Surface Water Quality Assessment Guidance Advisory Work Group
Meeting notices, handouts, agendas, and attendees.
About the Advisory Group
This group advises the TCEQ on revisions to the Guidance for Assessing and Reporting Surface Water Quality in Texas. (PDF. Help with PDF.) The Guidance is used to evaluate data and information for development of the Texas Integrated Report of Surface Water Quality for Clean Water Act Sections 305(b) and 303(d).
Members
Anyone may attend meetings of the Advisory Group. Current members are listed in the table below.
| Member | Agency or Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Breen, Timothy | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Cowan, David | Lower Colorado River Authority |
| Dryer, Brent | Shell |
| Helton, T.J. | Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board |
| Herrington, Chris | City of Austin |
| Hess, Myron | National Wildlife Federation |
| Jensen, Paul | Atkins |
| Lowerre, Rick | Caddo Lake Institute |
| Lorea, Chuck | San Antonio River Authority |
| Radloff, Patricia | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
| Skaggs, Jason | Texas Cattle Raisers |
| Tischler, Lyle | Tischler/Kocurek |
| Wiles, Kirk | Texas Department of State Health Services |
Meeting Summaries and Handouts
Meeting documents are available in PDF unless otherwise noted.
2014 Assessment Guidance
June 6, 2013
- Agenda
- Water Quality Standards Update
- 2012/2014 Assessment Summary and Goals
- Drought Considerations
- Oyster Water Assessment
2012 Assessment Guidance
June 16, 2011
- Agenda
- Handouts
- Presentations
All presentations below are in PowerPoint. Download Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2007
- 2010 Assessment Summary
- Integrated Report Development Process
- Water Quality Standards Status Update
- Contact Recreation Uses, Criteria, and Assessment
- Contact Recreation Assessment - Addressing Uncertainty
- Nutrient Criteria and Assessment
- Near Surface and Mixed Surface Layer Assessment
- Assessing Attainment of Dissolved Oxygen Criteria for East Texas Streams
- Conditional Assessment of Dissolved Oxygen for Texas Streams
- Toxic Criteria and Assessment
- Assessing Results Below the Limit of Quantitation
For More Information
Please call Michele Blair at 512-239-4741. Or send an e-mail to swqm@tceq.texas.gov.
