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1 Galveston Bay Report ard A citizen-driven, science-based analysis of the health of the bay Lisa Gonzalez Anja Borski Erin Kinney Scott Jones Texas Association of Environmental Professionals, March 19, 2015

2 Project Partnership Independent analysis Seeking scientific answers Advocacy Education

3 13 million people

4 Why a Report ard? ommunicate science to the public Align analyses to public interests Increase local interest in and support for bay and watershed management strategies

5 How it is Being Developed? A citizen-driven, science-based analysis of the health of the bay Public input obtained July Dec 2014 Two online surveys 550 responses 33 presentations to community groups 950 people Used input to develop the report card framework

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10 What is Being Addressed? Water Quality Nitrogen Phosphorus Dissolved Oxygen Pollution Events and Sources Oil Spills Toxics in Sediment Litter and Trash Wildlife Shrimp, rabs, and Oysters Fin Fish Birds Habitat Wetlands Underwater Grasses Oyster Reefs Dredging Seafood onsumption Human Health Risks Recreation oastal hange Freshwater Inflows Sea Level Temperature ph

11 What is Being Addressed? 1) Water Quality 2) Pollution Events and Sources 3) Wildlife 4) Habitat 5) Human Health Risks 6) oastal hange

12 Water Quality Nitrogen Phosphorus Dissolved Oxygen Houston- Galveston Region Rivers & Bayous Galveston Bay A A B Data Source: TEQ 2014

13 Water Quality Nitrogen Phosphorus Dissolved Oxygen Houston- Galveston Region Rivers & Bayous Galveston Bay B Data Source: TEQ 2014

14 Water Quality Nitrogen Phosphorus Dissolved Oxygen Houston- Galveston Region Rivers & Bayous Galveston Bay A A A Data Source: TEQ 2014

15 Pollution Events & Sources Oil Spills Toxics in Sediment Litter and Trash 2014 = 195 documented oil spills Source: Texas GLO, 2015

16 Pollution Events & Sources Oil Spills Metals in Sediment Litter and Trash ALL Tributaries: Arsenic B admium A hromium B opper B Lead B Mercury D Nickel B Silver B Zinc Houston Ship hannel # of Samples % Exceeding ARSENI % ADMIUM % HROMIUM % OPPER % LEAD % MERURY % NIKEL % SILVER % ZIN % Data Source: TEQ 2014

17 Wildlife Shrimp, rabs, and Oysters Fish Birds Feeding Nesting Species 15 Year Trend ( ) Marsh Open water Tree Ground Black-crowned Night Heron Great Blue Heron Roseate Spoonbill Snowy Egret Tri-colored Heron White Ibis White-Faced Ibis Reddish Egret Black Skimmer Brown Pelican Laughing Gull Least Tern Neotropic ormorant Forster's Tern Royal Tern Sandwich Tern D A B B Data Source: TEQ 2014 Data Source: TPWD, 2014

18 Habitat Wetlands Underwater Grasses Oyster Reefs Dredging : 14,000 acres lost to development All watersheds saw net wetland loss, but a few are noteworthy: Most wetlands remaining: Trinity River East Bay West Bay Austin-Bastrop Bayou Trinity Bay edar Bayou Greatest % Loss: Brays Bayou (52%) White Oak Bayou (44%) lear reek (25%) Buffalo Bayou (22%) Sims Bayou (21%) Greens Bayou (20%) Data Source: NOAA -AP 2010

19 Human Health Risks Seafood onsumption Recreation Species Geography ontaminant Action All fish species Blue crab Blue crab Spotted trout atfish HS/San Jacinto River, north of Fred Hartman Bridge Upper Galveston Bay from Red Bluff & Houston Points to Fred Hartman Bridge Organochlorine pesticides Dioxins Dioxins PBs Women of child bearing age and children <12 years: Do Not Eat All others: 1 meal/month atfish All Galveston Bay Source: Texas DSHS, 2014

20 Human Health Risks Seafood onsumption Recreation (Bacteria in Water) Houston- Galveston Region Rivers & Bayous Galveston Bay B

21 oastal hange Freshwater Inflows Sea Level Temperature ph Estimated current rate of Gulf of Mexico sea level rise is ~ 3mm per year urrent rate at Galveston is ~ 6 mm per year 2 feet over 100 years Data Source: HGSD and NOAA, 2014

22 oastal hange Freshwater Inflows Sea Level Temperature ph R² = Data Source: TEQ, 2014

23 Annual Process Public Input Release Report ard Update Data Develop/ Update Report ard

24 Thank You Anja Borski Lisa Gonzalez

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