Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers and Galveston Bay Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committee: Members and Meetings
Members of the stakeholder committee for the Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers and Galveston Bay and the interest groups they represent. Meetings, agendas, attendees, presentations, and findings.
Trinity and San Jacinto BBASC and BBEST Home page
The Trinity and San Jacinto BBASC develops environmental flows recommendations for their river basin and bay system based on their associated science team’s recommendations and other factors, including present and future needs of water for other uses. The current members of this committee are:
| Interest Group | Member |
|---|---|
| Environmental Interests | John Bartos, Chair |
| River Authorities | Jace Houston, Vice-Chair |
| Agricultural Irrigation | George A. "Pudge" Willcox |
| Chemical Manufacturing | Glenn Lord |
| Commercial Fisherman | Tracy Woody |
| Electric Generation | Breck Sacra |
| Environmental Interests | Glenda L. Callaway |
| Environmental Interests | Ken Kramer |
| Free-Range Livestock | James K. Brite, Jr. |
| Groundwater Conservation Districts | Kathy Turner Jones |
| Groundwater Conservation Districts | Thomas A. "Tom" Michel |
| Groundwater Conservation Districts | Mike Turco |
| Mining | Adam Sinclair |
| Municipalities | Denis Qualls |
| Municipalities | Yvonne Forrest |
| Public Interest Groups | Carl Masterson |
| Recreational Water Users | Lori Traweek |
| Recreational Water Users | Wendall Null |
| Refining | Sherman Hampton |
| Regional Water Planning Groups | Paul Nelson |
| River Authorities | James M. "Jim" Oliver |
| River Authorities | Kevin Ward |
| River Authorities | Mike Rickman |
| Soil and Water Conservation Districts | Scott Alford |
BBASC Meetings
February 6, 2019
- Agenda
- Attendees
- Handouts
BBEST Review and Recommendations: Environmental Flows Work Plan
Environmental Flow Studies Selected for Funding to Support Adaptive Management FY2018-2019, updated-TWDB - Presentation
A Brief History of the Trinity and San Jacinto River Basins and Galveston Bay BBASC
October 31, 2018
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Environmental Flow Studies Funded to Support Adaptive Management of the Senate Bill 3 Process, 2014-2017-TWDB
Environmental Flow Studies Selected for Funding to Support Adaptive Management FY2018-2019-TWDB - Presentations
Flow Assessment for the Trinity River
Determination of Freshwater Inflow and Sediment Nutrient Loading
Building the Trinity River Delta Hydrodynamic Model
June 7, 2017
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Presentations
LiDAR Acquisition and Flow Assessment for the Middle Trinity River, Phase 2 Update
Determination of Freshwater Inflow Volume, Phase 2 Update
Nov 2, 2016
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handout
Bio-indicators for Freshwater Inflow Neesd, Phase 2 - Presentations
LiDAR Acquisition and Flow Assessment for the Middle Trinity River, Phase 2
Determination of Freshwater Inflow Volume, Phase 2
National Wildlife Federation research in Trinity Bay
Oct 7, 2015
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Presentations
LiDAR Acquisition and Flow Assessment for the Middle Trinity River
Freshwater Bioindicators in Galveston Bay
Freshwater Inflows from Trinity River into Galveston Bay
Feb 4, 2015
Nov 5, 2014
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
SB2 Update-Middle Trinity River Instream Flow Study - Presentations
Determination of Freshwater Inflow Volume from the Trinity River into Trinity Bay
LiDar Acquisition and Flow Assessment for the Middle Trinity
Nov 6, 2013
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Presentation
Gulf of Mexico Restoration-NRDA, RESTORE Act and Other Deepwater Horizon Related Restoration Programs
July 3, 2013
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Presentation
An Evaluation of Sediment and Nutrient Loading to Galveston Bay from the Trinity River, Michael T. Lee, USGS Texas Water Science Center
May 19, 2010
May 5, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
TWDB WAM Runs
BBEST Flow Comparisons
Subgroup Flow Recommendations
Overbank Flows Statement
Technical Materials Index - Presentation
Updated on TWDB WAM Runs
April 15, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
TWDB WAM Runs
Facilitation/Consensus
Criteria and Scenario Matrix
Draft BBASC Outline
Public Comment from Dan Opdyke, TPWD - Presentations
Update on NWF analysis of freshwater inflow recommendations
Update on TWDB Water Availability Model (WAM) runs
Analysis of Trinity River instream flow recommendations
April 7, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Update on TWDB Water Availability Model (WAM) Runs
Overview of National Wildlife Federation calculation of consolidated inflow criteria for mid-range inflows to Galveston Bay
Themes From Interviews of BBASC - Presentation
Towards a Low-Inflow Criteria for Galveston Bay
March 18, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Presentations
SAC Comments on BBEST Recommendations Report
TWDB WAM Analysis Preliminary Results
A Possible Consolidated Approach to Estuary Inflows for Galveston Bay
Feb 23, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Presentations
TPWD Perspectives on the Trinity-San Jacinto BBEST Report
Assessing Instream Flow Recommendations in the Context of Water Availability
Feb 3, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Presentations
Development of Instream Flow Criteria
Environmental Flow Regimes for the Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers
Jan 6, 2010
Nov 4, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Presentation
Biological Overlays to Instream Flows
Sep 2, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handout
BBEST Update - Presentations
BBEST Freshwater Inflow Workgroup Update
Groundwater/Surface Water Interaction
Hydrology Based Environmental Flow Regime
July 1, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Presentations
Fish and Wildlife Resources in the Trinity and San Jacinto Basins
Overview of Galveston Bay Fisheries and Ecology
May 6, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handout
BBEST Update - Presentations
Implementation of the LCRA/SAWS Water Project Bay Inflow Criteria
Water Rights in the Trinity and San Jacinto River Basins
Apr 2, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
BBEST Update
Practical Guide to Collaborative Governance
Practical Guide to Consensus - Presentation
Region H Environmental Flows Study Results
Dec 18, 2008
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Article 1, Senate Bill 3
Revised Environmental Flows Timeline
Science Advisory Committee Charge and Workplan
BBEST Budget Guidance - Presentations
Region C Water Planning Update
Region H Water Planning Update
Nov 13, 2008
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handout
A Collaborative and Adaptive Process for Developing Environmental Flow Recommendations - Presentation
Environmental Flows in the Cypress River Basin
Oct 2, 2008
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Presentation
Water Availability Modeling
Aug 27, 2008
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Article 1, Senate Bill 3
Revised Environmental Flows Timeline - Presentation
Overview of Environmental Flows
Work Plan Development
Feb 29, 2012
- Agenda
- Attendees
- Handouts
Draft Work Plan (August 2011)
SAC Comments on Draft Work Plan
BBEST Responses to BBASC Inquiries
Priority Work Plan Tasks
Future Work Plan Tasks
Final Chapter Draft
Aug 3, 2011 (Joint BBASC/BBEST Meeting)
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handout
Draft Work Plan - Presentation
Proposed Work Plan Changes
Jan 5, 2011 (Joint BBASC/BBEST Meeting)
- Agenda
- Attendees
- Presentation
BBEST Draft Work Plan Overview/Discussion
Dec 6, 2010 (BBEST Meeting)
Oct 26, 2010 (BBEST Meeting)
Oct 6, 2010 (Joint BBASC/BBEST Meeting)