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
- HandoutsBBEST Review and Recommendations: Environmental Flows Work PlanEnvironmental Flow Studies Selected for Funding to Support Adaptive Management FY2018-2019, updated-TWDB
- PresentationA Brief History of the Trinity and San Jacinto River Basins and Galveston Bay BBASC
October 31, 2018
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- HandoutsEnvironmental Flow Studies Funded to Support Adaptive Management of the Senate Bill 3 Process, 2014-2017-TWDBEnvironmental Flow Studies Selected for Funding to Support Adaptive Management FY2018-2019-TWDB
- PresentationsFlow Assessment for the Trinity RiverDetermination of Freshwater Inflow and Sediment Nutrient LoadingBuilding the Trinity River Delta Hydrodynamic Model
June 7, 2017
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- PresentationsLiDAR Acquisition and Flow Assessment for the Middle Trinity River, Phase 2 UpdateDetermination of Freshwater Inflow Volume, Phase 2 Update
Nov 2, 2016
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- HandoutBio-indicators for Freshwater Inflow Neesd, Phase 2
- PresentationsLiDAR Acquisition and Flow Assessment for the Middle Trinity River, Phase 2Determination of Freshwater Inflow Volume, Phase 2National Wildlife Federation research in Trinity Bay
Oct 7, 2015
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- PresentationsLiDAR Acquisition and Flow Assessment for the Middle Trinity RiverFreshwater Bioindicators in Galveston BayFreshwater Inflows from Trinity River into Galveston Bay
Feb 4, 2015
Nov 5, 2014
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- HandoutsSB2 Update-Middle Trinity River Instream Flow Study
- PresentationsDetermination of Freshwater Inflow Volume from the Trinity River into Trinity BayLiDar Acquisition and Flow Assessment for the Middle Trinity
Nov 6, 2013
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- PresentationGulf of Mexico Restoration-NRDA, RESTORE Act and Other Deepwater Horizon Related Restoration Programs
July 3, 2013
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- PresentationAn 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
- HandoutsTWDB WAM RunsBBEST Flow ComparisonsSubgroup Flow RecommendationsOverbank Flows StatementTechnical Materials Index
- PresentationUpdated on TWDB WAM Runs
April 15, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- HandoutsTWDB WAM RunsFacilitation/ConsensusCriteria and Scenario MatrixDraft BBASC OutlinePublic Comment from Dan Opdyke, TPWD
- PresentationsUpdate on NWF analysis of freshwater inflow recommendationsUpdate on TWDB Water Availability Model (WAM) runsAnalysis of Trinity River instream flow recommendations
April 7, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- HandoutsUpdate on TWDB Water Availability Model (WAM) RunsOverview of National Wildlife Federation calculation of consolidated inflow criteria for mid-range inflows to Galveston BayThemes From Interviews of BBASC
- PresentationTowards a Low-Inflow Criteria for Galveston Bay
March 18, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- PresentationsSAC Comments on BBEST Recommendations ReportTWDB WAM Analysis Preliminary ResultsA Possible Consolidated Approach to Estuary Inflows for Galveston Bay
Feb 23, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- PresentationsTPWD Perspectives on the Trinity-San Jacinto BBEST ReportAssessing Instream Flow Recommendations in the Context of Water Availability
Feb 3, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- PresentationsDevelopment of Instream Flow CriteriaEnvironmental Flow Regimes for the Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers
Jan 6, 2010
Nov 4, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- PresentationBiological Overlays to Instream Flows
Sep 2, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- HandoutBBEST Update
- PresentationsBBEST Freshwater Inflow Workgroup UpdateGroundwater/Surface Water InteractionHydrology Based Environmental Flow Regime
July 1, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- PresentationsFish and Wildlife Resources in the Trinity and San Jacinto BasinsOverview of Galveston Bay Fisheries and Ecology
May 6, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- HandoutBBEST Update
- PresentationsImplementation of the LCRA/SAWS Water Project Bay Inflow CriteriaWater Rights in the Trinity and San Jacinto River Basins
Apr 2, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- HandoutsBBEST UpdatePractical Guide to Collaborative GovernancePractical Guide to Consensus
- PresentationRegion H Environmental Flows Study Results
Dec 18, 2008
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- HandoutsArticle 1, Senate Bill 3Revised Environmental Flows TimelineScience Advisory Committee Charge and WorkplanBBEST Budget Guidance
- PresentationsRegion C Water Planning UpdateRegion H Water Planning Update
Nov 13, 2008
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- HandoutA Collaborative and Adaptive Process for Developing Environmental Flow Recommendations
- PresentationEnvironmental Flows in the Cypress River Basin
Oct 2, 2008
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- PresentationWater Availability Modeling
Aug 27, 2008
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- HandoutsArticle 1, Senate Bill 3Revised Environmental Flows Timeline
- PresentationOverview of Environmental Flows
Work Plan Development
Feb 29, 2012
- Agenda
- Attendees
- HandoutsDraft Work Plan (August 2011)SAC Comments on Draft Work PlanBBEST Responses to BBASC InquiriesPriority Work Plan TasksFuture Work Plan TasksFinal Chapter Draft
Aug 3, 2011 (Joint BBASC/BBEST Meeting)
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- HandoutDraft Work Plan
- PresentationProposed Work Plan Changes
Jan 5, 2011 (Joint BBASC/BBEST Meeting)
- Agenda
- Attendees
- PresentationBBEST Draft Work Plan Overview/Discussion
Dec 6, 2010 (BBEST Meeting)
Oct 26, 2010 (BBEST Meeting)
Oct 6, 2010 (Joint BBASC/BBEST Meeting)