The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is hosting the
first in a series of public meetings to inform stakeholders of a
water quality project being initiated in the Houston-Galveston area
bay system. The meetings will be held:
- 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 27, at the
Whites Park Exhibit Hall, 225 Whites Memorial Drive, Hankamer,
Texas
- 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 28, at the
Clear Lake Park Meeting Room, 5001 NASA Road 1, Clear Lake,
Texas
- 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, February 29, at the NOAA
Galveston Laboratory Ballroom, 4700 Avenue U, Galveston,
Texas
The goal of a total maximum daily load is to determine the
amount (or load) of a pollutant that a body of water can receive
and still support its beneficial uses. TMDLs are required for some
impaired water bodies under the 1972 federal Clean Water Act. The
state of Texas requires that the water quality in the bay areas be
suitable for swimming, wading, fishing, a healthy aquatic
ecosystem, and growing and harvesting clams, mussels, or oysters.
The counties within the watershed include Brazoria, Chambers,
Galveston, Harris.
Each meeting will present the same information and will give
interested parties an opportunity to learn about efforts to improve
water quality and develop plans specific to this watershed. The
public is encouraged to participate in this process by attending
whichever meeting is most convenient. More information and an
overall project overview can be found at the following Web page:
http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/implementation/water/tmdl/74-uppercoastoyster.html.
