Oso Bay and Oso Creek Watershed

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A Vision for the Oso Creek-Oso Bay Green Belt, Parks, and Trail System (10.59 MB PDF)

New Postings - Assessment of SPX Pollution from Cropland in the Oso Bay Watershed,
TSSWCB Project 07-07, Carlos J. Fernandez, Ph.D.
Satelite image of flooding from heavy rains in October 2002 (TAMUCC)

Projects:

Coastal Bend Council of Governments (CBCOG)
          •  Public Awareness Campaign and Cleanup of Illegal Dumping...Project 1.16
TCEQ's Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
          •  Oso Bay and Oso Creek: A TMDL Project for Bacteria
          •  Oso Bay and the Laguna Madre: Assessing Water Quality for Aquatic Life
          •  Total Maximum Daily Load Program: Improving Water Quality
TSSWCB Non-Point Source Water Quality Management Plans (WCMP)
          •   WCMP Implementation Assistance in the Oso Bay / Oso Creek Watershed

Public Meetings:

Total Maximum Daily Load

•  June 26, 2008 - Assessment of SPX Pollution from Cropland in the Oso Bay Watershed, TSSWCB Project 07-07, Carlos J. Fernandez, Ph.D.
•  January 28, 2008 - Oso Watershed TMDL Roundtable Discussion - 2 pm to 4 pm, TAMUCC, NRC Room 1003.
•  June 5, 2007 - Public Comment Meeting – A draft TMDL for bacteria in the Oso Bay, located in Nueces County. 7 pm at the TAMUCC, HRI, Conference Room 127. Deadline for public comment is June 15.
          •  One Total Maximum Daily Load for Bacteria in Oso Bay
•  February 8, 2007 - Stakeholder Meeting Agenda - Oso Creek/Oso Bay Bacteria TMDL Project. - 7 pm at the TAMUCC, NRC Room 1003.
          •  Oso Creek/Oso Bay Bacteria TMDL Project
          •  Final TMDL Model Report

Coastal Bend Council of Governments

Public Awareness Campaign and Cleanup of Illegal Dumping on Petronila Creek, Oso Creek, and Oso Bay. Project 1.16

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - Total Maximum Daily Load

 Oso Bay and Oso Creek : A TMDL Project for Bacteria
(click on the link above to visit TCEQ's website and the links below for more information and updates)

•  Project Overview
•  Background and Goals
•  Public Participation
          •   Oso Bay Watershed Advisory Group
          •   Meeting Summaries and Documents
•  Proposed TMDL for Oso Bay
          •  One TMDL for Bacteria in Oso Bay, Segment No. 2485
                   -- For Public Comment, May 2007
                   -- Proposed for Adoption, August 2007
          •  Response to Public Comment on July 13, 2007
•  Project Documents
          •  Oso Creek and Oso Bay Bacteria TMDL Model Report - 2006
          •  Oso Creek and Oso Bay Bacteria TMDL Model Report - 2005
          •  Map Showing Model Loading and Land Use
          •  Water Quality and Biological Characterization of Oso Creek and Oso Bay, Corpus Christi, Texas

 Oso Bay and the Laguna Madre: Assessing Water Quality for Aquatic Life
(click on the above link to visit TCEQ's website and for more information)

•  Project Overview
•  Background and Goals
•  Project Documents
          •  Water Quality and Biological Characterization of Oso Creek and Oso Bay, Corpus Christi, Texas

 Total Maximum Daily Load Program: Improving Water Quality
(click on the above link to visit the TCEQ's TMDL's website and for more information.)

•  The TMDL Program works to improve water quality in impaired or threatened water bodies in Texas. The program is authorized by and created to fulfill the requirements of Section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act.

•  The goal of the TMDL is to restore the full use of a water body that has limited quality in relation to one or more of its uses. The TMDL defines and environmental target and, based on that target, the state develops an implementation plan to mitigate anthropogenic (human-caused) sources of pollution within the watershed and restore full use of the water body.

Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board - Non-Point Source Water Quality Management Plans

WCMP Implementation Assistance in the Oso Bay / Oso Creek Watershed
(click on the above link to visit TSSWCB's website and for more information)

•  Project Goals/Objectives
•  Project Location - Oso Creek Watershed, Segments 2485 and 2485A
•  Project Costs
•  Project Participants
•  Project Workplan - Project 02-13, 12/08/06 (pdf)
•  Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) - Project 02-13, 01/24/07 (pdf)

Reference Materials and Other Documents

• Oso Bay Watershed Maps - Satelite Image of flooding from heavy rains in October 2002 (provided by Center for Water Supply Studies, TAMUCC)
• Oso Bay Watershed Workshop - May 6, 2004
          • Brochure - "The Future of the Oso: Will it be an Amenity or a Liability?"
          • Presentation
          • Workshop Summary
•  "Wildlife of the Oso Basin Watershed", January 2005 Presentation
•  Users and Uses of Oso Creek - Adopted May 9, 2005

Meeting Notes

• Oso Creek Steering Committee: Priorities, Key Elements, Guiding Design Principles
• Oso Steering Committee Meeting Summary
          • April 18, 2005 with Agenda/Schedule of Events
          • May 9, 2005
          • May 23, 2005