Find a Current TMDL Project by Its Name
Look up a current TMDL project in alphabetical order by the project name, which ordinarily begins with the name of the water body or a geographic region
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Deploying a sampling device in Dickinson Bayou
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The TMDL Program works to restore Texas water bodies that have limited quality in relation to one or more of their assigned uses, such as recreation, fishing, or healthy aquatic environment.
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Armand Bayou: Evaluating Water Quality for Aquatic Life
A current project to assess dissolved oxygen and support of aquatic life in Armand Bayou. |
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Arroyo Colorado: A TMDL Project for Legacy Pollutants and Organics
A project to address impairments to surface water quality due to legacy pollutants and organics |
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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 |
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Carters Creek Watershed: A TMDL Project for Bacteria
A current project to develop and implement TMDLs |
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Clear Creek Above Tidal: A TMDL Project for Total Dissolved Solids and Chloride
A completed project to develop and implement total maximum daily loads for total dissolved solids and chloride in Clear Creek Above Tidal |
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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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Clear Fork Trinity River: Evaluating Water Quality for Aquatic Life
A completed project to evaluate the attainability of the presumed aquatic life use for the Clear Fork of the Trinity River |
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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 |
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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 that improves water quality |
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Dickinson Bayou: A TMDL Project for Dissolved Oxygen
A current project to develop and implement a TMDL that improves water quality |
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Galveston Bay System: A Survey of Dioxin and PCBs
A current project of the TMDL Program to determine the extent of impairment to the safety of fish consumption due to dioxin and PCBs |
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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 |
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Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Bay: A TMDL Project for Dioxin
A current project to develop TMDLs for dioxin in the Houston Ship Channel |
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Houston Ship Channel and Upper Galveston Bay: A TMDL Project for PCBs in Fish Tissue
A current project to develop TMDLs that reduce polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in fish tissue |
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Houston Ship Channel: A TMDL Project for Nickel
A project to limit nickel concentrations in the Houston Ship Channel. |
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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 |
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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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Nueces Bay: A TMDL Project for Zinc
A completed project to develop and implement TMDLs to reduce zinc in oyster harvesting 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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Trinity River: A TMDL Project for PCBs
A current project to develop TMDLs and reduce polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in fish that live in portions of the Trinity River |
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Upper Coast Oyster Waters: A TMDL Project for Bacteria
A current project to develop and implement TMDLs that reduce bacteria in oyster waters |
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Upper Oyster Creek: A TMDL Project for Bacteria and Dissolved Oxygen
A current project to develop and implement TMDLs. TMDLs are adopted. 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 |



