Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers and Galveston Bay Basin and Bay Area Expert Science Team: Members and Meetings
Members of the Basin and Bay Area Expert Science Team for the Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers and Galveston Bay. Meetings, agendas, attendees, presentations, and findings.
Trinity and San Jacinto BBASC and BBEST Home page
Science teams develop environmental flow analyses and a recommended environmental flow regime to support a sound ecological environment for their river basin and bay system. The science teams must consider all reasonably available science, without regard for other water use needs, and make recommendations based solely on the best science available.
The members of the Trinity and San Jacinto BBEST are:
- William H. Espey (Chair)
- L. James Lester (Vice-Chair)
- David Buzan
- Woody Frossard
- Fran Gelwick
- George Guillen
- Webster Mangham
- Robert W. McFarlane
- Alan H. Plummer
- Antonietta Quigg
- Mike Reedy
- Tony L. Smith
- Joseph F. Trungale
- Mike Turco
- Jarrett (Woody) Olen Woodrow, Jr.
- Robert Brandes, Ph. D., P.E. (Primary Texas Environmental Flows Science Advisory Committee Liaison)
- Mary Kelly (Secondary Texas Environmental Flows Science Advisory Committee Liaison)
BBEST Resources
BBEST Meetings
Nov 12, 2009
- Agenda
- Attendees
- Presentations
Bay and Estuary Proposal Recommendation
Instream Flow Proposal Recommendation
Collaborative/Alternate Instream Flow Proposal Recommendation
Oct 19, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Presentation
Trinity-San Jacinto BBEST Status Report
Aug 13, 2009
- Agenda
- Attendees
- Presentations
Freshwater Inflow Considerations
Environmental Flows A Natural Approach
Geomorphic Overlays
San Jacinto River Basin, Ecological Overlay
Trinity River Project Briefing - UHCL
Trinity San Jacinto BBEST Modeling Project
Development of Information Needed to Determine Freshwater Inflow Requirements for Galveston Bay
July 2, 2009
June 10, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Key Questions to Be Addressed - Instream Flows
Key Questions to Be Addressed - Freshwater Inflows
Instream Flows Subcommittee Report - Presentations
USGS Analysis - Water Quality
Geographic Scope Subcommittee - Applying the Overlay
Geographic Scope Subcommittee - Basin Maps
TxBlend - Calibration and Validation
May 13, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
State Rate Memo for Hotels
B&E Guidance - Table of Contents - Presentations
San Jacinto River Instream Literature Review
Trinity River Literature Review
Galveston Bay FWI Study Salinity Zonation Approach
An Alternative Approach to Oysters
April 8, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Geographic Scope of Instream Flow Recommendations
HEFR Enhancements & Modifications, April 7 2009 - Presentations
Geographic Scope of Instream Flow Recommendations
Application of HEFR at Brazos River at Richmond
Instream Flows vs. Freshwater Inflows
Inflow-Pattern Approach to Estuary Evaluation
Region H Environmental Flows Study Results
March 11, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
LCRA/SAWS: Comparison with 2006 FINS
Recent Improvements to the U.S. Geological Survey Streamgaging Program
Instream Flow Targets for the Trinity and San Jacinto River Basins - Presentations
LCRA/SAWS: Colorado River - Aquatic Habitat Studies
LCRA/SAWS: Matagorda Bay Health Evaluation
USGS: Trinity River Streamflow Data Overview
Instream Flow Targets for the Trinity and San Jacinto River Basins
Feb 11, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Use of Hydrological Data in the Development of Instream Flow Recommendations for the Environmental Flows Allocation Process and the Hydrology-Based Environmental Flow Regime (HEFR) Methodology
Geographic Scope of Instream Flow Recommendations - Presentations
Freshwater Inflows in Galveston Bay: Primary Productivity as an Indicator of Ecosystem Function
Instream Flow Methodology: A Review of Historical Approaches
An Overview of the Hydrology-Based Environmental Flow (HEFR) Method
Trinity River Past and Present; Confidence/Uncertainty; Region H Targets
Jan 15, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Attendees
- Handouts
Duties of the Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers and Galveston Bay BBEST as Stated in SB3
BBEST Budget Guidance - Presentations
Environmental Flows in the Cypress River Basin
Freshwater Inflows
Missing: A Graph, A Model, and a Proof of Concept
An Alternative Approach to Freshwater Inflow Management
Galveston Bay System Oyster Reefs
Processed Wastewater: Potential Tool for Promoting Oyster Reefs in High Salinity Waters
Dec 18, 2008
The December 18, 2008 meeting of the Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers and Galveston Bay Expert Science Team was held in conjunction with the Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committee. For more information on agenda, attendees, handouts and presentations, please see the meeting on the BBASC page below.
Trinity and San Jacinto BBASC pageWork 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)