Surface Water Monitoring Data

SAMPLING DATA DEFINITION

Todd Running
Clean Rivers Program Manager
Houston-Galveston Area Council
(713) 993-4549
todd.running@h-gac.com

The TCEQ monitors the quality of surface water to evaluate physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of aquatic systems with reference to human health concerns, ecological condition, and designated uses. Data provide a basis for effective policies that promote the protection, restoration, and wise use of surface water in Texas.

TCEQ Surface Water Quality Monitoring Web Reporting
TCEQ Sampling Data Query, Surface Water Quality Monitoring

ACCESS WATER QUALITY DATA THROUGH OUR WATER RESOURCES INFORMATION MAP (WRIM)

Click to open the Water Resources Information Map (WRIM).

With this interactive tool you can:
- locate Regional Monitoring Stations
- access Water Quality Data

DOWNLOAD TCEQ QUALITY ASSURED DATASETS

Datasets on this page contain TCEQ Quality Assured ZIP data files for the four assessment basins within the H-GAC Region. Data is in MS Access 2007 format and has been zipped (using WinZIP). Database and Table Field Descriptions (PDF) 14K

To access data, move the mouse cursor to the file name, click the right mouse button, select “Save Target As” (“Save Link As” in other browsers), and save the file to your computer. These databases cannot be opened directly on the H-GAC website.

All H-GAC Region Data (ZIP) 26.8M
Date Range: 09/25/1968 - 03/10/2011
Updated: 01/26/2012

Trinity-San Jacinto Coastal Basin (ZIP) 246K
Code: [9]
Date Range: 09/25/1968 - 09/13/2011
Updated: 01/26/2012

San Jacinto River Basin (ZIP) 15M
Code: [10]
Date Range: 09/26/1968 - 09/07/2011
Updated: 01/26/2012

San Jacinto/Brazos Coastal Basin (ZIP) 2.9M
Code: [11]
Date Range: 05/29/1969 - 08/31/2011
Updated: 01/26/2012

All H-GAC Region Data (ZIP) 35.6M
Access 2003, with data query tools
Date Range: 09/25/1968 - 03/10/2011
Updated: 01/26/2012

Brazos-Colorado Coastal Basin (ZIP) 609K
Code: [13]
Date Range: 09/25/1968 - 11/01/2011
Updated: 01/26/2012

Bays and Estuaries (ZIP) 14.7M
Code: [24]
Date Range: 04/17/1969 - 12/01/201
Updated: 01/26/2012

Gulf of Mexico (ZIP) 471K
Code: [25]
05/21/1969 - 11/16/2011
Updated: 01/26/2012

Data by Organization

Galveston County Health District (ZIP) 1.7M
Code: [GC]- inactive -
Date Range: 01/06/1999 - 08/21/2003
Updated: 01/26/2012

Harris County Pollution Control (ZIP) 834K
Code: [HC]
Date Range: 6/24/1999 - 7/26/2011
Updated: 01/26/2012

City of Houston Health & Human Services (ZIP) 4.4M
Code: [HH]
Date Range: 03/01/1999 - 06/16/2011
Updated: 01/26/2012

City of Houston Public Works & Engineering (ZIP) 161K
Code: [HP]- inactive -
Date Range: 01/28/1999 - 09/28/1999
Updated: 01/26/2012

City of Houston, Water Quality Control (ZIP) 618K
Code: [HW]
Date Range: 01/12/2000 - 06/08/2011
Updated: 01/26/2012

Houston-Galveston Area Council (ZIP) 207K
Code: [HG]
Date Range: 10/01/2007 - 08/31/2011
Updated: 01/26/2012

City of Pearland (ZIP) 305K
Code: [PL]
Date Range: 02/25/2004 - 04/23/2008
Updated: 01/26/2012

San Jacinto River Authority Lake Conroe (ZIP) 322K
Date Range: 05/04/1999 - 12/15/2010
San Jacinto River Authority Woodlands (ZIP) 303K
Code: [SJ]
Date Range: 05/04/1999 - 09/07/2011
Updated: 01/26/2012

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (ZIP) 12.3M
Code: [FO]
Date Range: 09/25/1968 - 12/01/2011
Updated: 01/26/2012

University of Houston Clear Lake, EIH (ZIP) 820K
Code: [UI]
Date Range: 02/02/2002 - 7/18/2011
Updated: 01/26/2012

US Geological Survey (ZIP) 1.2M
Code: [GS]
Date Range: 04/22/1996 - 09/09/2010
Updated: 01/26/2012