime Recommendations Report
- Appendices (available as compressed files in ".zip" format)
Appendix A (Fish Survey Summaries)
Appendix B (Water Quality & Aquatic Life Monitoring Summaries)
Appendix C (Riparian Analysis)
Appendix D (USGS Gage Summaries)
Appendix E (Hydrological Analyses)
Appendix F (Seasons Analysis)
Appendix G (HEFR Analysis)
Appendix H (PDFs of Reports Cited) - SAC Review Comments on the Brazos BBEST Report
The Environmental Flow Regime Recommendations Report from the Brazos River Basin and Bay Stakeholder Committee (BBASC) was submitted on August 31, 2012. The final report can be viewed through the following links.
Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committee (BBASC)
The Texas Water Code requires the creation of several Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committees for specific river basin and bay systems listed in the Texas Water Code §11.23620 
. (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 Brazos River and associated bay and estuary system Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committee (BBASC)
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Interest Group |
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Dale Spurgin, Chair |
Regional Water Planning Groups |
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Tom Michel, Vice-Chair |
Regional Water Planning Groups |
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Cindy Bartos |
Recreational Water Users |
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David Blackburn |
Municipalities |
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Tom Conry |
Municipalities |
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Phil Ford |
River Authorities |
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Willie Gavranovic |
Agricultural Irrigation |
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Horace Grace |
Groundwater Conservation Districts |
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Brian Hays |
Free-Range Livestock |
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Lloyd Huggins |
Free-Range Livestock |
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Joe Langdon |
Soil and Water Conservation Districts |
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Gena Leathers |
Chemical Manufacturing |
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Dan Loomis |
Recreational Water Users |
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Ed Lowe |
Environmental Interests |
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Ned Meister |
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations |
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Curt Mowery |
Agricultural Irrigation |
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Tommy O'Brien |
Municipalities |
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Keith Pate |
Environmental Interests |
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Matt Phillips |
Environmental Interests |
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Mary Ruth Rhodenbaugh |
Public Interest Groups |
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Patrick Riley |
Commercial Fishermen |
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Eddie Saucedo |
Refining |
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Gary Spicer |
Electricity Generation |
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SuEllen Staggs |
Municipalities |
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Sue Campbell Williams |
Public Interest Groups |
Meetings of the Brazos River and associated bay and estuary system Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committee (BBASC)
January 21, 2011
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Article 1, Senate Bill 3
Senate Bill 3 Flowchart
Duties of the BBASC and BBEST
February 25, 2011
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Presentations
Brazos River Authority Overview
April 26, 2011
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Final Meeting Rules
Brazos Basin USGS Gages
Map of Brazos and Associated Basins - Presentations
BBEST Update
Environmental Flows Overview
Brazos River Basin Fish and Wildlife Issues
Texas Instream Flow Program Update
June 28, 2011
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
BBEST Update
Consensus Decision-Making
Practical Guide to Collaborative Governance - Presentations
BBEST Technical Considerations
August 23, 2011
- Agenda
- Attendees
- Minutes
- Presentations
BRA Drought Update - August 2011 Seymour site photo
BRA Drought Update - Reservoir Capacities
BRA Drought Update - Current Reservoir Storage
BRA Drought Update - September 2011 Reservoir Storage
Corps of Engineers Reservoirs
Industrial Water Demands
October 25, 2011
- Agenda
- Attendees
- Minutes
- Presentations
BBEST Update
Overview of Flow Regime Analysis Tool (FRAT)
Water Supply Project Analysis Example
January 24, 2012
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Funding Subcommittee Update - Presentations
BBEST Flow Regime Development Considerations
February 28, 2012
March 27, 2012
- Agenda
- Attendees
- Minutes
- Handouts
Report-Writing Subcommittee Update
Facilitators' Summary of Stakeholder Interviews - Presentations
BBEST Report Overview
April 24, 2012
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Draft BBASC Roadmap
Possible Agenda Topics
BBEST Responses to BBASC Questions, Set One - Presentations
Public Comment
Public Comment 2
BRA Systems Operations
BBEST Flow Regime Testing
May 30-31, 2012
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
FRAT Analysis
Process for Developing Environmental Flow Standards
TPWD Comments on BBEST Report
BBEST Response to BBASC Questions, Set 2
BBEST Response to BBASC Questions, Set 2, Question 1 - Presentations
Public Comments
Building Consensus
FRAT Analysis
Cedar Ridge Reservoir Project Analysis
Region G and O Needs Summary
Region H Needs Summary
Base and Subsistence Flows Refresher
Environmental Flow Strategies
June 27-28, 2012
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Public Comment
FRAT Compliance Summary
Report Writing Subcommittee Update
BBEST Response to BBASC Questions, Set 3
BBEST Response to BBASC Questions, Set 4 - Presentations
EFR Compliance Results
Cedar Ridge Reservoir Analysis Revisited
BBEST Review of Base and Subsistence Flows
Turkey Peak Reservoir Project
Brazos River Water Rights Summaries
BBEST Review of Pulse Flows
Base Flow Comparisons
Proposal for BBASC Flow Recommendations
Clear Fork Brazos River Site Specific Studies
July 17, 2012
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Public Comment
Strategies Development Memo
BBASC Decisions Chart - Presentations
Double Mountain Fork West Evaluation on Brazos Shiners
Flow Regime Templates Evaluation
July 30 - 31, 2012
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Development of Strategies memo by Matt Phillips
“An Emerging Threat to Inland Waters” by Bryan Brooks
BBASC Decisions Chart
Small User Exemptions
Public Comments - Presentations
Evaluation of DMF West on Brazos Shiners: Fragment Lengths And Population Response
Brazos River Authority Special Briefing for Brazos Basin BBASC; System Operation Permit vs. SB3
Lake Whitney Hydrogeneration
Selected Biological Issues - Texas Parks and Wildlife
August 15 - 16, 2012
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
West Texas Reservoirs Percent Full
Gage Decisions Chart
BBASC Strategies
Decisions of Brazos BBASC thru 7-31
August 28, 2012
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
BBASC Report Update
Basin and Bay Area 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 Brazos River and associated bay and estuary system Basin and Bay Expert Science Team
- Tom Gooch (Chair)
- Kirk Winemiller (Vice-Chair)
- Tim Bonner
- Jack Davis
- David Dunn
- Dan Gise
- George Guillen
- Tiffany Morgan
- Philip Price
Meetings of the Brazos River and associated bay and estuary system Basin and Bay Expert Science Team (BBEST)
April 19, 2011
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Senate Bill 3 Flowchart
Duties of the BBASC and BBEST
Final Meeting Rules
Brazos Basin USGS Gages
Map of Brazos and Associated Basins
May 23, 2011
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Preliminary Timeline - Presentations
Stream Gage and Reservoir Information
Hydrographic Separation Analyses
Period of Record Analyses
June 13, 2011
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Revised BBEST Timeline - Presentations
HEFR Statistical Summaries
July 19, 2011
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Revised BBEST Timeline
July 1, 2011 Ecology Subcommittee Meeting Summary
August 16, 2011
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Brazos G Reservoir Projects
Geomorphology Overlay Approach - Presentations
Richmond Gage Pulse Frequencies
All Gages Post-Peak Pulse Frequencies
Palmer Hydrologic Drought Index
September 21, 2011
- Agenda
- Attendees
- Minutes
- Handouts
Updated Timeline
Report Schedule - Presentations
Drought Conditions Monitoring
October 26, 2011
November 30, 2011
January 11, 2012 (conference call)
May 11, 2012
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