Wednesday, January 6, 2016

CLEAN HARBORS, TCEQ, DICKINSON BAYOU, PUBLIC MEETING JANUARY 25, 2016

TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

 

FOR TPDES PERMIT FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER

 

AMENDMENT

 

Permit No. WQ0004086000

 

APPLICATION-Clean Harbors San Leon, Inc.,- 2700 Avenue S, San Leon, Texas 77539, which - operates the Clean Harbors Recycling Facility, a recycling and storage facility that handles oily waste from the petroleum refining and petrochemical industries, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a major amendment to Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. WQ0004086000 to authorize the discharge of treated process wastewater and treated contaminated stormwater at a daily average flow not to exceed 105,000 gallons per day via proposed internal Outfall 101. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of stormwater associated with industrial activity and previously monitored effluent (from internal Outfall 101) on an intermittent and flow-variable basis via Outfall 001.

 

The facility is located at 2700 Avenue S, near the intersection of 27th Street and Avenue S, approximately 3/4 mile east of State Highway 146 at Dickinson Bayou, in San Leon, Galveston County, Texas 77539. The effluent is discharged to a drainage ditch; thence to an unnamed tidal tributary of Dickinson Bayou Tidal; thence to Dickinson Bayou Tidal in Segment No. 1103 of the San Jacinto- Brazos Coastal Basin. The unclassified receiving waters have minimal aquatic life use for the unnamed ditch and high aquatic life use for the unnamed tidal tributary. The designated uses for Segment No. 1103 are high aquatic life use and primary contact recreation.

 

In accordance with Title 30 Texas Administrative Code Section 307.5 and the TCEQ implementation procedures (June 2010) for the Texas Surface Water Quality Standards, an anti degradation review of the receiving waters was performed. A Tier 1 antidegradation review has preliminarily determined that existing water quality uses will not be impaired by this permit action. Numerical and narrative criteria to protect existing uses will be maintained. A Tier 2 review has preliminarily determined that no significant degradation of water quality is expected in the unnamed tidal tributary or Dickinson Bayou, which have been identified as having high aquatic life uses. Existing uses will be maintained and protected. The preliminary determination can be reexamined and may be modified if new information is received.

 

The TCEQ Executive Director has reviewed this action for consistency with the Texas Coastal Management Program (CMP) goals and policies in accordance with the regulations of the General Land Office and has determined that the action is consistent with the applicable CMP goals and policies. This link to an electronic map of the site or facility's general location is provided as a public courtesy and is not part of the application or notice. For the exact location, refer to the application.

 


 

The TCEQ Executive Director has completed the technical review of the application and prepared a draft permit. The draft permit, if approved, would establish the conditions under which the facility must operate. The Executive Director has made a preliminary decision that this permit, if issued, meets all statutory and regulatory requirements.

 

PUBLIC COMMENT PUBLIC MEETING. A public meeting will be held and will consist of two parts, an Informal Discussion Period and a Formal Comment Period. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing under the Administrative Procedure Act. During the Informal Discussion Period, the public will be encouraged to ask questions of the applicant and TCEQ staff concerning the permit application. The comments and questions submitted orally during the Informal Discussion Period will not be considered before a decision is reached on the permit application and no formal response will be made. Responses will be provided orally during the Informal Discussion Period. During the Formal Comment Period on the permit application, members of the public may state their formal comments orally into the official record. A written response to all timely, relevant and material, or significant comments will be prepared by the Executive Director. All formal comments will be considered before a decision is reached on the permit application. A copy of the written response 'will be sent to each person who submits a formal comment or who requested to be on the mailing list for this permit application and provides a mailing address. Only relevant and material issues raised during the Formal Comment Period can be considered if a contested case hearing is granted on this permit application.

 

The Public Meeting is to be held: Monday, January 25, 2016 at 7:00 PM Johnson Community Center 4102 Main Street La Marque, Texas 77568

 

INFORMATION. Citizens are encouraged to submit 'written comments anytime during the meeting or by mail before the close of the public comment period to the Office of the Chief Clerk, TCEQ, Mail Code MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087 or electronically at

 


 

If you need more information about the permit application or the permitting process, please call the TCEQ Public Education Program, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040. Si desea informacion en Espoiiol, puede llamar 1-800-687-4040. General information about the TCEQ can be found at our web site at www.tceq.texas.gov. The permit application, Executive Director's preliminary decision, and draft permit are available for viewing and copying at Dickinson Public Library, 4411 Highway 3, Dickinson.Texas. Further information may also be obtained from Clean Harbors San Leon, Inc. at the address stated above or by calling Mr. Bruce Riffel, Senior Compliance Manager, at (281) 930-2412.

 

Persons with disabilities who need special accommodations at the meeting should call the Office of the Chief Clerk at (512) 239-3300 or 1-800-RELAY-TX (TDD) at least one week prior to the meeting.

 

Issued: December 14, 2015

 

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Greetings Neighbors, Friends, Family of the unincorporated areas of Galveston Bay, San Leon, Bacliff, Bayview, and Galveston Bay Foundation et al.

 

For everyone’s information, at the last (unofficial) Clean Harbors meeting in Dickinson, during discussions, the environmental spokesperson for Clean Harbors (I don’t have his name), but he was the one that spoke the most, and he was the one that came forward and stated as a good steward to the community, Clean Harbors would address the dredging situation with a plea to Congress. Steve Hoyland and Joe Manchaca were to head this committee up to get the ball rolling with Clean Harbors, and make sure Clean Harbors did not drop the ball, to make sure this was done. now seems folks have drank the Clean Harbors cool-aid i.e.

 

‘there is going to be so much flow of clean water into Dickinson Bayou from Clean Water’s, cleaner water, that it will now actually oxygenate Dickinson Bayou into a vibrant water way’.

 

I have not drank Clean Harbors cool-aid yet folks, but have done all I can do. I have already pleaded with TCEQ time and time again over this, it’s well documented, and they claim it is not their responsibility to get Dickinson Bayou dredged. now with TCEQ siding with Clean Harbors, that Congressional hearing on dredging that Clean Harbors said they would address will probably never get done, and this comment period will just be a format to go through, before permit is approved. we all dropped the ball on this folks, when we let the entryway of Dickinson Bayou turn in to an industrial wasteland, when Texas City crapped on us again, just like they did in Hillmansville. being unincorporated, has turned into a political tool, and we will always be Galveston County’s step children. you better get use to it. just my opinion. ...

 

Terry S. Singeltary Sr. Bacliff, Texas USA 77518

 

 

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Greetings Neighbors, Friends, Family of the unincorporated areas of Galveston Bay, San Leon, Bacliff, Bayview, and Galveston Bay Foundation et al.

 

Many thanks to the Galveston Bay et al for this report, no matter how watered down it might have been.

 

Myself, Steve Hoyland et al at the Seabreeze news, and others, have been saying this for years and trying to get something done, to save Galveston Bay and adjacent Bayous.

 

it’s time we all step up to the plate.

 

I would kindly like to address something that has concerned me for a long time, but I have not said anything. today, I break my silence. it might not be too politically correct, but neither am i.

 

snip... ...PLEASE HELP SAVE GALVESTON BAY AND OUR COMMUNITY!

 

CLEAN HARBORS SAN LEON TCEQ

 

RN Number:

 

RN100890235

 

Permit No.: WQ0004086000

 


 

Singeltary Submission;

 

Greetings TCEQ et al,

 

I kindly wish to submit my strong opposition for any permit for CLEAN HARBORS SAN LEON TCEQ Permit No.: WQ0004086000, to allow any treated or non-treated waste water, or anything else, to be allowed to be discharged into the Dickinson Bayou watershed or nearby locations adjacent to Dickinson Bay, inside of Galveston bay. The Public needs to be able to comment on this, and should. The Dickinson Bayou watershed has been so strained environmentally due to many reasons over the past decades, some reasons include Livestock, Pets, faulty septic systems, agricultural activities, urban run-off and what all that contains, pesticide runoff, waste water treatment plants, just to name a few, but now we have an industrial complex that wants to grow at the mouth of Dickinson Bayou, a Bayou that already has studies that show it’s very sluggish in terms of tidal movement, and a Bayou that has consistently been in trouble, year after year after decade. In my opinion, I believe one of the main reasons that causes this, besides all the pollution, is the fact Dickinson Bayou needs to, should have been dredged, with a continuous dredge maintained from inside the mouth, and past the old grave yard, across those flats, on up until Dickinson Bayou gets deep, all the way to the ship channel. The water quality in Dickinson Bayou, has been bad for some time due to little tidal movement. Just very recently, the Houston Chronicle ran an article on a workshop (see below in reference materials) on how to improve Dickinson Bayou due to unacceptably high levels of bacteria, posing possible health and environmental risks. so why would TCEQ or anyone allow such a permit to throw more fuel to the fire? the old spillway inlet at the mouth of Dickinson Bayou, and outlet over on the Bacliff Side, is and has been dead in the water years and years, with no movement through there to help oxygenate the water, we have had numerous fish kills, with one massive flounder kill. why can the ship channel have a continuous life time dredge for the tanker traffic, but yet never dredge Dickinson Bayou, when the Army Corp of Eng said long ago that this needed to be done to maintain a healthy Bayou? what are we waiting on? Via the FOIA, I received the HL&P construction permits back in the 60’s, and the dredging that the Army Corp of engineers said would come and be maintained constantly. That never happened. This constant maintaining of a dredge was to be done all the way to the ship channel, to prevent just what has happened, and it says so in the permit. see permit PDF in my reference materials below. Until Dickinson Bayou is dredged out and all the way to the ship channel so Dickinson Bayou can breath again, anything else in my opinion will be futile. with no changes to the plan to address the issue of dredging Dickinson Bayou to address the tidal flow issues, and proper flushing of Dickinson Bayou, all your going to have is a toilet that does not flush properly, that our children have been playing and swimming in, and consuming the seafood there from. some kind of tourist attraction, welcome to the Toilet Bowl.

 

I strongly protest, and strongly object, in totality, to Permit No.: WQ0004086000 for CLEAN HARBORS SAN LEON TCEQ RN Number: RN100890235, please deny this permit. ...

 

Terry S. Singeltary Sr. Bacliff, Texas 77518

 

REFERENCE

 

ENFORCEMENT FOR CLEAN HARBORS

 

Item 35

 

Docket No. 2014-1366-PWS-E.

 

Consideration of an Agreed Order assessing administrative penalties and requiring certain actions of Clean Harbors San Leon, Inc. in Galveston County; RN100890235; for public drinking water violations pursuant to Tex. Health & Safety Code ch. 341 and the rules of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

 


 


 


 


 

Item 35 Docket No. 2014-1366-PWS-E. Consideration of an Agreed Order assessing administrative penalties and requiring certain actions of Clean Harbors San Leon, Inc. in Galveston County; RN100890235; for public drinking water violations pursuant to Tex. Health & Safety Code ch. 341 and the rules of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. (Jessica Schildwachter, Candy Garrett) Approve the Agreed Order. ZC/TB; all agree.

 


 


 

An agreed order was entered regarding Clean Harbors San Leon, Inc., Docket No. 2014-1366-PWS-E on April 1, 2015, assessing $234 in administrative penalties with $234 deferred.

 


 

Terry S. Singeltary Sr. previous comment

 

Response to Public Comments Eight TMDLs for Indicator Bacteria in Dickinson Bayou and Three Tidal Tributaries (Segments 1103 and 1104)

 

November 12, 2013

 

Tracking Number

 

Date Received

 

Affiliation of Commenter

 

Request or Comment

 

Summary of TCEQ Action or Explanation

 

001_01

 

004_04

 

08/30/2013

 

09/12/2013

 

Terry Singeltary (written)

 

Arlette Baudat

 

(oral)

 

The TCEQ efforts to bring back quality water, instead of polluted water to the Dickinson Bayou and its Tributaries, are greatly appreciated. However, I think it all will be futile, if Dickinson Bayou is not dredged out to where the water can flow freely with the tidal movements. I believe that due to Dickinson Bayou not being dredged and maintained properly, to allow for a maximum flow, by Houston Lighting and Power Co. (HL&P) is/was a cause to a great many of our problems in Dickinson Bayou, and surrounding waters. I also believe that HL&P, the Army, or the Army Corp of Engineers should foot the total bill for the dredging.

 

What was not addressed in the I-Plan was dredging up the bayou. I believe the Corp of Engineers has approved dredging of the bayou and with more flow of bayou you would have more dilution with the tide coming in and out and that it would help to achieve the goal.

 

The TCEQ and local stakeholders in the Dickinson Bayou watershed have agreed to work together to reduce bacteria pollution in Dickinson Bayou and its tributaries, as described in the I-Plan document. At the same time, stakeholders in the watershed are continuing to explore ways to decrease the effects of pollution on Dickinson Bayou. The TCEQ does not have regulatory authority to compel private or public entities to dredge Texas waterways to improve flow. No changes were made to the I-Plan based on this comment.

 


 

AS I SAID before, and I will keep saying ;

 

*** Until Dickinson Bayou is dredged out and all the way to the ship channel so Dickinson Bayou can breath again, anything else in my opinion will be futile, until the Bayou can flush itself properly. ...

 

Workshop to look at efforts to protect, improve Dickinson Bayou

 

By Annette Baird

 

Updated 1:10 pm, Tuesday, July 14, 2015

 

The almost 23-mile-long Dickinson Bayou with its numerous tributaries, including Gum Bayou, Cedar Creek and associated wetlands play a vital role in the area's ecosystem as well as providing recreational activities such as fishing, canoeing and swimming.

 

*** But the 100-square-mile watershed, from which water flows into Dickinson and Galveston bays, has been tested with unacceptably high levels of bacteria, posing possible health and environmental risks. ***

 

Livestock, faulty septic systems, agricultural activities, urban run-off and waste from pets and wildlife such as feral hogs have pushed bacteria levels upward, according to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

 

Water-quality experts hope to increase awareness of the pollution and how to reduce it through an upcoming workshop to educate residents, educators and professionals such as geoscientists about what they can do to protect, preserve and restore water quality in the watershed and bayou.

 

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in cooperation with Clear Creek Independent School District will host the Texas Watershed Steward workshop from 8 a.m. to noon July 21 at Clear Falls High School, 4380 Village Way, in League City.

 

The workshop will include an overview of water quality and watershed management in Texas but will primarily focus on area water quality issues, including current efforts to improve and protect Dickinson Bayou. There will be a discussion of watershed systems, types and sources of water pollution and ways to improve water quality, as well as a group discussion on community-driven watershed protection and management.

 

"We want to educate people about the best management practices," said Michael Kuitu, AgriLife Extension program specialist and coordinator for the TWS program, which is funded through a Clean Water Act grant from the Texas State Soil and Conservation Board and the Environmental Protection Agency.

 

Kuitu said pollution from industrial facilities is easier to identify and monitor, whereas pollution from other sources is much more difficult to address.

 

He said the amount of bacteria varies depending on numerous factors such as rainfall levels.

 

"We look at measurements to see how they trend over time," Kuitu said.

 

The workshop is part of a four-day summer training program about awareness of watersheds and wetlands for educators in Clear Creek ISD.

 

Terri Berry, the district's secondary science coordinator, said the workshop aligns with the district's science curriculum and supports what teachers are doing at the district's retention pond and wetlands site, created a few years ago behind Education Village on Village Way.

 

Berry said the training program as a whole will give teachers a deeper understanding of water stewardship so that they can help their students make the most of work with the retention facility and help instill a desire to improve and preserve wetlands areas where they live.

 

"We are trying to create awareness of the watershed and how what you do in your yard and at your house can influence a huge area," Berry said.

 

The free workshop provides an opportunity to earn continuing education credits for professionals, including engineers, certified crop advisers, certified planners, landscape architects, professional geoscientists, Texas Department of Agriculture pesticide license holders, certified teachers, certified floodplain managers and some TCEQ occupational license holders.

 

To register for the workshop, visit tws.tamu.edu/workshops/registration.

 


 

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

 

Dickinson Bayou: A TMDL Project and Use Assessment for Bacteria Troubled Waters

 

Dickinson Bayou: A TMDL Project and Use Assessment for Bacteria

 

A current project to survey recreational uses and develop and implement a TMDL to reduce bacteria. The TMDL is completed; the I-Plan is in development.

 

Background and Goals

 

High concentrations of bacteria measured in Dickinson Bayou Tidal, Segment 1103, and four of its tributaries might pose a health risk for people who swim or wade in the bayou. Bacteria from human and animal waste may indicate the presence of disease-causing microorganisms that may cause illness. Swimming and other forms of recreation in which people come into direct contact with the water are referred to as contact recreation in the state's standards for the quality of streams, lakes, and bays.

 

The TMDL project will characterize the sources of bacteria in the watershed of the bayou and develop a plan to improve water quality. The goal of the TMDL is to reduce bacteria concentrations to within acceptable risk levels for contact recreation.

 

The TCEQ will also conduct a recreational use survey and attainability analysis for part of the bayou. Recreational use-attainability analyses (RUAAs) are conducted to determine which of the four recreational use categories is appropriate for a particular water body. During an RUAA project, staff usually collect:

 

Information on a water body, such as the presence or absence of water recreation activities, stream flow type, stream depth Information about the frequency and types of recreation for which the water body is currently used Data on physical conditions in a water body

 

Adopted Total Maximum Daily Loads

 

On February 8, 2012, the commission adopted:

 

Eight Total Maximum Daily Loads for Indicator Bacteria in Dickinson Bayou and Three Tidal Tributaries (PDF) On June 6, 2012, the EPA approved the TMDLs, at which time they became part of the state’s Water Quality Management Plan. Learn more about the Water Quality Management Plan.

 

Reports

 

Final Technical Support Document

 

Public Participation

 

Stakeholders in the watershed have formed the Dickinson Bayou Watershed Partnership to implement activities that improve water quality in Dickinson Bayou. Information about the Partnership’s meetings is available on their Web site. The TCEQ is working with this existing forum to participate with the public in developing and implementing the TMDL project. Other partners include the Houston-Galveston Area Council, the Galveston Bay Estuary Program, and the Texas Cooperative Extension.

 

Meeting Records, TCEQ-Led Meetings

 


 

Dickinson Bayou Watershed Partnership Meeting Notes 8/24/2011 • Attendees were welcomed and the meeting was brought to order by Charriss York, Texas Coastal Watershed Program (TCWP). • Following introductions of TCWP and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) staff, a brief background of the Dickinson Bayou Watershed Partnership was given • Charriss York gave a presentation including an update on the Dickinson Bayou Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) progress including an overview of the process for the upcoming public comment period • Ms. York also gave an update to the Bacteria TMDL implementation plan that workgroups have been working on since Febryary. Management measures determine by each of the three work groups (On‐site Sewage Facilities, Wastewater Treatment Facilities, and Animal Sources) and their associated load reductions were discussed.

 

• A copy of Ms. York’s presentation can be found at:

 


 

• Questions/comments were taken throughout the presentation these include: o Partnership members asked that in the future bacteria load reductions be presented in a more meaningful and easy to understand fashion such as representing the bayou as a 55 gallon barrel and pollution loads a portion of that barrel o Questions about septic systems and who is responsible for permitting them in the watershed o Questions about the chemicals used in wastewater treatment facilities and how they impact the bayou o Recommendation to include information about other types of pollution such as pharmaceuticals

 


 

SFR-066/11 January 2012 Managing Nonpoint Source Pollution in Texas: 2011 Annual Report by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Texas State Soil & Water Conservation Board

 

Dickinson Bayou Watershed Protection Plan Implementation Project

 

Dickinson Bayou does not meet water quality standards for DO or pathogen indicator bacteria. The Dickinson Bayou Watershed Protection Plan (WPP) outlines a series of actions for improving the overall health of the watershed and reducing the amount of pollutants entering the Bayou. These actions are based on the vision and goals proposed for the watershed by a broad group of stakeholders representing individual citizens, non-profit and commercial interests, and local, state, and federal governmental entities.

 

For the initial implementation phase of the Dickinson Bayou WPP, the Texas AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife Extension) proposed short-term implementation measures through a CWA Section 319 grant with the TCEQ. Several on-the-ground demonstrations of site specific BMPs were funded through this grant. This funding helped develop educational workshops for many different groups, NPS-related fact sheets, a pet waste education campaign, lesson plans for teachers, and also provided youth education using watershed models.

 

For on-the-ground implementation, AgriLife Extension worked with Clear Creek School District and City of League City officials on a storm water wetland (four acres) project at the Education Village on FM 96 in the northeast portion of the Dickinson Bayou watershed. AgriLife Extension staff also worked with the City of Dickinson and Keep Dickinson Beautiful to install a rain garden (0.02 acres) and a roof rain catchment cistern (0.03 acres) at the Dickinson Public Library. In addition, AgriLife Extension staff collaborated with representatives from the City of Dickinson to install a new watersmart landscape (0.23 acres) consisting of native trees and shrubs around the new city hall complex. AgriLife Extension staff also partnered with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Dickinson Marine Laboratory to design and install their new watersmart landscape (0.012 acres).

 

The Simple Method for calculating urban storm water loads from the Center for Watershed Protection was used to determine load reduction from these on-the-ground BMPs. Estimated reductions are:

 

Phosphorus 356 lbs

 

Nitrogen 770 lbs

 

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see massive flounder kill right off Bacliff shoreline north and south of the old Spillway outlet ;

 


 

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.01.012

 

Copyright © 2009 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

 

Water quality in the Dickinson Bayou watershed (Texas, Gulf of Mexico) and health issues

 

References and further reading may be available for this article. To view references and further reading you must purchase this article.

 

Antonietta Quigga, b, , , Linda Broachc, 1, , Winston Dentond, 2, and Roger Mirandae, 3,

 

aDepartment of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston, 5007 Avenue U, Galveston, TX 77551, United States

 

bDepartment of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, 3146 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, United States

 

cTexas Commission on Environmental Quality, 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, TX 77023, United States

 

dCoastal Fisheries Division, Texas Parks and Wildlife Dickinson Department, 1502 FM 517 East, Dickinson, TX 77539, United States

 

eTexas Commission on Environmental Quality, 1200 Park 35 Circle, Austin, TX 78711, United States

 

Available online 24 February 2009.

 

Abstract

 

The Dickinson Bayou watershed (near Houston, Texas, Gulf of Mexico) provides habitat for numerous coastally influenced communities of wildlife, including scores of birds and fish. Encroaching development and impervious surfaces are altering the habitat and degrading water quality. Herein we have defined the current health of the bayou using water quality data collected between 2000 and 2006. Elevated bacteria (fecal coliform, Escherichia coli and Enterococcus) and depressed dissolved oxygen concentrations (often <3 100="" a="" algal="" are="" assist="" bayou="" be="" because="" blooms="" ca.="" chl="" concerns="" consistent="" development="" div="" ecosystem.="" eutrophication="" findings="" flushing="" g="" has="" impairments="" in="" indicate="" influence="" intrinsic="" is="" l-1="" limited="" low="" magnitude="" major="" may="" mg="" nitrogen="" nutrient="" occur="" of="" often="" on="" persist="" primary="" productivity="" rate.="" ratios="" small="" spring="" study="" summer.="" the="" this="" to="" two="" understanding="" urban="" watersheds.="" which="" while="" will="" with="">
 

Keywords: Bacteria; Ecosystem management; Environmental monitoring; Eutrophication; Low dissolved oxygen; Nitrogen; Nutrients Article Outline 1. Introduction 1.1. Study area 2. Methods 3. Results 3.1. Air temperature and rainfall 3.2. Salinity and dissolved oxygen concentrations 3.3. Chlorophyll and nutrients 3.4. Bacteria 4. Discussion Acknowledgements References Fig. 1. The Dickinson Bayou watershed is located within the San Jacinto–Brazos Coastal Basin at 29°29' N, 95°14' W, 45 km southeast of Houston, Texas.

 

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Fig. 2. Average monthly (A) air temperature (°C) and (B) rainfall (cm) in the DBW between 2000 and 2006. Error bars represent standard deviations. (C) Annual rainfall (cm) is subject to cyclic patterns and perturbations due to tropical storms.

 

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Fig. 3. Average water column salinities (‰) measured between 2000 and 2006 from Dickinson Bay (0 km; SH I46) to the upper reach of the tidal portion of Dickinson Bayou. The averages are presented with minimums (lower bars) and maximums (higher bars). A log scale was used to show the range across the bayou.

 

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Fig. 4. Average (24 h) DO concentrations (mg l-1) measured between 2000 and 2006 from Dickinson Bay (0 km; SH I46) to the upper reach of the tidal portion of Dickinson Bayou. (A) Surface DO was typically 6.1 mg l-1 along the length of the bayou with minimum DO’s (bottom bar) ranging from 0.6-2.8 mg l-1 and maximums (top bar) from 7.9–19 mg l-1. (B) DO at >1 m depth was typically 3.5 mg l-1 in the bayou with minimums (bottom bar) ranging from 0.1–1.0 mg l-1 and maximums (top bar) from 8.2–9.8 mg l-1. (C) Exceedances refer to the measurement of instantaneous DO concentrations of 3 mg l-1. The fraction of exceedances in surface (1 m) waters (white bars) was less than those in deep (>1 m) waters (black bars). The greatest fraction of exceedances occurred in the tidal segment of the bayou between Gum Bayou (6.4 km) and Cemetery Road (19.7 km).

 

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Fig. 5. Seasonal patterns in DO concentrations varied as a function of water depth. Surface waters were those at 1 m (A) while deep waters were those at >1 m (B). October to April represent the cool months (white bars) while May to September are the warm months (black bars), respectively.

 

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Fig. 6. Percentage exceedances of fecal coliform measured between 2000 and 2006 from Dickinson Bay (0 km; SH I46) to the above tidal portion of Dickinson Bayou. The main stem of the bayou (white bars) in general, had fewer exceedances than the tributaries (black bars).

 

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Table 1. Summary of sampling sites visited on a regular basis between 2000 and 2006. The distances inland were calculated relative to Dickinson Bay at SHI46 (see Fig. 1). Segment, latitude, longitude, and a brief description are included for reference. Tributaries are in italics.

 

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Table 2. Average chlorophyll concentrations (µg l-1) measured between 2000 and 2006 from Dickinson Bay to the upper reach of the tidal region. No data is available for above the tidal reach. Values presented here are the median chlorophyll concentrations (i.e., chl a plus phaeophytin). The range and number of samples (N) examined is also included. Tributaries are in italics.

 

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Table 3. Total nutrient concentrations (mg l-1) in the water column of Dickinson Bayou, based on a sample size (N), collected between 2000 and 2006. The range (min–max) was included to show the variability. Tributaries are in italics.

 

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Table 4. Bacterial counts in the surface waters of Dickinson Bayou. Minimum and maximum values generally (but not always) reflect the lower and upper detection limits for these tests and so were not included. Rather the % of samples that exceeded the criteria (%E) were included as well as the number of samples (N) measured. Fecal coliform was measured at all stations while Enterococcus was only measured in the tidal segment and E. coli only in the above tidal segment. Tributaries are in italics.

 

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Dickinson Bayou currently does not meet state requirements for aquatic life or contact recreation

 

MAJOR FINDINGS of the study confirmed that salinity, ambient temperature, and rainfall runoff, as well as algal blooms and organic loading influence Dickinson Bayou’s low DO levels.

 

A saltwater wedge (“halocline”) was found extending from Dickinson bay upstream to Cemetery Road.

 

Saltwater tends to encroach more during warmer, drier summer months. Little or no encroachment occurs during the rainy, cooler, winter months. This halocline creates a horizontal barrier between fresh and saltwater layers, preventing movement of DO between the two. Zero DO was frequently measured in the saltwater wedge, while higher DO levels were generally found above that wedge, in the fresher water. The halocline disappeared only during high flow periods following significant rainfall events.

 

Runoff from significant rainfall events contributes to the high bacteria concentrations. Also, higher bacteria levels were found at sampling sites in more rural settings, probably due to greater use of septic systems and rangeland runoff.

 

The Dickinson Bayou watershed is experiencing land use changes as a result of urban, commercial, and rural development. These changes will continue to cause biological, chemical, and physical pressures on the bayou and its ability to absorb and process the increased loading from point and nonpoint source pollution.

 

The TCEQ will use the gathered data and analysis to conduct modeling on the bayou to determine how to proceed with completing a watershed action plan for addressing the low DO occurrence and reducing the bacterial contamination.

 

PROJECT LOCATION

 

Dickinson Bayou is located in southeast Texas in the San Jacinto-Brazos Coastal Basin. The bayou originates north of the City of Alvin in Brazoria County and flows east approximately 24 miles through Galveston County where is drains to Dickinson Bay, a secondary bay of Galveston Bay. Major named tributaries that flow to Dickinson Bayou include Gum Bayou, Benson Bayou, Magnolia (Geisler) Bayou, Bordens Gully, Cedar Creek, and LaFlore’s Bayou.

 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

 

The study was designed to evaluate water quality over a period of time at several locations along Dickinson Bayou. The project focused on the tidal portion of the bayou, a very sluggish water body dominated by a deep, v-shaped channel with an average depth of 10-15 feet.

 

Data collection devices were deployed at each of nine sites for five consecutive days each month from July 2000 to August of 2001. In addition, water quality samples were taken for laboratory analysis. The U.S. Geological Survey collected supplemental biological data. Data analysis was performed on the resulting data values to form generalized conclusions about the bayou.

 

BACKGROUND

 

Dickinson Bayou is on the state’s list of water bodies not meeting water quality standards for dissolved oxygen (DO) and bacteria levels. As a result, the bayou does not meet its aquatic life use nor its contact recreation use, creating a possible environmental and/ or public health concern. To address these problems, a partnership was formed between the Galveston County Health District (GCHD), the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to conduct a special study.

 

Dickinson Bayou Special Study

 

Dickinson Bayou currently does not meet state requirements for aquatic life or contact recreation Contact Info: Jean Wright, Special Projects Coordinator Galveston County Health District Pollution Control Division

 

1205 Oak Street P.O. Box 939 La Marque, TX 77568 (409) 938-2301 (phone) (409) 938-2271 (fax) Todd Running, Clean Rivers Program Manager Houston-Galveston Area Council 3555 Timmons Lane, Suite 120 Houston, TX 77027-6478 (713) 993-4549 (phone) (713) 993-4503 (fax)

 


 

According to the 2005 Galveston Bay Indicators Project, the areas of Galveston Bay with the greatest number of TCEQ criteria-level exceedences for fecal coliform bacteria are Buffalo Bayou, the Houston Ship Channel, Clear Creek, and Dickinson Bayou (Figure 5-60).

 


 

Briefing Paper on Lower Galveston Bay and Bayou Watersheds Lower Bay I: Armand Bayou to Moses Lake and Adjacent Bay Waters Jim Lester, PhD. and Lisa Gonzalez Houston Advanced Research Center Galveston Bay Status and Trends Project Funded by the TCEQ, Galveston Bay Estuary Program

 

July 2005

 

Public Health Issues

 

Clear Creek and Dickinson Bayou have levels of fecal coliform bacteria that exceed the screening levels used by TCEQ to determine which water bodies need to be listed as impaired for historical use. Both water bodies would be considered a health risk for contact recreation. The annual average concentrations of fecal coliforms in water samples from both water bodies are shown for 20 years from 1983 to 2002 in the figure below. The level of pollution clearly varies considerably over time. Swimming and other forms of contact recreation should be avoided when the bacterial concentrations in Dickinson Bayou or Clear Creek exceed 400 colony forming units per 100 ml of water.

 

Other locations for contact recreation, such as the Texas City Dike, have no known pollution that would justify avoidance for public health reasons.

 


 

UPDATE OCTOBER 6, 2012

 

WHY THE FISH ARE DYING

 

(Part two in a series by Steve Hoyland Sr. of the Seabreeze News)

 

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October 4, 2012 Why The Fish Are Dying

 

(Part two in a series by Steve Hoyland Sr. of the Seabreeze News)

 

In our last issue, we reported on the massive fish kill in the area along the shore just north of the Spillway in San Leon. While that issue was still being printed I took two experts from an independent laboratory out in my boat to take mud and oxygen samples at the inlet and outlet of the HL&P (Houston Lighting & Power Co.) canal which passes through our scenic little community. The results finally came back from the lab just three days ago, and they are startling. On the HL&P canal inlet side that ties into Dickinson Bayou the chemical oxygen demand (COD) was 368 (normal being 40 or less.) The dissolved oxygen was 0.3. This dissolved oxygen level is so low where Dickinson Bayou and the HL&P canal meet that it cannot sustain any aquatic life. The lab analyst stated, "With the combination of these numbers this water is the equivalent of sewer water." Coincidentally, there are currently five sewage plants that dump into Dickinson Bayou and the HL&P canal. On top of that, Texas City is rumored to have plans to turn the twelve hundred acres of HL&P property into a housing project. They have proposed building a sewage treatment facility on Dickinson Bayou between the inlet canal and the bridge, where it would dump one million gallons of treated sewage into Dickinson Bayou every day. What are they thinking? On the canal outlet at the Spillway, we found the chemical oxygen demand (COD) was 358. The dissolved oxygen level was 2.8. Once again, the water there will not sustain aquatic life. The only good news from the testing we paid for is that there were no heavy metals detected in the mud samples.

 

The HL&P canal was initially dredged in 1972. According to specifications contained in the permit, it was to be 18 feet deep all the way from Galveston Bay to Dickinson Bayou. The same permit contained provisions that Dickinson Bayou was to be dredged out all the way out to the Houston Ship Channel. This was never done, not even one time.

 

This is the specific wording used by the US Army Corps of Engineers in writing to HL&P, before they issued the initial permit which created the canal:

 

"The decision as to where a permit will be issued will be based on an evaluation of the impact of the proposed work on the public interest. Factors affecting the public interest include, but are not limited to, navigation, fish and wildlife, water quality, economics, conservation aesthetics, recreation, water supply, flood damage prevention, ecosystems, and in general the needs and welfare of the people."

 

The above was written by the district engineer of the Galveston District, Corp of Engineers. On May 10, 1972, Mr. D. E. Simmons, Vice President of Environmental and Inter-Utility Affairs for Houston Lighting and Power stated in writing to the Corp of Engineers that

 

"continued maintenance is planned." In response, the Corp of Engineers issued a Public Notice on November 9, 1972 announcing plans for the HL&P proposals which included the obligation for the utility company to perform continued maintenance dredging. It was understood and agreed upon that the utility would maintain the canal by periodically dredging it and the adjoining bayou, in order to prevent what has now happened. As stated earlier, no such dredging has ever been performed since that 1972 statement. Due to the fact that the dredging maintenance was never performed, the HL&P canal and Dickinson Bayou have both filled in on the ends. This has caused what is called a ''Hydraulic Effect". Hydraulic Effect on Dickinson Bayou means the bayou is twenty-five to thirty feet deep until it gets close to the bay where it shoals to just six or eight feet. That that the bayou cannot ever flow correctly and get properly flushed out. All of the sediment from runoff collects into the mud of the bayou (ie: fertilizer, pesticides, and the waste from the sewer plants.) If the mouth of this bayou and both sides of the HL&P canal were continually dredged as stipulated in the original permit, this hydraulic effect would not be in play. If the bayou was dredged as stipulated in the permit, the lab analyst said that Dickinson Bayou would healing itself immediately. He said, "Mother Nature will eat up all the black muck with natural bacteria once there is a normal oxygen level and good tidal flow. This applies to the canal as well.

 

Dickinson Bayou and the shoreline can be fixed. It can be a vibrant, aquatic productive estuary once again. Dolphins, alligators, and all manner of wildlife once lived there. The reason our bayou has died is because someone didn't do what they said they were going to do, what they were in fact obligated to do legally.

 

Who is responsible for this major screw-up? I believe it is a combination of HL&P not doing the dredging they agreed to do, and the Army Corps of Engineers not verifying that work was performed. It all has to do with money. We have put all of the documentation on our web site. To see the flounder kill video and copies of the permits and the drawings of the proposed dredging that was never done please visit ; www.SeabreezeNews.com/bayou

 

You do not need to be a subscriber to see this information.

 

A special thanks to Terry Singeltary of Bacliff for all of his help and support. Also, thanks to Texas A&M Galveston Marine Biology Department for their input. We are not finished with our investigation. Look for continued coverage in the next issue of the Seabreeze News. We will be in contact with the Galveston Bay Foundation and their attorney, seeking their knowledge and expertise.

 

We hope to find some way to open up Dickinson Bayou and both sides of the HL&P canal in order to facilitate the healing and restoration of our bayou and shorelines, as was expressly promised in the contract.

 

I have never been a ''tree hugger", but we cannot stand by and allow our coastal waters to be destroyed in the name of the almighty dollar, especially when the solution to the main problem is so simple. If you have any information to share or "comments please write us at the Seabreeze News or send an email to: steve@Seabreezenews.com. Steve Hoyland Sr. www.SeabreezeNews.com Spillway inlet outlet canal Permit 5972 Hwy 146 Bacliff Texas pdf file

 

www.SeabreezeNews.com/bayou

 


 

VIDEO FLOUNDER KILL

 

Galveston County BACLIFF TEXAS FLOUNDER FISH KILL MASSIVE AUGUST 11, 2012

 

see video of massive flounder kill with Seabreeze article September 6, 2012 ;

 

Thousands of Flounder Killed on San Leon Bacliff Shoreline (AGAIN)

 


 


 

additional sources for flounder kill video;

 


 


 

*** SEE HL&P PERMIT ABOUT MAINTAINING A CONSTANT DREDGE FOR DICKINSON BAYOU AND WHY ***

 


 

Saturday, July 18, 2015

 

DICKINSON BAYOU NEEDS TO BE SAVED, NO MORE TREATED OR NON TREATED WATER DISCHARGE PERMITS

 


 


 

Terry S. Singeltary Sr. Bacliff, Texas USA 77518 Galveston Bay flounder9@verizon.net

 

SINGELTARY SHORT SUBMISSION

 

CLEAN HARBORS SAN LEON TCEQ

 

RN Number:

 

RN100890235

 

Permit No.: WQ0004086000

 


 

Singeltary Submission;

 

Greetings TCEQ et al,

 

I kindly wish to submit my strong opposition for any permit for CLEAN HARBORS SAN LEON TCEQ Permit No.: WQ0004086000, to allow any treated or non-treated waste water, or anything else, to be allowed to be discharged into the Dickinson Bayou watershed or nearby locations adjacent to Dickinson Bay, inside of Galveston bay. The Public needs to be able to comment on this, and should. The Dickinson Bayou watershed has been so strained environmentally due to many reasons over the past decades, some reasons include Livestock, Pets, faulty septic systems, agricultural activities, urban run-off and what all that contains, pesticide runoff, waste water treatment plants, just to name a few, but now we have an industrial complex that wants to grow at the mouth of Dickinson Bayou, a Bayou that already has studies that show it’s very sluggish in terms of tidal movement, and a Bayou that has consistently been in trouble, year after year after decade. In my opinion, I believe one of the main reasons that causes this, besides all the pollution, is the fact Dickinson Bayou needs to, should have been dredged, with a continuous dredge maintained from inside the mouth, and past the old grave yard, across those flats, on up until Dickinson Bayou gets deep, all the way to the ship channel. The water quality in Dickinson Bayou, has been bad for some time due to little tidal movement. Just very recently, the Houston Chronicle ran an article on a workshop (see below in reference materials) on how to improve Dickinson Bayou due to unacceptably high levels of bacteria, posing possible health and environmental risks. so why would TCEQ or anyone allow such a permit to throw more fuel to the fire? the old spillway inlet at the mouth of Dickinson Bayou, and outlet over on the Bacliff Side, is and has been dead in the water years and years, with no movement through there to help oxygenate the water, we have had numerous fish kills, with one massive flounder kill. why can the ship channel have a continuous life time dredge for the tanker traffic, but yet never dredge Dickinson Bayou, when the Army Corp of Eng said long ago that this needed to be done to maintain a healthy Bayou? what are we waiting on? Via the FOIA, I received the HL&P construction permits back in the 60’s, and the dredging that the Army Corp of engineers said would come and be maintained constantly. That never happened. This constant maintaining of a dredge was to be done all the way to the ship channel, to prevent just what has happened, and it says so in the permit. see permit PDF in my reference materials below. Until Dickinson Bayou is dredged out and all the way to the ship channel so Dickinson Bayou can breath again, anything else in my opinion will be futile. with no changes to the plan to address the issue of dredging Dickinson Bayou to address the tidal flow issues, and proper flushing of Dickinson Bayou, all your going to have is a toilet that does not flush properly, that our children have been playing and swimming in, and consuming the seafood there from. some kind of tourist attraction, welcome to the Toilet Bowl.

 

I strongly protest, and strongly object, in totality, to Permit No.: WQ0004086000 for CLEAN HARBORS SAN LEON TCEQ RN Number: RN100890235, please deny this permit. ...

 

Terry S. Singeltary Sr. Bacliff, Texas 77518

 

REFERENCE

 

ENFORCEMENT FOR CLEAN HARBORS

 

Item 35

 

Docket No. 2014-1366-PWS-E.

 

Consideration of an Agreed Order assessing administrative penalties and requiring certain actions of Clean Harbors San Leon, Inc. in Galveston County; RN100890235; for public drinking water violations pursuant to Tex. Health & Safety Code ch. 341 and the rules of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

 


 


 

Item 35 Docket No. 2014-1366-PWS-E. Consideration of an Agreed Order assessing administrative penalties and requiring certain actions of Clean Harbors San Leon, Inc. in Galveston County; RN100890235; for public drinking water violations pursuant to Tex. Health & Safety Code ch. 341 and the rules of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. (Jessica Schildwachter, Candy Garrett) Approve the Agreed Order. ZC/TB; all agree.

 


 


 

An agreed order was entered regarding Clean Harbors San Leon, Inc., Docket No. 2014-1366-PWS-E on April 1, 2015, assessing $234 in administrative penalties with $234 deferred.

 


 

Terry S. Singeltary Sr. previous comment

 

Response to Public Comments Eight TMDLs for Indicator Bacteria in Dickinson Bayou and Three Tidal Tributaries (Segments 1103 and 1104)

 

November 12, 2013

 

Terry Singeltary (written)

 

The TCEQ efforts to bring back quality water, instead of polluted water to the Dickinson Bayou and its Tributaries, are greatly appreciated. However, I think it all will be futile, if Dickinson Bayou is not dredged out to where the water can flow freely with the tidal movements. I believe that due to Dickinson Bayou not being dredged and maintained properly, to allow for a maximum flow, by Houston Lighting and Power Co. (HL&P) is/was a cause to a great many of our problems in Dickinson Bayou, and surrounding waters. I also believe that HL&P, the Army, or the Army Corp of Engineers should foot the total bill for the dredging.

 

The TCEQ and local stakeholders in the Dickinson Bayou watershed have agreed to work together to reduce bacteria pollution in Dickinson Bayou and its tributaries, as described in the I-Plan document. At the same time, stakeholders in the watershed are continuing to explore ways to decrease the effects of pollution on Dickinson Bayou. The TCEQ does not have regulatory authority to compel private or public entities to dredge Texas waterways to improve flow. No changes were made to the I-Plan based on this comment.

 


 

Workshop to look at efforts to protect, improve Dickinson Bayou

 

By Annette Baird

 

Updated 1:10 pm, Tuesday, July 14, 2015

 

*** But the 100-square-mile watershed, from which water flows into Dickinson and Galveston bays, has been tested with unacceptably high levels of bacteria, posing possible health and environmental risks. ***

 


 

High concentrations of bacteria measured in Dickinson Bayou Tidal, Segment 1103, and four of its tributaries might pose a health risk for people who swim or wade in the bayou. Bacteria from human and animal waste may indicate the presence of disease-causing microorganisms that may cause illness.

 

 http://www.tceq.texas.gov/waterquality/tmdl/80-dickinsonbayoubacteria.html Dickinson Bayou does not meet water quality standards for DO or pathogen indicator bacteria.

 


 


 

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Dickinson Bayou Special Study

 

Dickinson Bayou currently does not meet state requirements for aquatic life or contact recreation

 


 

According to the 2005 Galveston Bay Indicators Project, the areas of Galveston Bay with the greatest number of TCEQ criteria-level exceedences for fecal coliform bacteria are Buffalo Bayou, the Houston Ship Channel, Clear Creek, and Dickinson Bayou (Figure 5-60).

 


 

July 2005

 

Public Health Issues

 

Clear Creek and Dickinson Bayou have levels of fecal coliform bacteria that exceed the screening levels used by TCEQ to determine which water bodies need to be listed as impaired for historical use. Both water bodies would be considered a health risk for contact recreation.

 


 

*** SEE HL&P PERMIT ABOUT MAINTAINING A CONSTANT DREDGE FOR DICKINSON BAYOU AND WHY ***

 


 

Saturday, July 18, 2015

 

DICKINSON BAYOU NEEDS TO BE SAVED, NO MORE TREATED OR NON TREATED WATER DISCHARGE PERMITS

 


 


 

Terry S. Singeltary Sr. Bacliff, Texas USA 77518 Galveston Bay flounder9@verizon.net

 

Thank you for submitting your comments on this pending permit application. Thank you for submitting your comments on this pending permit application. You will receive an e-mail confirmation of your comments that you can print for your records.

 

*If you do not receive an e-mail confirmation within one hour, we HAVE NOT received your comments.

 

If you do not receive confirmation, please be sure to contact the Office of the Chief Clerk immediately at 512-239-3300. Please note, successfully submitting your comments online does not guarantee you filed them timely.

 


 

From: donotreply@tceq.texas.gov Sent: Monday, July 27, 2015 9:57 PM To: flounder9@verizon.net Subject: TCEQ Confirmation: Your public comment on Permit Number WQ0004086000 was received.

 

SNIP...END...TSS

 

*** ANOTHER ATTACH ON DICKINSON BAYOU ***

 


 

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

 

Dickinson Bayou: A TMDL Project and Use Assessment for Bacteria Troubled Waters

 

Dickinson Bayou: A TMDL Project and Use Assessment for Bacteria

 


 

Saturday, August 11, 2012

 

Galveston County BACLIFF TEXAS FLOUNDER FISH KILL MASSIVE AUGUST 11, 2012

 

(see video of the dead flounder floating)

 


 

re-Prop-6, fresh water, and Galveston Bay,

 

THE very reason why I voted NO for Prop 6. just another slush fund for the state. Galveston Bay can take no more abuse. IF it’s not the constant dredging and the islands of toxic dredge materials there from popping up every where not bad enough for the Galveston Bay waters, due to industry, now we have the Texas Water Development Board and Prop 6 slush fund that will be bought off to the highest bidder via lobbying from the farming industry, the rice farmers, to livestock industry, to city’s that just about loose more water than they contain and use, and that’s just a few off the top of my head. the Texas water board is no different than anybody else, there pockets can be picked clean like any other group, by politicians, industry, and lobbyist there from. it’s bad enough that Texas is a nuclear dumping ground for 38 states thanks to Rick Perry and his friends, it’s bad enough the air we breath is barely breathable thanks to Rick Perry and his corporate buddies, but now we are going to risk our beloved Galveston Bay, again, by risking the natural influx of fresh water into Galveston bay, to the highest bidder. I have spoken with folks in the seafood industry, and the restrictions they claim already on the influx of fresh water into Galveston Bay is already hurting shrimp, oysters, and other sea life in Galveston bay. she can’t take any more abuse from man, and that’s all she will get from Austin with this Prop 6, that everyone was fooled into voting for.

 

nothing nor nobody (except God), should be a top priority over any change, that would be detrimental in water influx into Galveston Bay, or any other bay in Texas, nobody. ...

 

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

 

GALVESTON BAY REPORT CARD 2015

 


 

 

TSS