Development/Implementation of Water Quality Management Plans - Jefferson
Jefferson
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Coastal Soil & Water Conservation District
Coastal Soil & Water Conservation District
The project's primary task will be the development and implementation of Water Quality Management Plans (WQMPs) within these impaired watersheds. This will provide agriculture producers who seek assistance the opportunity to comply with state water quality laws through a voluntary, incentive-based approach.
Development/Implementation of Water Quality Management Plans - Arroyo Colorado
Cameron
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Southmost Soil & Water Conservation District
Southmost Soil & Water Conservation District
The development and implementation of Water Quality Management Plans (WQMPs) in the Arroyo Colorado watershed will provide agricultural producers an opportunity to comply with state water quality laws through a voluntary, incentive-based approach.
Coastal Native Prairie and Wetlands Demonstration Project
Matagorda
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas R.I.C.E.
The Nature Conservancy
Texas R.I.C.E.
Texas R.I.C.E. will restore and create approximately 300 acres of wetlands and restore up to 400 acres of native grasslands at Mad Island Preserve located near Collegeport in southern Matagorda County.
Bay Debris Feasibility Study in Corpus Christi, Texas
Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
City of Corpus Christi
City of Corpus Christi
The purpose of the study is the reduction or elimination of non-source point pollution, floatables, and other litter entering the marina and Corpus Christi Bay through several storm water outfalls located along the seawall.
Aransas Pass Harbor Management Plan
Aransas
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
City of Aransas Pass
City of Aransas Pass
The City of Aransas Pass is developing the Aransas Pass Marina Improvement Project, which involves redeveloping the City's Conn Brown Harbor into a compatible pleasure craft and shrimping industry harbor. The project will prepare a Harbor Management Plan to help manage the new harbor.
Status and Trends of Barrier Wetlands along the Coastal Bend including San Jose, Mustang, and North Padre Islands
Lower Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Bureau of Economic Geology - The University of Texas at Austin
This project will be a joint project between the General Land Office (GLO) and the Bureau of Economic Geology and will use historical and recent aerial photographs supported by field surveys to determine spatial and temporal changes in salt-, brackish- and fresh-water marshes, mangroves, tidal flats, and water bodies on San Jose Island, Mustang Island, and North Padre Island.
Nueces Bay/Inner Harbor Zinc Monitoring - Phase II
Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi - Center for Coastal Studies
The Center for Coastal Studies will perform sediment collection and analysis of zinc in Nueces Bay and the Inner Harbor. This information will be used by TCEQ to develop a total maximum daily load for zinc.
Monitoring Design Criteria and Biological Indicators for Seagrass Monitoring in the CBBEP Study Area
Lower Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program
This project will identify the plant, water column, and landscape indicators that provide the most critical information on water quality criteria that is relevant to successful maintenance and growth of seagrasses.
Relative Importance of Fluvial and Non-Fluvial Sediment Sources in Galveston Bay
Upper Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas Water Development Board
This project will address the fourth year of a cooperative research study, which seeks to document the effects of the Lake Livingston dam on downstream sedimentation processes, in particular the delivery of sediment to the lower Trinity River and the Trinity Bay estuary
Matagorda Bay Nature Park Trail
Matagorda
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Lower Colorado River Authority
Lower Colorado River Authority
American with Disabilities Act-accessible trail in Matagorda Bay Nature Park
Feasibility Study for Habitat Restoration/Modification in the Arroyo Colorado
Cameron
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
The Habitat Restoration Workgroup, led by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), will investigate and recommend habitat modifications and restoration measures that will reduce nonpoint source pollution to the Arroyo Colorado or mitigate existing physical conditions that aggravate poor water quality conditions in the stream as part of the Watershed Protection Plan.
Bacteria Loadings Watershed Model in Copano, Port, and Mission Bays
Aransas
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
The University of Texas at Austin
This project will apply a GIS bacteria loadings model previously developed for the Galveston Bay area to the Copano watershed. The objective of the project is to quantify the bacteria loadings in the watershed using a runoff model which incorporates land use land cover data, event meant concentrations (EMCs), precipitation data, digital elevation models, and other pertinent data as deemed necessary.
Wetland Park Improvements
Harris
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
City of Shoreacres
City of Shoreacres
Project to construct an observation deck, two-walkover bridges, a small boat launch, and a covered bench kiosk on recently acquired park property.
Charlie's Pasture Land Acquisition
Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
City of Port Aransas
City of Port Aransas
Project to acquire sensitive land at the northwest end of Mustang Island for future critical area enhancement.
Texas High School Coastal Monitoring Program: Port Aransas High School, Year 6
Lower Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
The University of Texas at Austin
Port Aransas Independent School District
Program to teach students and teachers how to measure topography, map the vegetation line and shoreline, and observe weather and wave conditions.
Texas High School Coastal Monitoring Program: Port Isabel High School, Year 6
Lower Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
The University of Texas at Austin
Port Isabel Independent School District
Program to teach students and teachers how to measure topography, map the vegetation line and shoreline, and observe weather and wave conditions.
Texas Coastal Erosion Data Network and Data Repository
Galveston
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Project to maintain and continue to operate the Texas Coastal Erosion Data Network. The project will focus on incorporating a variety of data sets related to oyster reefs in the State of Texas.
Replacement of Texas Historical Commission's Archeological Research Vessel
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas Historical Commission
Texas Historical Commission
Project to replace the R. V. Anomaly with a smaller research vessel capable of continuing THC's progressive marine archeology program.
Texas Refuge's Invasive Species Control
Brazoria
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
Texas R.I.C.E.
Project to control the spread of noxious and invasive species on the Aransas Wildlife Refuge and the Peach Point Wildlife Management Area.
Port Lavaca Causeway Fishing Pier Renovations
Calhoun
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
City of Port Lavaca
City of Port Lavaca
Project to renovate the wooden fishing pier on Lighthouse Beach in Port Lavaca.