The TMDL Program sets targets for improving the quality of
surface waters and develops implementation plans (I-Plans) to
achieve them.
Executive Director Announces New Water
Division
In one of his first actions as executive director, Mark Vickery
has formed a new division dedicated to improving surface water
quality in Texas. This organizational change will be effective
September 1, 2008. The new division will bring together the
functions of:
- reviewing surface water quality standards
- assessing water quality and preparing the Water Quality
Inventory and 303(d) List
- developing and implementing TMDLs
- supporting projects to reduce nonpoint source pollution
- protecting and restoring wetlands and estuaries
- planning monitoring to prepare the Inventory and List
- collecting targeted data where needed about waters identified
on the 303(d) list
The new division will be part of the Chief Engineer's Office,
led by seven-year veteran Kelly Keel, who has been instrumental in
the TCEQ's air quality planning programs. This new Water Quality
Division should increase cohesion and efficiency in planning and
implementing improvements to water quality. People dealing with the
TCEQ may notice other changes. Personnel in the new division will
include those currently in the Chief Engineer's Office, as well as
staff members from the Office of Permitting and the Office of
Compliance and Enforcement. The division will have three sections
— Planning and Implementation, Monitoring and Assessment, and
the Houston Laboratory.
The TCEQ will make further announcements about the new division
on this Web page. You may
sign up for e-mail alerts to receive notification of
significant events in the organization of the new division or in
the TMDL Program. You may also e-mail questions about the new
division to us at tmdl@tceq.state.tx.us.
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TMDLs Proposed for Adoption
At their meeting on August 20, 2008, the commission will
consider adoption of the TMDLs developed under the projects listed
below.
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New Meeting
Announcements
Meetings about TMDL projects are open to everyone.
Meeting regarding the
Trinity River TMDL Project for PCBs:
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Meeting of the
Houston Dioxin and PCBs Stakeholder Group:
August 28, 2008
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Related News
Ninth Biennial State of Galveston Bay Symposium Planned for
January 12–14
The theme of this years symposium is What is Needed to Sustain
Our Estuary? The Galveston Bay Estuary Program
welcomes abstracts for oral and poster presentations and panel
sessions related to sustaining Galveston Bay in the midst of the
regions rapid growth in human population.
Watershed Planning Short Course Set for January
12–16
Registration is now open for the Texas Watershed Planning Short
Course in January 2009. This week-long course familiarizes
participants with the key elements necessary for developing and
implementing a watershed protection plan. For more information on
the course, visit http://watershedplanning.tamu.edu/
or contact Kevin Wagner at klwagner@ag.tamu.edu.
For More Information about the
TMDL Program
For more information about the TMDL Program, call 512-239-1521,
or send us an e-mail at tmdl@tceq.state.tx.us.
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