Texas A&M University Corpus Christi will monetize the ecosystem value of wetland for restoration and recovery investment in the Texas Coastal Bend. TAMU-CC will identify the sources of reactive nitrogen species in different water sources and
The City of South Padre Island will use Cycle 24 funds to complete a new study on the beach and dune conditions of SPI.
The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) was awarded CIAP funds for assessment and remediation activities at an abandoned commercial oilfield pipe salvage yard in Harris County. Contaminated areas were remediated by removing naturally occurring radi
The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC)conducted a feasibility study and determined that the most effective pit closure alternative would be to construct a clay cap supported by a geogrid to cover the pit waste.
The Railroad Commission of Texas became aware of oilfield contamination at former earthen pits located in a rural area within the Nash Dome Oilfield.
This project will provide recommendations to improve the design of beneficial use restoration sites to increase bird use on the Upper Texas Coast.
The purpose of the project will be to assess the water quality impact of failing onsite sewage facilities (OSSFs) in the Dickinson Bayou watershed. A water monitoring program will be used to assess the transport of Escherichia coli (E.
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) will expand knowledge of methylmercury movement through aquatic food webs in Lavaca Bay, San Antonio Bay, and Nueces Bay to improve management of this pollutant in the Texas coastal zone.
Texas A&M University - Galveston will investigate the optimal beach nesting conditions for sea turtles in Texas. The research results can be used when considering future beach restoration projects.
University of Texas at Austin conduct seagrass monitoring along the entire Texas coast.
University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) will establish a modeling system for assessing the severity of stormwater runoff and its impacts on water quality in the Neches watershed. Based on collected data, UTA will determine the cost-effectiveness o
Project to provide canoe trails and interpretive signage through the demonstration marsh, located adjacent to Atkinson Island, as part of a master plan for the San Jacinto State Park.
A&M University-Galveston (TAMUG) will use an Imaging FlowCytobot, to continuously monitor algal populations, and to act as an early warning system, alerting scientists, state and federal agency personal of Harmful Algal Blooms that may enter the ba
Maintenance beach renourishment of Babe's Beach along the Galveston Seawall west of 61st Street utilizing dredge material from the periodic federal maintenance of the Galveston ship channel. Project budget will also include federal (U.S.
This project will apply a GIS bacteria loadings model previously developed for the Galveston Bay area to the Copano watershed.
The Texas Department of Health (TDH) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality determined the source of bacterial contamination and where the contamination originated in Copano Bay. TDH used this data to begin reviewing changes
Nueces River Authority (NRA) will address stakeholder concerns regarding quantifying nonpoint source pollution loads from Petronila, San Fernando, & Los Olmos Creeks by collecting samples during normal and high flow events and modeling future nonpo
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) will continue their water quality monitoring program in Baffin Bay. TAMU-CC recently initiated a spatially-temporally intensive volunteer water quality monitoring program in Baffin Bay.
Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi will conduct monthly water quality monitoring efforts in Baffin Bay to document the influence of hydrological and climatic variability on water quality in the system.