Austin Streams I-Plan Update

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In all its projects, TCEQ gathers opinion and information from people who live or work in a watershed. TCEQ uses the term "stakeholders" to refer to individuals and organizations that use a water resource, or contribute or control pollution to it. This includes people who represent government, permitted facilities, agriculture, business, environmental, and community and private interests in the watershed. 

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• About the I-Plan Update
• Stakeholder Meetings
• Stakeholder Representation
• Meetings
• Contact the TMDL Program

See also: Resources for the Austin Watersheds I-Plan Update

About the I-Plan Update

Austin Area stakeholders developed a new five-year plan to reduce bacteria concentrations in the affected Austin streams, which was submitted to the TCEQ in August 2022. As part of that process, they looked at the success of their original five-year plan and adapted and added new programs or activities as needed. Read more about the original I-Plan and the updated I-Plan on the Austin Area Watersheds: A Community Project to Protect Recreational Uses webpage.

The kickoff meeting of the group was held on June 24, 2021. Stakeholders representing the organizations that worked together to develop the original I-Plan in 2014 were invited to attend. At the first meeting, those present identified other interest groups they would like to have represented and discussed the general process and goals for the group.

Meetings about the Austin Watersheds project are open to everyone; however, decisions will be made only by participating members according to an agreement they will develop for the operation of their group. Public participation in the group requires a significant commitment of resources and time from both TCEQ and stakeholders. This commitment is crucial to the success of the revised I-Plan. Read about what it means to participate in TMDL and I-Plan projects.

Stakeholder Representation

Member Organizations

Organization	Department
City of Austin	Watershed Protection
	Austin Water
	Parks and Recreation
	Field Operations
University of Texas at Austin	Environmental Health Services
Travis County	Transportation and Natural Resources
Lower Colorado River Authority	Clean Rivers Program
Texas Department of Transportation
Austin Parks Foundation	Mission
	Programs
Austin Neighborhoods Council
Colorado River Alliance
Environment Texas
People Organized in Defense of Earth and Her Resources (PODER)
Shoal Creek Conservancy
Waller Creek Greenway Conservancy
The Atwell Group, representing the Austin Association of Home Builders

Advisory Member Organizations

Organization	Department
U.T. Center for Public Policy	Facilitator
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality	Total Maximum Daily Load Program
	Region 11 Field Office
	Stormwater Permits Program

Coordination Committee Members

Organization	Name
City of Austin Watershed Protection	Julie White
City of Austin, Austin Water	Tammy West
City of Austin, Parks and Recreation	D'Anne Williams
Travis County, Transportation and Natural Resource	David Peyton
University of Texas at Austin Environmental Health Services	Nena Anderson
Texas Department of Transportation	Zach Lanfear
Shoal Creek Conservancy	Sierra DaSilva
Austin Parks Foundation	Kathleen Barron
Austin Neighborhoods Council	Joyce Basciano
Home Builders Association of Greater Austin	Hank Smith
Lower Colorado River Authority	Lisa Benton
Environment Texas	Luke Metzger
People Organized in Defense of Earth and Her Resources	Susana Almanza
Colorado River Alliance	Adrienne Longenecker
Waterloo Greenway	Chris Perkes

Meeting Records

Meeting Date	Meeting Records	Meeting Date	Meeting Records
July 18, 2022	Draft Meeting Agenda Draft Meeting Summary Second Draft I-Plan for Stakeholder Discussion	December 16, 2021	Meeting Agenda Meeting Summary U.T. Austin Presentation: Comparing Human and Dog Fecal Bacteria in Austin Streams (preliminary information) Draft Revised Project Timeline Final Draft Stakeholder Guidelines for Approval Stakeholders' Data Work Group Presentation TCEQ Presentation: Integrating SWMPs in the Updated I-Plan
May 26, 2022	Agenda Meeting Summary Initial Draft I-Plan for Stakeholder Discussion	September 29, 2021	Agenda   Meeting Summary   Final Draft Stakeholder Guidelines   Draft Timeline for Producing the Update   Resources: BMP Types and Efficiency  Watershed Map Images   Outline of Required I-Plan Update Sections
May 4, 2022	Agenda Meeting Summary Memo from the Public Input Work Group to the Stakeholders about Public Comment First Draft I-Plan, minus Data Section First Draft Data Section First Draft Austin Parks Foundation Management Measures for Addition to the Plan I-Plan Review Flow Chart and Production Schedule	August 17, 2021	Agenda Meeting Summary Meeting Presentation Memo to Stakeholders Regarding Group Operational Guidelines Draft Process to Update I-Plan 2015 I-Plan Excerpt: Management Measures in a Nutshell 2015 I-Plan Excerpt: Possible Sources of Pollution
March 24, 2022	Meeting Agenda Meeting Summary Presentation: Austin Water Wastewater Collection in TMDL Watersheds Follow-up Handout: Austin Water's Wastewater Operations Compared with National Benchmarks	June 24, 2021	Agenda Meeting Summary Meeting Presentation  TCEQ Data Record for Five Austin-Area TMDL Assessment Units, 2008-2021
February 22, 2022	Meeting Agenda Meeting Summary Memo to Participants (2/16/22) Worksheet for Evaluating Previous I-Plan Measures Outline of Required Elements in Texas TMDL I-Plan Updates I-Plan Update Template for the Austin Streams Stakeholder Coordinating Committee

Contact the TMDL Program

Please email tmdl@tceq.texas.gov and mention Austin Area Watersheds in the subject line. Or call us at 512-239-6682.

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