County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Galveston County Beach and Parks Department
Summary:
Galveston County Beach and Parks Department purchased a Beach Tech-type beach-cleaning machine to remove nonbiodegradable materials from the Bolivar Peninsula beaches.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
General Land Office
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Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
National Audubon Society, d.b.a. Audubon Texas
Summary:
Audubon Texas (ATX) conducted rookery island enhancement and protection activities, trained community members to survey rookery islands, monitored colonial waterbird populations during breeding season, and uploaded data to the online database.
County/Region:
Cameron
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas AgriLife Research
Summary:
Texas Water Resources Institute constructed a wetland to remove nutrients from spoils dredged from the turning basin at the Port of Harlingen, Texas.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas State University
Summary:
Texas Tech University focused on scenic impacts to coastal habitats from major action or intended changes to these systems.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Summary:
Freese and Nichols, Inc. updated the Texas Environmental Sensitivity Index Maps and the Oil Spill Planning and Response Atlas Data Supplement to capture new information and ensure protection of sensitive environmental features along the coast.
County/Region:
Cameron
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of Brownsville Fire Department
Summary:
City of Brownsville Fire Department purchased rescue equipment to allow for faster and safer response to swift-water and under water emergencies.
County/Region:
Aransas
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Aransas County
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Port of Corpus Christi Authority
Summary:
County/Region:
Aransas
Project Partner/Recipient:
Aransas County
Summary:
Aransas County conducted an engineering study to determine the best method to provide erosion protection and wetlands enhancement along the shoreline.
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Project Partner/Recipient:
General Land Office
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County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
Port of Corpus Christi Authority
Summary:
County/Region:
Nueces
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Summary:
Texas A&M University: Corpus Christi will establish a new laboratory in Corpus Christi, equipped with advanced water quality testing equipment and staffed with trained personnel.
County/Region:
Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Summary:
Texas A&M Uniersity - Corpus Christi studied groundwater contributions to water quality degradation in Copano Bay.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Summary:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi improved the understanding of groundwater contributions to water quality and habitat degradation in relevant embayments of the South Texas coast.
County/Region:
Kleberg
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Summary:
Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi quantified the spatial-temporal distribution of ground- and surface water contaminant transport and discharge, assessed nitrogen sources, and evaluated the role of groundwater nutrients in system-wide nutrient budgets.
County/Region:
Aransas
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Summary:
Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi studied groundwater inflows and nutrient transport to bay systems in South Texas for improved environmental flow recommendations and nutrient criteria.
County/Region:
Aransas
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Summary:
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service estimated human health risks present in Texas coastal recreational waters impacted by various fecal pollution sources.
County/Region:
Upper Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Summary:
Texas A&M University at Galveston assessed the value of the beneficial-uses restoration sites in the Salt Bayou ecosystem for migratory and resident waterfowl and shorebirds, using invertebrate assemblages as a proxy for habitat quality.