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Basin Approach to Address Bacterial Impairments in Basins 15, 16, and 17
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2014)
In the 2012 Texas Integrated Report and 303(d) List, approximately 48% of the 568 impaired water bodies were caused by high bacteria levels. Once a water body has been listed, the Clean Water Act requires action to be ...
Sustainability of the Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership and Continued Implementation of the Arroyo Colorado Watershed Protection Plan Final Report
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2014)
The Arroyo Colorado (AC) is an ancient channel of the Rio Grande and is approximately 90 miles long. The headwaters of the AC begins at the Anzalduas Diversion Dam in Mission, TX and flows eastward through southern Hidalgo ...
Education Program for Improved Water Quality in Copano Bay Final Report
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2012-05-17)
The Copano Bay watershed covers approximately 1.4 million acres encompassing portions of Karnes, Bee, Goliad, Refugio, San Patricio and Aransas counties. Copano Bay and its main tributaries, the Mission and Aransas rivers, ...
Enhancing Water Quality and Dredged Material for the Port of Harlingen (Phase I)
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2012-01)
The Arroyo Colorado is located in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas and flows through the middle of Hidalgo and Cameron counties. The lower 16 miles of the Arroyo Colorado form the boundary between Cameron and ...
Application of the Recovery Potential Screening Tool in the Matagorda Bay Watershed
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2014)
The State of Texas currently contains 568 water bodies considered impaired due to excessive pollutant loading. Of these, approximately 48% are impaired due to elevated levels of fecal indicator bacteria from animals, birds ...
Arroyo Colorado Agricultural Nonpoint Source Assessment Final Report
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2012-06-19)
As a result of low dissolved oxygen levels, the tidal segment of the Arroyo Colorado (Segment 2201), does not currently meet the aquatic life use designated by the State of Texas and described in the Texas Water Quality ...