Cypress Creek Basin Recreational Use Attainability Analysis
Project Summary
Status: Completed; awaiting EPA approval
| Basin | Cypress Creek |
|---|---|
| Segment Names and Numbers | Big Cypress Creek Below Lake Bob Sandlin, 0404; Tankersley Creek, 0404B; and Hart Creek, 0404C |
| Counties | Camp, Morris, and Titus |
| Recreational-Survey Report | The TCEQ has completed a report of its Recreational Use Attainability Analysis for this water body. |
| Public Review of Recreational-Survey Report | The comment period for the draft report has concluded. After the comment period on the draft report closed, the TCEQ used the comments to make an informed recommendation for the recreational-use category and criteria to include in the Texas Surface Water Quality Standards. There was another comment period after publishing the recommendation on recreational use. |
| TCEQ Recommendations |
There was a comment period after publishing the recommendations on recreational use. The TCEQ recommended the contact recreational use on Big Cypress Creek Below Lake Bob Sandlin, Tankersley Creek, and Hart Creek should be revised to secondary contact recreation 1. This use was included in the 2018 Texas Surface Water Quality Standards. The recommendations can be found here: |
| Final Outcome |
The following recreation use changes are awaiting EPA approval:
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Return to topProject Report
The RUAA for Big Cypress Creek Below Lake Bob Sandlin, Hart Creek, and Tankersley Creek is available for download. The report is in PDF. Approximate file size is shown in parenthesis.
- Full Report (34 MB)
- Photos from Big Cypress Creek (5 MB)
For More Information
Additional information on this project is available on the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board's Project Website
E-mail us at standards@tceq.texas.gov or see contact information for staff members.