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What is the BIG?

The Bacteria Implementation Group, familiarly known as the BIG, is a thirty-member committee  that is preparing an implementation plan, or I-Plan, to remedy high levels of bacteria in waterways identified in four Total Maximum Daily Load  projects in the Houston Region. The BIG is responsible for receiving input, establishing workgroups, facilitating communications, developing recommendations, and providing oversight in the development of the I-Plan. Please read more about the BIG: BIG Background Information (PDF) 33K.

Activities of the BIG are open to all interested parties, and people are encouraged to attend meetings and participate in the various workgroups to address specific water quality issues pertinent to the I-Plan.


BIG Meetings

Meetings are held from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM on the third Tuesday of each month. Meeting rooms are located at the H-GAC offices in Conference Room A.

Next Meeting
September 21, 2010

For more information please contact Rachel Powers
rachel.powers@h-gac.com or (713) 993-4559

Past Meetings

2010 May 18:
2010 April 20:  
Agenda (PDF) 64K Handouts (PDF) 147K Draft Summary (PDF) 98K
Agenda (PDF) 71K Handouts (PDF) 7.94M Summary (PDF) 131K






2010 March 16:
2010 February 16:
2010 January 19: 
2009 December 15:
2009 November 17:
2009 October 20:
2009 September 15: 

2009 August 18: 
2009 July 21:
2009 June 16:
2009 May 19:
2009 April 21:
2009 March 17:
2009 February 17:
2009 January 20:
2008 December:
2008 November 18:
2008 October 28: 
2008 September 16:  
2008 August 19: 
2008 July 22:
2008 July 8:   
Maps: Agriculture (PDF) 1.01M Changes in AUs (PDF) 623K Cities (PDF) 889K
Impaired Waterways (PDF) 621K Impervious Surface (PDF) 613K
Level of AU Impairment (PDF) 630K Monitoring Stations (PDF) 641K 
MS4 (PDF) 995K MUDs (PDF) 762K Population (PDF) 788K
TMDL Project Areas (PDF) 633K Watersheds (PDF) 421K
WWTP Outfalls (PDF) 703K WWTP Service Areas (PDF) 962K
Agenda (PDF) 104K Handouts (PDF) 457K Draft Summary (PDF) 288K
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Agenda (PDF) 66K Handouts (PDF) 1.07M Summary (PDF) 169K
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TCEQ Presentation on 319 Grants (PDF) 482K Summary (PDF) 154K
Agenda (PDF) 72K Handouts (PDF) 391K Summary (PDF) 172K
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No meeting in December
Agenda (PDF) 76K Handouts (PDF) 217 K Summary (PDF) 392K
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Meeting cancelled due to Hurricane Ike
Agenda (PDF) 65K Handouts  (PDF) 233K  Summary (PDF) 363K
Education Session: Agenda (PDF) 60K  Handouts  (PDF) 3.2M
Agenda (PDF) 64K  Handouts  (PDF) 550K Summary (PDF) 125K 


Workgroups

On November 18, 2008, the BIG established fourteen workgroups to address specific water quality issues pertinent to the I-Plan:

  • Agricultural Sources
  • Animal Sources
  • Construction Sources
  • Land Development Sources
  • Illicit Discharges and Dumping Sources
  • Onsite Sanitary Sewage Facility (OSSF) Sources
  • Residential Sources
  • Sanitary Sewer System Sources
  • Stormwater System Sources
  • Wastewater Treatment System Sources
  • Research
  • Monitoring & Plan Revision
  • Coordination & Policy
  • Watershed Outreach

A detailed description of the workgroups can be found here:
BIG Workgroups (PDF) 220K

All interested parties are welcome and encouraged to participate in one or more workgroups. A meeting schedule for upcoming meetings can be found here.


Contact

For more information contact:
Rachel Powers
(713) 993-4559 
Rachel.Powers@h-gac.com

Last updated: June 7, 2010

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