Nutrient Criteria Development Advisory Work Group
- About the Work Group
- List of Members
- Participating in the NCDAWG
- Scheduled Meetings
- Agendas, Minutes, and Handouts
- Comments from the Work Group
- Nutrient Criteria Development Plans
- Staff Contact
About the Work Group
The Nutrient Criteria Development Advisory Work Group (NCDAWG) provides guidance and information on options for developing nutrient criteria—including strategies for developing criteria, types of criteria, categorization of water bodies, and additional data needs.
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NCDAWG Member List (PDF)
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Participating in the NCDAWG
The NCDAWG is open to the public. Anyone who is interested in nutrient criteria development may attend and participate in NCDAWG meetings.
This group currently has representation from water associations, agricultural, engineering, environmental, consumer, and government organizations.
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Scheduled Meetings
The most recent meeting of the NCDAWG was held November 7, 2012. The next meeting has not yet been scheduled. The time, place, and agenda will be posted here when available.
Agendas, Minutes, and Handouts
The most recent meeting materials will be moved to the NCDAWG Summaries and Handouts when the next meeting materials are posted.
The documents below are in PDF unless otherwise indicated.
November 7, 2012 Meeting Materials
- Agenda
- Meeting Minutes
- List of Attendees
- Status Update on EPA Approval of 2010 WQS and Summary of Revisions to TCEQ Nutrient Criteria Development Plan
- Characterization of Lake Somerville
- Data Collection Methods for Nutrients in Texas Streams
- Development of Land Use/Land Cover Data for Nutrient Criteria Development
- Getting Started with Nutrient Criteria
- Evaluating Stressor Response Relationships
- Regional Red River Project Update
- Nutrient Dynamics in the Mission Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve
For Previous Meetings
Please see records of previous meetings on the NCDAWG Summaries and Handouts page. See related information about Standards development on Handouts and Documents from SWQSAWG Meetings.
Comments from the Work Group
Comments received after the November 7th NCDAWG meeting will be posted here when available.
Nutrient Criteria Development Plans
The documents below are in PDF unless otherwise indicated.
Staff Contact
For more information or to suggest topics for meetings, please e-mail standards@tceq.texas.gov or contact Julie McEntire by phone 512/239-6693, by fax at 512/239-4410 or by mail at TCEQ, MC-234, PO Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
