Surface Water Quality Monitoring Supplementary Information Links
Links to references and information sources both within the TCEQ and at other agencies.
This list of links replaces the SWQM Supplementary Information Guide published in past years. Included are links to references and information sources both within the TCEQ and at other agencies.
- Analytical Methods
- Biological
- Boat Access
- Contacts
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Endangered Species in Texas

- Fish Advisories and Fish Kills
- Flow Gages and Reservoir Levels
- Water Quality
- Weather Information
Analytical Methods
- 40CFR
Chapter IEnvironmental Protection Agency

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- See
Subchapter D (Water Programs), Part 136,
Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for
the Analysis of Pollutants
- See
Subchapter D (Water Programs), Part 136,
- Ambient Water Reporting Limits
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National Environmental Methods Index (NEMI)

- U.S. EPA Analytical
Methods Index

Biological
- Biological
Indicators of Watershed Health (EPA)

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Coastal Fish Identification Guide (TPWDCoastal Fisheries)

- Fish Species Common to Major Texas River Basins (PDF) (Help with PDF)
- Fish
Species in Texas Checklist (TPWD)

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Freshwater Fish Identification Guide (TPWDInland
Fisheries)

- Guide to Freshwater Ecology (PDF) (Help with PDF)
- Nonindigenous
Aquatic Species Database (USGS)

- Rapid Bioassessment Protocols for Use in Streams and
Wadeable Rivers: Periphyton, Benthic Macroinvertebrates, and
Fish, second edition, EPA document
841-B-99-002

- Searchable Database of
Fish (worldwide)

- Texas Natural
History Collection: Ichthyology (UTAustin).
Links to a database of Texas and North
American fish species. - Volunteer Stream Monitoring: A Methods Manual, EPA document
841-B-97-003

- Water Related
Information (EPA)

Boat Access
Contacts
- Clean Rivers Program: Planning Agencies
- Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries
Program

- Galveston Bay Estuary
Program (TAMUGalveston)

- TCEQ Regional Office Contacts
- TCEQ Water Data Management Contacts
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TCEQ Surface Water Quality Monitoring Program Contacts
- Listed by topic (PDF) (Help with PDF)
Fish Advisories and Fish Kills
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Golden Algae (Prymnesium parvum)Inland (TPWD)

- Fish
Consumption Advisories / Aquatic Life Closures (TDSHS Seafood
Safety Division)

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Fish Kill Inventory (TPWD Kills and Spills Team)

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Red TideCoastal (TPWD)

Flow Gages and Reservoir Levels
- Hydrologic and
Gaging Data (USACE)

- Real-Time Flow
Data for Texas (USGS)

- Rio Grande
Flow Conditions (IBWC)

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Texas River GuideTexas River/Stream Flow Gages (TPWD)

Water Quality
Texas Water-Quality Inventory
Water-Quality Criteria and Screening Levels
- Texas Surface Water Quality Standards
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Texas Surface Water QualityWhat Is It, and How Is It
Measured?
A general overview of the Texas Water Quality Inventory and 303(d) List (PDF) (Help with PDF) - Texas
Water Code
See Subtitle D, Chapter
26Water Quality Control
Water-Quality Data and Maps
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Ambient Water and Sediment Toxicity Data (EPA Region 6 TOXNET
Program)

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Data Resources: TCEQ real-time data, interactive data viewer,
maps, station information, and related data from other agencies.
- Atlas of Texas Surface Waters
- Data and Map Resources: station information, parameter codes, data downloads, the Statewide Basin Management Schedule, and an index of available Geographic Information System layers
Weather Information
- Weather Information
(NOAANational Weather Service)



