2011 Colorado River Basin Highlights Report: A Summary of Impaired Water Bodies in the Colorado River Basin
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Date
2011
Authors
Lower Colorado River Authority
Upper Colorado River Authority
Colorado River Municipal Water District
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Lower Colorado River Authority
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Description
The Texas Clean Rivers Program (CRP) is a statewide coalition of water quality agencies that performs
monitoring, assessment and public outreach on a watershed level. The goal of the program is to maintain and
improve the quality of water in Texas through partnerships between the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality (TCEQ), river authorities, local governments, industry and citizens.
In an effort to characterize the impaired water bodies, the 2011 Basin Highlights Report (full document at http://lcra.org/
water/quality/crp/crpreports.html) expounds on water quality data, discharge permits and other information obtained from
monitoring personnel. This report summarizes potential sources of impairments and recommendations.
For the purposes of watershed management, the Colorado River basin is divided into nine watersheds. The impairments are
delineated by segments, TCEQ-defined sections of a stream, river, lake or bay. The following summaries discuss impaired
segments in the Colorado River basin by watershed.