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Senate Bill 818 (SB 818), known as the "Texas Clean Rivers Act", was enacted in 1991 by the 72nd Legislature to ensure the comprehensive regional assessment of water quality in each watershed and river basin of the State. The Texas Clean Rivers Act (TCRA) provides for river authorities, under the supervision of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality  (TCEQ), to conduct regional assessments of their own watersheds. These water quality assessments must include a review of wastewater discharges, nonpoint source pollution, nutrient loading, toxic materials, health of aquatic life, public education and involvement in water quality issues, local and regional pollution prevention efforts, and other factors that affect water quality within the watershed.

Sabine Basin Project Manager

Eric Reese, EReese@tceq.state.tx.us

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Watershed Assessment and Planning
Texas Clean River Program  
Austin, Texas
512 / 239-2611

What's New & What's Happening?

•  Notice of Plans for Developing the Texas Water Quality Inventory and the §303(d) List (TCEQ) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality announces procedures for developing the Draft 2004 Water Quality Inventory and 303(d) List in 2004. The 2004 report will be prepared using a targeted approach described here.
• Clean Rivers Program Guidance for Texas State Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005 (TCEQ) 
• Draft 2002 Texas Water Quality Inventory and List of Impaired Waters (TCEQ) This draft report describes the status of the state's waters, as required by Sections 305(b) and 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act. It summarizes the status of the state's surface waters, including concerns for public health, fitness for use by aquatic species and other wildlife, and specific pollutants and their possible sources.
• Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Program  (TCEQ) The objective of the TMDL Program is to restore and maintain the beneficial uses (drinking water, recreation, aquatic life, etc.) of impaired or threatened water bodies in Texas.
• What is a TMDL? How Will it Affect You? TNRCC Embarks on New Strategy to Improve Water Quality  Texas Water Resources Institute, May 1998 Volume 23 No. 4
• Sabine River Basin TCRP Calendar