TMDL Projects for Bacteria in Waters Used for Contact Recreation
TMDL projects for water bodies where swimming or wading may be unsafe due to high concentrations of bacteria.
Bacteria from human and animal waste may indicate the presence of
disease-causing microorganisms that pose a threat to public health.
People who swim or wade in waterways with high concentrations of
bacteria may be at risk.
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TMDLs and How They Are Implemented
What total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) are, how they are developed and implemented, and how the state evaluates the water quality of rivers, lakes, and estuaries. |
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Armand Bayou Watershed: A TMDL Project to Restore Recreational Uses
A current project to develop total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) and an implementation plan (I-Plan) to reduce bacteria concentrations in the Armand Bayou Watershed. |
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Atascosa River: Evaluating the Aquatic Life and Recreational Uses
A current project to evaluate concentrations of dissolved oxygen and bacteria in the Atascosa River in South Central Texas |
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Buffalo and Whiteoak Bayous: A TMDL Project for Bacteria
A current project to reduce bacteria and improve water quality in Buffalo and Whiteoak Bayous. The total maximum daily loads are completed. The implementation plan is in development. |
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Carters Creek Watershed: A TMDL Project for Bacteria
A current project to develop and implement TMDLs to restore recreational uses of the creek by reducing bacteria levels. |
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Clear Creek: A TMDL Project for Bacteria
A current project to develop and implement TMDLs that improve water quality |
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Corpus Christi Beaches: A TMDL Project for Bacteria
A current TMDL project to reduce bacteria impairments of the contact recreation use at several beaches along Corpus Christi Bay. |
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Cottonwood Branch and Grapevine Creek: A TMDL Project for Bacteria
A current project to develop and implement TMDLs that improve water quality. The TMDL is adopted; the I-Plan is in development. |
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Dickinson Bayou: A TMDL Project and Use Assessment for Bacteria
A current project to survey recreational uses and develop and implement a TMDL to reduce bacteria. The TMDL is completed; the I-Plan is in development. |
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Houston Metropolitan Area: A TMDL Project for Bacteria
A current project to improve water quality by developing and implementing TMDLs for Brays, Greens, Halls, and Sims Bayous and streams in Eastern Houston. The total maximum daily loads are adopted. The implementation plan is in development. |
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Lake Houston Watersheds: A TMDL Project for Bacteria
A current project to develop and implement TMDLs that reduce bacteria concentrations in several watersheds upstream of Lake Houston. The TMDLs are adopted; the I-Plan is in development. |
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Lower Leon Creek: A TMDL Project for Bacteria and Dissolved Oxygen
An inactive project to develop TMDLs and restore the safety of recreation and the habitat for aquatic life in Lower Leon Creek |
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Lower San Antonio River: A TMDL Project for Bacteria
A current project to develop and implement TMDLs that reduce bacteria concentrations. The total maximum daily loads are adopted. The implementation plan is in development. |
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Lower West Fork Trinity River: A TMDL Project for Bacteria
A current project to develop and implement TMDLs that reduce bacteria concentrations in surface waters |
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Orange County Watersheds: A TMDL Project for Bacteria, Dissolved Oxygen, and pH
A current project to develop and implement TMDLs. The TMDLs are adopted. The I-Plan is in development. |
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Upper San Antonio River: A TMDL Project for Bacteria
A current project to develop and implement TMDLs that reduce bacteria concentrations |
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Upper Trinity River: A TMDL Project for Bacteria
A current TMDL project to reduce bacteria in portions of the Upper Trinity River |
