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
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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.
- Lower Rio Grande BBEST Report
- 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
- HandoutsDuties of the Rio Grande BBASCRio Grande BBASC/BBEST Schedule FlowchartRio Grande Interest GroupsSchedule of Completion DutiesS.B. 3 Enabling Legislation
February 28, 2011
March 29, 2011
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- HandoutsBBASC Meeting Rules
- PresentationsUSGS Hydrologic Data Program Overview
July 18, 2012
- Agenda
- Attendees
- PresentationsAbove Tidal and Tidal Lower Rio GrandeFreshwater Inflows Recommendations StudyInstream Flow Recommendations for the Upper RG Sub-BasinLower RG and Lower Laguna Madre BBEST ReportUpper 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
- HandoutsDuties of the Rio Grande BBASC/BBESTRio Grande BBASC/BBEST Schedule Flowchart
May 16&17, 2011
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- HandoutsUse of Hydrologic Data in the Development of Instream Flow Recommendations
- PresentationsBiological Input for HEFRHydrologic Methods for Environmental FlowsRio Grande Ecological Model
June 6&7, 2011
- Agenda
- Attendees
- HandoutsGeographical Scope of Basin
- PresentationsRio Grande Ecological Model
July 11&12, 2011
August 11&13, 2011
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- PresentationsBiological Input for HEFRHydrologic Methods for Environmental FlowsRio Grande Ecological ModelS.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
- HandoutsDuties of the Rio Grande BBASC/BBESTRio Grande BBASC/BBEST Schedule Flowchart
May 26 & 27, 2011
June 30, & July 1, 2011
July 20 & 21, 2011
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- HandoutsOriginal and Wet YearUse of N Isotopes to Track N in the LLM
- PresentationsBahia ChangesBBEST Hydrology Methods Final July 20, 2011TX BLEND Output LLM SeagrassSouth Bay Presentation
August 17, 2011
September 19, 2011
- Agenda
- Attendees
- PresentationsArroyo Colorado Flow-Nutrient Relationships by SeasonMonthly Average RG Flows (1960-2009)
December 1, 2011
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- PresentationsAC Nutrient-Flow by Season and WetnessFreshwater Inflow Recommendations
January 23, 2012
March 19, 2012
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- PresentationsGIS Analysis of LLM Seagrass AreaTracing 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.
- Upper Rio Grande BBEST Report