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Acronym |
Authority |
Fed/State |
What they provide |
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TPWD |
Texas Parks and
Wildlife Dept. |
State |
Call TPWD for violations of trash on
the river banks.
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/texaswater/rivers/
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TCEQ |
Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality
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State |
The environmental agency for the
State.
http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/
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TGLO |
Texas General Land Office |
State |
The Texas General Land Office is the
management agency for state lands and mineral rights totaling 20.4
million acres. This includes the Gulf Coast beaches and bays and other
"submerged" lands extending 10.3 miles out from the shoreline.
This group leases your space for
a pier and boat dock. It is also involved in beach re-nourishment
projects which might be interested in the sand at the mouth of the San
Bernard. It would be involved in the event of a chemical spill into the
river. This group issues determines whether you can remove the silt or
saltgrass at your pier.
http://www.glo.state.tx.us/
Phone Numbers:
Executive Office Toll Free: 1-800-998-4GLO (4456).
Direct: 512-463-5001
LaPorte Field Office Phone: 281-470-1191
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TWDB |
Texas Water Development Board |
State |
The Texas Water Development Board
(TWDB) was created in 1957. It currently:
- Provides loans to local
governments for water supply projects; water quality projects
including wastewater treatment, municipal solid waste management and
nonpoint source pollution control; flood control projects;
agricultural water conservation projects; and groundwater district
creation expenses
- Provides grants and loans
for the water and wastewater needs of the state's economically
distressed areas
- Provides agricultural water
conservation funding and water-related research and planning grants
- Supports regions in
developing their regional water plans that will be incorporated into
a statewide water plan for the orderly development, management and
conservation of the state's water resources by studying Texas'
surface and groundwater resources
Collects data and conducts
studies concerning the fresh-water needs of the state's bays and
estuaries
- Administers the Texas Water
Bank, which facilitates the transfer, sale or lease of water and
water rights throughout the state, and administers the Texas Water
Trust, where water rights are held for environmental flow
maintenance purposes
- Maintains a centralized
data bank of information on the state's natural resources called the
Texas Natural Resources Information System and manages the Strategic
Mapping Program, a Texas-based, public and private sector
cost-sharing program to develop consistent, large-scale computerized
base maps describing basic geographic features of Texas.
http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/home/index.asp
http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/about/general_history/history.asp
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BCSO |
Brazoria County Sheriff's Office. |
County |
Sheriff: Charles Wagner. The Sheriff's Office
patrols the river from time to time. Also the Brazoria County Sheriff
Department - Environmental Health now has enforcement powers on the San
Bernard River for such things as trash dumping, sewage runoff and sewage
dumping into the River and Pollution issues
http://www.brazoria-county.com/sheriff/index.htm
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Central & West:
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(979) 849-2441 |
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South:
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(979)-265-9310 |
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USACE |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
Federal |
They
tend the dredging of the river.
We are in the Galveston District.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operates under the U.S.
Department of Defense. In conjunction with the Los Angeles County
Department of Public Works, owns, operates and maintains the flood
control system of the county, which includes the Los Angeles River and
its tributaries. The Corps is the primary federal agency regulating
wetlands (Clean Water Act, Section 404), although EPA has oversight
responsibilities.
http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/
Brazos River Floodgates Status Report
http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/Locks/BrazosLockStatus.asp
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NWS |
National Weather Service |
Federal |
Reports current river water level
and flow via the National Weather Service West Gulf River Forecast
Center.
Sweeny:
http://ahps.srh.noaa.gov/ahps2/river.php?wfo=hgx&wfoid=18770&riverid=203319&view=1%2C1%2C1%2C1%2C1%2C1&toggles=10%2C7%2C8%2C2%2C9%2C15%2C6&pt%5B%5D=144023&allpoints=143765%2C144188%2C144023&data%5B%5D=hydrograph&data%5B%5D=obs&submit=Make+my+River+Page%21
East Bernard:
http://ahps.srh.noaa.gov/ahps2/river.php?wfo=hgx&wfoid=18770&riverid=203319&view=1%2C1%2C1%2C1%2C1%2C1&toggles=10%2C7%2C8%2C2%2C9%2C15%2C6&pt%5B%5D=all&allpoints=143765%2C144188%2C144023&data%5B%5D=hydrograph&submit=Make+my+River+Page%21
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USCG |
U.S. Coast Guard |
Federal |
The U.S. Coast Guard regularly
patrols the river. I believe they are from the Freeport station. They
provides maritime safety, law enforcement, recreational boating safety,
and environmental protection information
www.uscg.mil
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EPA |
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
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Federal |
Responsible for administering the
Clean Water Act. Exercises authority through the National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) which oversees discharges from both
point sources, such as from business and industry, sewage treatment
plants, and non-point sources such as urban runoff. EPA delegates to the
states to certify that permitted actions are consistent with the Clean
Water Act. Supports environmental enhancement programs and projects
www.epa.gov
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FEMA |
Federal
Emergency Management Agency |
Federal |
Provides flood insurance to
jurisdictions that meet the criteria for participation in their program.
The program was initiated to encourage better flood plain management and
reduce damaged in flood-prone areas
www.fema.gov
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NMFS |
National
Marine Fisheries Service |
Federal |
The National Marine Fisheries
Services operates under the U.S. Department of Commerce. Mission
includes the conservation and management of living marine resources.
Activities focus on the coastal zone and estuaries.
www.nmfs.gov
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USFWS |
U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service |
Federal |
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
operates under the U.S. Department of the Interior. Responsible for the
conservation, protection, and enhancement of fish and wildlife and their
habitats. Major responsibilities are for migratory birds, candidate
species, endangered species, some marine mammals, and freshwater and
anadromous fish. Provides technical assistance to agencies for wildlife
management, funding for wetlands acquisition, acquisition of areas for
protection of migratory birds.
www.fws.gov
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USNRCS |
U.S. Natural
Resources Conservation Service |
Federal |
The U.S. Natural Resources
Conservation Service operates under the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
It provides guidance and technical assistance to individuals, cities and
counties for conservation of nonfederal lands through Resource
Conservation Districts. They provide leadership in partnership efforts
to help people conserve, maintain, and improve our natural resources and
environment. Programs include Emergency Watershed Protection,
Environmental Quality Incentives, Resource Conservation and Development,
Soil Survey Programs, Soil and Water Conservation Assistance, Watershed
Protection, River Basin, and Flood Operations, Wetlands Reserve &
Wildlife Habitat Incentives
www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/
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GICA |
Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association |
Assn |
"Building, promoting, protecting the
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway since 1905"
Mission:
http://www.gicaonline.com/pages/about/mission.html
http://www.gicaonline.com/
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TW |
Texas Watch |
Academic |
They do the water quality sampling
and help with data like what’s needed for the USACE studies.
Texas Watch is a network of trained volunteers and
supportive partners working together to gather information about the
natural resources of Texas and to ensure the information is available to
all Texans. Established in 1991, Texas Watch is administered through a
cooperative partnership between Texas State University, the Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA). Currently, over 400 Texas Watch volunteers
collect water quality data on lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, bays
bayous, and estuaries in Texas.
http://www.texaswatch.geo.txstate.edu/index.asp
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Tx. D.O.T. |
Texas Dept. of Transportation |
State |
http://www.dot.state.tx.us/publications/transportation_planning/giww05.pdf |
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| Texas Rivers Protection Association |
The members of the
Texas Rivers Protection Association are concerned about
the quality of our remaining
natural rivers. It will sponsor river cleanups, Work for the passage
of state legislation beneficial to natural
rivers, strive for increased appreciation and respect for the
diverse natural waterways of Texas.
http://www.txrivers.org/ |
| Galveston Bay Estuary Program |
The Galveston Bay Estuary Program—a
non-regulatory program administered by the
Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality (TCEQ)—is committed to preserving
Galveston Bay for generations to come. Established in 1989, we are
one in a network of twenty-eight U.S.
National Estuary
Programs (NEPs) guiding the conservation and restoration of
Texas’ largest estuary.
http://www.gbep.state.tx.us/
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| Brazoria County Shoreline Restoration Task Force |
The purpose of the Brazoria
County Shoreline Restoration Task Force is to cooperatively and
effectively evaluate shoreline erosion problems in Brazoria County,
Identify and investigate feasible alternatives to restore the
shoreline, and maximize State assistance to the region for shoreline
restoration projects under the CEPRA, CIAP and other applicable and
appropriate State programs.
http://brazoria-county.com/beachtaskforce/index.asp |
| East Matagorda Bay Foundation |
East Matagorda Bay Foundation exist to preserve
and protect East Matagorda Bay and its estuarine system for future
generations.
http://www.eastmatagordabayfoundation.com/ |