Governor's Supplemental Nomination of Galveston Bay as an estuary of national significance

Date

1988

Authors

Texas Water Commission

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Publisher

Texas Water Commission

Abstract

The focus of the proposed study is primarily on the four-county area surrounding the Galveston Bay system. Issues including wastewater effluent loading and freshwater inflow are considered for a larger area in the Galveston Bay watershed. One goal of the management conference is to prevent man-induced wetland loss and control shoreline erosion in the four-county area. However, the development or acquisition of land use data is necessary in order to evaluate wetland loss, nonpoint source runoff, and other issues.

Description

147 pgs.

Keywords

estuaries, economic analysis, development projects, natural resources, fishery resources, environmental effects, wetlands, waste disposal, marshes, biological production, nutrients, water resources, water management

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