Swan Lake: Pilot Study Site Utilizing Processed Industrial Wastewater to Manage Salinity in Lower Galveston Bay

Summary

Hydrodynamical parameters will be monitored over a period of two years at several stations in Swan Lake and along VPS to provide detailed time-series of salinity, temperature, and surface elevation. Water currents will be measured using a boat-mounted high resolution Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) during surveys. Surface-waves will be monitored at two stations, one inside and one outside the Swan Lake/VPS area, to allow estimation of wave energy loss due to presence of oyster reefs/breakwaters. Surface meteorological conditions will be monitored continuously. Dermo disease and oyster recruitment (using “spat” collectors) and phytoplankton populations (biomass, productivity, community composition) will be monitored at the same stations where time-series of hydrodynamic parameters will be collected.