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Working Together
for Clean Water and
Science-Based Decisions
Introduction
The Texas Clean Rivers Program (CRP) is a state fee–funded
program for water quality monitoring, assessment, and public
outreach. The CRP is a collaboration of
15 partner agencies and the TCEQ. It provides a framework and
forum for managing water quality issues within a river basin, both
locally and regionally, by coordinating the efforts of diverse
organizations.
The CRP’s
Long Term Plan (PDF)
outlines the major objectives and strategies of the CRP. The Plan
is updated periodically through a collaborative effort at Clean
Rivers forums throughout the state to ensure the program maintains
a relevant, contemporary focus on water quality.
The Long Term Plan is implemented through the biennial
Clean Rivers Program Guidance developed by TCEQ project
management staff with input from the partner agencies. The Guidance
describes seven key tasks designed to accomplish the strategies set
out in the Long Term Plan.
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Governing Rules and
Statutes
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Assessment
Reports
Each of the
CRP partner agencies maintains a Web site that includes annual
Basin Highlights Reports and five-year Basin Summary Reports. The
data generated by the CRP is used for local management of water
quality and in the statewide programs and assessment reports listed
below.
The
Surface Water Quality Monitoring (SWQM) Program compiles
information on the status of water quality for the State of Texas.
The SWQM section of the TCEQ’s Web site includes:
- reports that assess water quality to determine if all
designated uses are being attained,
- guidance that details the methods used to assess the
state’s water bodies, and
- procedural manuals that describe how field measurements and
water samples are collected.
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Watershed Protection and
Restoration Plans
The Clean Rivers Program coordinates watershed management with
two other important state programs for which the TCEQ and the Texas
State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB) are
responsible.
The
Nonpoint Source Program fulfills requirements of Section 319 of
the federal Clean Water Act to prevent and reduce water pollution
from nonpoint sources—pollutants that are not discharged from
a single, readily identifiable source, which are often transported
by runoff and washoff to streams, lakes, and bays.
The
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Program improves water quality
in impaired or threatened water bodies in Texas, in accordance with
requirements under Section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act.
Find out more about
TMDL projects under way or completed by the TCEQ.
The TCEQ is the State’s lead agency for preventing and
abating nonpoint source pollution from urban and other
nonagricultural sources. The TSSWCB
fulfills those responsibilites for
agricultural and forestry lands. Both agencies administer grant
funds that may be used to prevent or reduce nonpoint source
pollution.
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