About the Committee
In 2003, the Texas Legislature enacted Senate Bill 1639
establishing the Study Commission on Water for Environmental Flows.
The Study Commission was to "...conduct public hearings and study
public policy implications for balancing the demands on the water
resources of the state resulting from a growing population with the
requirements of the riverine, bay, and estuary systems including
granting permits for instream flows dedicated to environmental
needs or bay and estuary inflows, use of the Texas Water Trust, and
any other issues that the study commission determines have
importance and relevance to the protection of environmental flows."
To assist the with this effort, the legislation directed the Study
Commission to appoint an advisory scientific committee to "...serve
as impartial scientific advisors and reviewers for the study
commission..."
The science advisory committee appointed by the Study Commission
consists of nine members, with expertise in a variety of
disciplines. It is anticipated the science advisory committee will
review the hydrological conditions for the state's major river
basins and estuaries, assess analytical procedures for identifying
environmental flow needs, and respond to issues brought to them by
the Study Commission.
List of Members
Dr. Robert J. Brandes, R.J. Brandes Company
Dr. B.L. Harris, Texas Water Resources Institute
Dr. Larry M. Hauck, TIAER, Tarleton State University
Mr. Clay J. Landry, Managing Director, WestWater Research
LLC
Dr. Mitchell L. Mathis, Houston Advance Research Center
Dr. Paul A. Montagna, Marine Science Institute, University of
Texas
Mr. Dwight K. Shellman, Jr.
Mr. Jeff Taylor, Deputy Director, Public Utility Division,
Department of Public Works and Engineering, City of Houston
Dr. George H. Ward, Jr., University of Texas
Schedule of Meetings
Next meeting to be determined.
Agendas and Minutes
The following agendas and minutes are available in PDF. (Help
with PDF.)
June 18, 2004
Agenda
June 18 Presentations in Power Point:
The
State Methodology for Determination of Freshwater Inflow to Bays
and Estuaries
Approaches
to Establish Minimum Flows to Bays and Esutaries
Developing
and Implementating Ecosystem Flow Recommendations for the Savannah
River (GA/SC) and an accompanying document in Microsoft Word,
A
Multi-Level Approach to Developing Environmental Flow
Recommendations
Water
Banks in the United States
The
Economics of Water for Environmental Flows
May 21, 2004 Agenda,
Minutes
May 21 Presentations in Power Point:
Role of the
Texas Water Development Board in Environmental Flow
Studies
Ecosystem
Overview
Texas
Hydrological Conditions
Default
Methodologies
Bay
and Estuary Studies Methodology
The
Texas Instream Flow Program
Environmental
Flows and Water Rights Permitting
Water
Bank and Water Trust
April 29, 2004 Agenda,
Minutes
