Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers and Galveston Bay Stakeholder Committee and Expert Science Team
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.
- Transmittal Letter
- Endorsement List
- Recommendations:
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 |
River Authorities |
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John Bartos, Vice Chair |
Environmental Interests |
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Scott Alford |
Soil and Water Conservation Districts |
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Terry Anderson |
Public Interest Groups |
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James K. Brite, Jr. |
Free-Range Livestock |
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Glenda L. Callaway |
Environmental Interests |
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Jun Chang, P.E. |
Municipalities |
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William Goldston |
Recreational Water Users |
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Zachary Holland |
Groundwater Conservation Districts |
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Jace Houston |
River Authorities |
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Kathy Turner Jones |
Groundwater Conservation Districts |
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Ken Kramer |
Environmental Interests |
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Glynna Leiper |
Refining |
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Ted Long |
Electric Generation |
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Thomas A. "Tom" Michel |
Groundwater Conservation Districts |
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Paul Nelson |
Regional Water Planning Groups |
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James M. "Jim" Oliver |
River Authorities |
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James M. "Jim" Parks |
River Authorities |
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Denis Qualls |
Municipalities |
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Adam Sinclair |
Mining |
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Tom Stang |
Chemical Manufacturing |
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Lori Traweek |
Recreational Water Users |
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George A. "Pudge" Willcox |
Agricultural Irrigation |
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Tracy Woody |
Commercial Fishermen |
Past Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers and Galveston Bay Stakeholder Committee Meetings
August 27, 2008
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Article 1, Senate Bill 3
Revised Environmental Flows Timeline - Presentations
Overview of Environmental Flows
October 2, 2008
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Presentation
Water Availability Modeling
November 13, 2008
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
A Collaborative and Adaptive Process for Developing Environmental Flow Recommendations - Presentations
Environmental Flows in the Cypress River Basin
December 18, 2008
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Article 1, Senate Bill 3
Revised Environmental Flows Timeline
Science Advisory Committee Charge and Workplan
BBEST Budget Guidance - Presentations
Region C Water Planning Update
Region H Water Planning Update
April 2, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
BBEST Update
Practical Guide to Collaborative Governance
Practical Guide to Consensus - Presentations
Region H Environmental Flows Study Results
May 6, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
BBEST Update - Presentations
Implementation of the LCRA/SAWS Water Project Bay Inflow Criteria
Water Rights in the Trinity and San Jacinto River Basins
July 1, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Presentations
Fish and Wildlife Resources in the Trinity and San Jacinto Basins
Overview of Galveston Bay Fisheries and Ecology
September 2, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
BBEST Update - Presentations
BBEST Freshwater Inflow Workgroup Update
Groundwater/Surface Water Interaction
Hydrology Based Environmental Flow Regime
November 4, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Presentations
Biological Overlays to Instream Flows
January 6, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Presentations
BBEST Instream Flow Recommendations
BBEST Instream Flow Recommendations
February 3, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Presentations
Development of Instream Flow Criteria
Environmental Flow Regimes for the Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers
February 23, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Presentations
TPWD Perspectives on the Trinity-San Jacinto BBEST Report
Assessing Instream Flow Recommendations in the Context of Water Availability Models for the Trinity and San Jacinto River Basins
March 18, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Presentations
SAC Comments on BBEST Recommendations Report
TWDB WAM Analysis Preliminary Results
A Possible Consolidated Approach to Estuary Inflows for Galveston Bay
April 7, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Update on TWDB Water Availability Model (WAM) Runs
Overview of National Wildlife Federation calculation of consolidated inflow criteria for mid-range inflows to Galveston BayThemes From Interviews of BBASC - Presentations
Towards a Low-Inflow Criteria for Galveston Bay
April 15, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
TWDB WAM Runs
Facilitation/Consensus
Criteria and Scenario Matrix
Draft BBASC Outline
Public Comment from Dan Opdyke, TPWD - Presentations
Update on NWF analysis of freshwater inflow recommendations
Update on TWDB Water Availability Model (WAM) runs
Analysis of Trinity River instream flow recommendations
May 5, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
TWDB WAM Runs
BBEST Flow Comparisons
Subgroup Flow Recommendations
Overbank Flows Statement
Technical Materials Index - Presentations
Update on TWDB WAM Runs
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
- Travel Reimbursement Policies
- 2011 Compensation Request Form - PDF
- 2011 Travel Information Form - PDF
- Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification W-9
- Application for Payee Identification Number
- Direct Deposit Authorization
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
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Duties of the Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers and Galveston Bay BBEST as Stated in SB3
BBEST Budget Guidance - Presentations
Environmental Flows in the Cypress River Basin
Freshwater Inflows
Missing: A Graph, a Model, and a Proof of Concept
An Alternative Approach to Freshwater Inflow Management
Galveston Bay System Oyster Reefs
Processed Wastewater: Potential Tool for Promoting Oyster Reefs in High Salinity Waters
February 11, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Use of Hydrologic Data in the Development of Instream Flow Recommendations for the Environmental Flows Allocation Process and the Hydrology-Based Environmental Flow Regime (HEFR) Methodology
Geographic Scope of Instream Flow Recommendations - Presentations
Freshwater Inflows in Galveston Bay: Primary Productivity as an Indicator of Ecosystem Function
Instream Flow Methodology: A Review of Historical Approaches
An Overview of the Hydrology-Based Environmental Flow (HEFR) Method
Trinity River Past and Present; Confidence/Uncertainty; Region H Targets
March 11, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
LCRA/SAWS: Comparison with 2006 FINS
Recent Improvements to the U.S. Geoglogical Survey Streamgaging Program
Instream Flow Targets for the Trinity and San Jacinto River Basins - Presentations
LCRA/SAWS: Colorado River - Aquatic Habitat Studies
LCRA/SAWS: Matagorda Bay Health Evaluation
USGS: Trinity River Streamflow Data Overview
Instream Flow Targets for the Trinity and San Jacinto River Basins
April 8, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Geographic Scope of Instream Flow Recommendations
HEFR Enhancements & Modifications, April 7, 2009 - Presentations
Geographic Scope of Instream Flow Recommendations
Application of HEFR at Brazos River at Richmond
Instream Flows vs. Freshwater Inflows
Inflow-Pattern Approach to Estuary Evaluation
Region H Environmental Flows Study Results
May 13, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
State Rate Memo for Hotels - B&E Guidance - Table of Contents
- Presentations
San Jacinto River Instream Literature Review
Trinity River Literature Review
Galveston Bay FWI Study Salinity Zonation Approach
An Alternative Approach to Oysters
June 10, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Key Questions to Be Addressed - Instream Flows
Key Questions to Be Addressed - Freshwater Inflows
Instream Flows Subcommittee Report - Presentations
USGS Analysis - Water Quality
Geographic Scope Subcommittee - Applying the Overlay
Geographic Scope Subcommittee - Basin Maps
TxBlend - Calibration and Validation
July 2, 2009
August 13, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Presentations
Freshwater Inflow Considerations
Environmental Flows A Natural Approach
Geomorphic Overlays
San Jacinto River Basin, Ecological Overlay
Trinity River Project Briefing - UHCL
Trinity San Jacinto BBEST Modeling Project
Development of Information Needed to Determine Freshwater Inflow Requirements for Galveston Bay
October 19, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Presentations
Trinity-San Jacinto BBEST Status Report
November 12, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Presentations
Bay and Estuary Proposal Recommendation
Instream Flow Proposal Recommendation
Collaborative/Alternate Instream Flow Proposal Recommendation
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)
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Presentations
BBEST Draft Work Plan Overview/Discussion
August 3, 2011 (Joint BBASC/BBEST Meeting)
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Draft Work Plan - Presentations
Proposed Work Plan Changes
February 29, 2012
- Agenda
- Attendees
- Handouts
Draft Work Plan (August 2011)
SAC Comments on Draft Work Plan
BBEST Response to BBASC Inquiries
Priority Work Plan Tasks
Future Work Plan Tasks
Final Chapter Draft
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