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Rio Grande, Rio Grande Estuary, and Lower Laguna Madre 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

 

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 §11.23620Exit TCEQ. (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 analysis and a recommended environmental flow regime for their specific river basin and bay system.

Members of the Rio Grande, Rio Grande estuary, and Lower Laguna Madre Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committee


Interest Group

Carlos Ayala

Environmental

Joe Barrera

River Authority

John Bruciak

Electrical Generation

David Crum

Free-Range Livestock

D.V. Guerra

Free-Range Livestock

Rick Guerrero

Soil and Water Conservation

Wayne Halbert

Agricultural Irrigation

Sonny Hinojosa

Regional Water Planning Group

Glenn Jarvis

Recreational

Sonia Lambert

River Authority

Michael McCulloch

Public Interest

Donald McGhee

Refining

Scott McWilliams

Environmental

Robert Potts

Public Interest

Tony Reisinger

Commercial Fisherman

Arturo Rodriguez

Environmental

Tomas Rodriguez

Municipality

Ella de la Rosa

Electrical Generation

Alan Zeman

Regional Water Planning Group

Meetings of the Rio Grande, Rio Grande Estuary, and Lower Laguna Madre Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committee (BBASC)

 

January 25, 2011

 

February 28, 2011

 

March 29, 2011

 

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 11.02362Exit TCEQ. ( 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 Rio Grande, Rio Grande estuary, and Lower Laguna Madre Basin and Bay Expert Science Team (BBEST) Upper Rio Grande Basin:

  • Jeff Bennett
  • Gary L. Bryant
  • Jack Schmidt
  • Zhuping Sheng
  • Ryan Smith
  • Kevin Urbanczyk, Ph.D.

Meetings of the Rio Grande, Rio Grande estuary, and Lower Laguna Madre Basin and Bay Expert Science Team (BBEST) Upper Rio Grande Basin:

 

April 22, 2011

 

Members of the Rio Grande, Rio Grande estuary, and Lower Laguna Madre Basin and Bay Expert Science Team (BBEST) Lower Rio Grande Basin:

  • Jude Benavides, Ph.D.
  • David Buzan
  • Hudson DeYoe
  • Bob Edwards, Ph.D.
  • Carlos Marin, Ph.D., P.E.
  • Warren Pulich, Ph.D.

 

Meetings of the Rio Grande, Rio Grande estuary, and Lower Laguna Madre Basin and Bay Expert Science Team (BBEST) Lower Rio Grande Basin:

 

April 20, 2011

 

May 26 & 27, 2011

 

June 30, & July 1, 2011

 

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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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