X
GO

Water School

Archive by tag: water qualityReturn
What is the Texas Clean Rivers Program?

What is the Texas Clean Rivers Program?

The Texas Legislature created the Clean Rivers Program in 1991 when it passed the Texas Clean Rivers Act. Legislators’ goal was to push Texas towards comprehensive water planning and management to ensure the future quality of the water supply.The state designated the Brazos River Authority as the lead agency to conduct water quality assessment and Clean Rivers Program (CRP) planning in the Brazos River watershed. Every one to three months depending on location, the BRA tests water for everythin...
Read More
Search
Categories

The information provided on this site is intended as background on water within the Brazos River basin. There should be no expectation that this information is all encompassing, complete or in any way examines every aspect of this very complex natural resource.

If you have questions about a post or would like additional information, please contact us or call 888-922-6272.

Tags
water anaerobic infection salt boating water planning reservoirs drilling rain potable legislation contract use dissolved solids indirect re-use meta tag wastewater appropriation emergency use water use water clarity effluent evaporation basin habitat channel fertilizer agricultural TCEQ taste precipitation acre-foot well inland fish kill water rights bay environment treatment gulf hydropower flood pool corps quality hydrologic cycle bed and banks supply industrial solids allens creek reservoir dam monitor municipal fork stream spillway clarity golden algae invasive plants granbury measure fishing system lakes climate gate storage runoff chlorine governance water supply water code spring flood control lake maps surface water lake levels marsh river chlorides sludge soil jobs USGS minerals dock insurance E coli ground water possum kingdom drinking water cfs consumption subwatershed canoe permit salinity canoeing sediment hydrology wildlife inundated planning volume streamflow contaminants septic septic system oxygen conservation mitigation environmental streamflow hunting depth flood electricity filter aquifer rights PAM tributary water plants landscaping riparian estuary acre-feet turbidity direct re-use recreation reservoir mgd drought bottled water wetland Board map lake level algae sanitation water quality golden algea riverine smell electric companies kayak sewage mission watershed subsidence district pollutants employment beneficial use brackish biosolids classification limestone groundwater aerobic agriculture medicine water cycle authority xeriscape lawn camping pharmaceuticals calcium industry subsidence lake mainstem wetlands gage farming main stem corps of engineers E. coli hydrilla organic gas water treatment impound watercourse speaker parasite costs releases