Rio Grande, Rio Grande Estuary, and Lower Laguna Madre Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committee and Expert Science Team
Environmental Flows Recommendations
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department review comments on the Rio Grande Basin and Bay Expert Science Teams (BBESTs) recommendations can be found here.
The Science Advisory Committee (SAC) review comments on the Rio Grande Basin and Bay Expert Science Teams (BBESTs) recommendations can be found here.
BBEST recommendations
- The introduction to the Rio Grande BBEST recommendations can be found here.
- Lower Rio Grande BBEST Recommendations Report.
- Lower Rio Grande BBEST Report Appendices.
- Upper Rio Grande BBEST Recommendations Report.
- Upper Rio Grande BBEST Report Appendices.
- Upper Rio Grande BBEST Environmental Flows Recommendations Report- Errata.
Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committee (BBASC)
The Texas Water Code requires the creation of several Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committees for specific river basin and bay systems listed in the Texas Water Code §11.23620
. (map: geographical extent of priority basins).These Committees have specific tasks to perform to assist with the work of the Environmental Flows Advisory Group. One of the tasks the Committees are to perform is to establish a Basin and Bay Expert Science Team. Each Basin and Bay Expert Science Team will develop an environmental flow analysis and a recommended environmental flow regime for their specific river basin and bay system.
BBASC Members
Interest Group Member Carlos Ayala
Environmental
Joe Barrera
River Authority
John Bruciak
Electrical Generation
David Crum
Free-Range Livestock
D.V. Guerra Free-Range Livestock
Rick Guerrero
Soil and Water Conservation
Wayne Halbert
Agricultural Irrigation
Sonny Hinojosa
Regional Water Planning Group
Glenn Jarvis
Recreational
Sonia Lambert
River Authority
Michael McCulloch
Public Interest
Donald McGhee
Refining
Scott McWilliams
Environmental
Robert Potts
Public Interest
Tony Reisinger
Commercial Fisherman
Arturo Rodriguez
Environmental
Tomas Rodriguez
Municipality
Ella de la Rosa
Electrical Generation
Alan Zeman
Regional Water Planning Group
BBASC Meetings
January 25, 2011
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Duties of the Rio Grande BBASC
Rio Grande BBASC/BBEST Schedule Flowchart
Rio Grande Interest Groups
Schedule of Completion Duties
S.B. 3 Enabling Legislation
February 28, 2011
March 29, 2011
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
BBASC Meeting Rules - Presentations
USGS Hydrologic Data Program Overview
July 18, 2012
- Agenda
- Attendees
- Presentations
Above Tidal and Tidal Lower Rio Grande
Freshwater Inflows Recommendations Study
Instream Flow Recommendations for the Upper RG Sub-Basin
Lower RG and Lower Laguna Madre BBEST Report
Upper RG BBEST Presentation
Basin and Bay Area Expert Science Team (BBEST)
The Texas Water Code requires the creation of several Basin and Bay Area Expert Science Teams for specific river basin and bay systems listed in the Texas Water Code 11.02362
. ( map: geographical extent of priority basins).These Teams have specific tasks to perform to assist with the work of the Environmental Flows Advisory Group. Each Basin and Bay Expert Science Team will develop an environmental flow analyses and a recommended environmental flow regime for their specific river basin and bay system.
BBEST Members: Upper Rio Grande Basin
- Jeff Bennett
- Gary L. Bryant
- David Dean, Ph.D.
- Zhuping Sheng, Ph.D.
- Ryan Smith
- Kevin Urbanczyk, Ph.D.
BBEST Meetings: Upper Rio Grande Basin
April 22, 2011
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Duties of the Rio Grande BBASC/BBEST
Rio Grande BBASC/BBEST Schedule Flowchart
May 16&17, 2011
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Use of Hydrologic Data in the Development of Instream Flow Recommendations - Presentations
Biological Input for HEFR
Hydrologic Methods for Environmental Flows
Rio Grande Ecological Model
June 6&7, 2011
- Agenda
- Attendees
- Handouts
Geographical Scope of Basin - Presentations
Rio Grande Ecological Model
July 11&12, 2011
August 11&13, 2011
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Presentations
Biological Input for HEFR
Hydrologic Methods for Environmental Flows
Rio Grande Ecological Model
S.B. 3 Enabling Legislation
The Upper Rio Grande BBEST has held conference calls on the following dates: September 19, 2011, January 11, 2012, February 9, 2012, February 16, 2012, March 22, 2012, March 26, 2012, March 29, 2012, April 5, 2012, April 13, 2012, May 10, 2012, May 17, 2012, May 24, 2012, May 31, 2012 and June 7, 2012.
BBEST Members: Lower Rio Grande Basin
- Jude Benavides, Ph.D.
- David Buzan
- Hudson DeYoe
- Bob Edwards, Ph.D.
- Carlos Marin, Ph.D., P.E.
- Warren Pulich, Ph.D.
BBEST Meetings: Lower Rio Grande Basin
April 20, 2011
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Duties of the Rio Grande BBASC/BBEST
Rio Grande BBASC/BBEST Schedule Flowchart
May 26 & 27, 2011
June 30, & July 1, 2011
July 20 & 21, 2011
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Original and Wet Year
Use of N Isotopes to Track N in the LLM - Presentations
Bahia Changes
BBEST Hydrology Methods Final July 20, 2011
TX BLEND Output LLM Seagrass
South Bay Presentation
August 17, 2011
September 19, 2011
- Agenda
- Attendees
- Presentations
Arroyo Colorado Flow-Nutrient Relationships by Season
Monthly Average RG Flows (1960-2009)
December 1, 2011
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Presentations
AC Nutrient-Flow by Season and Wetness
Freshwater Inflow Recommendations
January 23, 2012
March 19, 2012
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Presentations
GIS Analysis of LLM Seagrass Area
Tracing Nitrogen from the Arroyo Colorado into the LLM
The Lower Rio Grande BBEST held conference calls on the following dates: October 27, 2011, December 16, 2012, February 9, 2012, February 20, 2012, March 28, 2012, and April 16, 2012.
Questions about the stakeholder committee or expert science team?
Please call or e-mail the Water Availability Division at wras@tceq.texas.gov or 512-239-4600.