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Austin Watersheds

A project to improve water quality and protect recreational uses in watersheds of Austin, Texas.

Pictures of various creeks in the project to protect recreational uses of Austin watersheds

The Austin Area Watersheds Implementation Plan (I-Plan) Stakeholder Group formed in June 2021 to update the total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) I-Plan for bacteria in Austin-area streams for a second five-year period through 2027. The I-Plan and the TMDLs together provide the road map for improving water quality in the affected streams.

On this page are data, maps, and other resources for stakeholder use in updating the Austin Streams I-Plan for total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) to reduce bacteria levels in affected water bodies.

Carancahua Bay

A project to reduce bacteria and protect recreational safety in Carancahua Bay.

This is a project to reduce bacteria and protect recreational safety in Carancahua Bay. The stakeholders and TCEQ developed a total maximum daily load (TMDL) and implementation plan (I-Plan), which together are the road map for improving water quality. The TMDL was adopted and the I-Plan has been approved.

Carters Creek

A project to improve water quality and protect recreational uses by reducing bacteria concentrations.

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Chocolate Bayou

A project to reduce bacteria and protect recreational safety in Chocolate Bayou

This is a project to reduce bacteria and protect recreational safety in Chocolate Bayou. The stakeholders and TCEQ are developing total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) and an implementation plan (I-Plan), which together will be the road map for improving water quality.

Mar 07, 2024 from 03:00 PM to 05:00 PM Brazoria County Public Library – Alvin, 105 S Gordon St Alvin, TX 77511

Chocolate Bay Stakeholder meeting.

Colorado River Below E.V. Spence Reservoir

This is a project to implement TMDLs that reduce salinity from chloride, sulfate, and dissolved solids. The TMDLs have been adopted. The I-Plan is complete.

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Completed Survey and Assessment Projects of the TMDL Program

A list of completed projects to collect and assess data to support use attainability analyses or to determine whether a TMDL is the most appropriate strategy for improving water quality in a 303(d)-listed waterway.

Communities Working Together

The TMDL Program works to restore Texas waterways that have limited quality in relation to one or more of their assigned uses, such as recreation, fishing, or healthy aquatic environment.

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Armand Bayou This is a completed project to assess dissolved oxygen and support of aquatic life in Armand Bayou.
Arroyo Colorado: Surveying Recreational Uses This is a completed project to evaluate recreational uses of the Arroyo Colorado.
Arroyo Colorado: Watershed Protection Plan This is a completed planning and assessment project to improve water quality in the Arroyo Colorado.
Atascosa River This is a completed assessment project to evaluate concentrations of dissolved oxygen and bacteria in the Atascosa River in South Central Texas, and how they affect aquatic life and recreational uses.
Brandy Branch Reservoir This is a completed project of the TMDL Program to assess the extent of contamination in fish tissue in Brandy Branch Reservoir.
Clear Fork Trinity River This is a completed project that aimed to evaluate the attainability of the presumed aquatic life use for the Clear Fork of the Trinity River.
Dickinson Bayou: Conditions for Aquatic Life This completed project assessed whether dissolved oxygen conditions in the Dickinson Bayou were sufficient to support fish and other aquatic life.
Elm and Sandies Creeks This is a completed project that evaluated high bacteria and low dissolved oxygen concentrations in Elm and Sandies creeks in south central Texas.
Galveston Bay System This is a completed project that assessed the distribution of dioxin and PCBs in the Galveston Bay system.
Grace Creek This is a completed project that monitored bacteria concentrations in portions of Grace Creek and the Sabine River in Longview.
Gulf Coastal Waters: Oyster Harvesting This is a completed project that evaluated the safety of oyster harvesting in fourteen bays in Gulf Coast waters.
Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Bay: PCBs This completed project assessed sources of contamination in fish from polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). It evaluated whether TMDLs are the best option to reduce PCBs so it is safer to eat fish from area waterways.
Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Bay: Dioxin This is a completed project that assessed sources of contamination in fish from dioxin and evaluated whether TMDLs were the best option for reducing them.
Lampasas and Navasota Rivers This completed project of the TMDL Team surveyed and assessed bacteria impairments of the contact recreation use in three streams in east central Texas.
Lavaca Bay and Chocolate Bay This completed project assessed support of aquatic life use in Lavaca Bay and Chocolate Bay.
Lower Leon Creek: Aquatic Life This completed project collected dissolved oxygen samples in Lower Leon Creek and added to the data available for evaluating the aquatic life use.
Lower Leon Creek: Bacteria This completed project assessed the extent of bacteria impairments in Lower Leon Creek.
Lower Leon Creek: Fish Project This completed project assessed high PCB concentrations in fish tissue in Lower Leon Creek.
Martin Creek Reservoir This completed project assessed the safety of consuming fish from Martin Creek Reservoir.
Matagorda Bay and Nearby Coastal Waters This completed project assessed dissolved oxygen and pH in Matagorda Bay and nearby coastal waters.
Mid Cibolo Creek This completed project assessed and improved dissolved oxygen concentrations in Mid Cibolo Creek in South Central Texas to support a healthy aquatic community.
Oso Bay and the Laguna Madre This is a completed project to assess low dissolved oxygen conditions in Oso Bay and the Laguna Madre and how it affects aquatic life.
Oso Bay: Oyster Waters Use This is a completed assessment project to determine whether bacteria levels in Oso Bay could affect oyster beds in Corpus Christi Bay.
Patrick Bayou This completed project assessed the need for a total maximum daily load (TMDL) for Patrick Bayou.
Rocky Creek and Salado Creek This completed project assessed the aquatic life use and dissolved oxygen concentrations in Rocky Creek and Salado Creek in the Brazos River Basin.
Sam Rayburn Reservoir This completed project assessed whether concentrations of dissolved oxygen and pH were sufficient to support aquatic life in Sam Rayburn Reservoir and whether elevated concentrations of aluminum were harming the aquatic life community.
San Antonio River Basin, Leon River, and Peach Creek This completed project assessed the need to develop bacteria TMDLs for the San Antonio River, Salado Creek, Walzem Creek, Leon River, and Peach Creek.
San Jacinto River Tidal This completed project assessed consumer risk of legacy pollutants in fish tissue.
South Central Texas Streams This completed assessment project evaluated high bacteria and low dissolved oxygen concentrations in several streams in south central Texas and determined whether TMDLs would be required.
Surveying Recreational Uses in Texas This completed project surveyed recreational uses of several water bodies Texas.

Corpus Christi

A project to protect recreations uses at Corpus Christi beaches

Current and Completed Projects of the TMDL Program

All TMDL program projects, listed in alphabetical order by project name.

Communities Working Together

The TMDL Program works to restore Texas water bodies that have limited quality in relation to one or more of their assigned uses, such as recreation, fishing, or healthy aquatic environment.

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Gilleland Creek Bacteria

The goal of this project is to make recreation safe in Gilleland Creek by reducing bacteria. The adopted TMDL and the approved I-Plan combined are the road map to improving water quality in the creek.

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Guadalupe River Above Canyon

A project to improve water quality and protect recreational uses by reducing bacteria concentrations in the river segment.

Houston Bacteria

The goal of this project is reduce bacteria levels and protect recreational safety in waterways of the metropolitan area. The stakeholders and TCEQ developed total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) and an implementation plan (I-Plan), which together are the road map to improving water quality.

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Lake Pines Oxygen

The goal of this current project is to improve conditions for fish and other aquatic life by increasing the levels of dissolved oxygen in the lake. Combined, the adopted TMDL and the approved I-Plan are the road map to improving water quality in the lake.

Photos of meetings to work on improving conditions for aquatic life in Lake O' the Pines.

This is a community project to improve conditions for aquatic life by increasing dissolved oxygen levels in the Lake O' the Pines. Together, the adopted total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) and approved implementation plan (I-Plan) are the road map to improved water quality.

Lavaca River and Rocky Creek

A project to reduce bacteria and protect recreational safety in the Lavaca River Above Tidal and Rocky Creek.

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Navasota River

A community project to reduce bacteria and improve water quality in the Navasota River.

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Participating in TMDL Projects

How people and communities can work together to protect their streams, lakes, and bays by getting involved in developing TMDLs and their implementation plans

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Petronila Creek

A project to implement TMDLs that reduce salinity from chloride, sulfate, and dissolved solids in Petronila Creek. The TMDLs are adopted. The I-Plan is complete.

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Projects of the TMDL Program

Communities working together on projects to improve water quality in the streams, lakes, and bays of Texas by reducing pollution.

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Segments withTMDLs

A list of water-quality segments, in numerical order, for which the commission has adopted total maximum daily loads (TMDLs). Segments numbers are assigned to surface waterways, or portions of waterways, to provide a geographic unit for managing water quality.

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TMDLs or I-Plans in Development

Below is a list of current projects to develop total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) or implementation plans (I-Plans), which together are a road map for improving water quality.

Tres Palacios Creek

A project to improve water quality and protect recreational uses of Tres Palacios Creek.

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