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. Click here for more information.
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. Meetings are located at the H-GAC offices in Conference Room A.
Next meeting:
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Agenda & October meeting notes (draft)
*Workgroups of the BIG began meeting on Thursday, November 13, 2008. A meeting schedule can be found here.
For more information contact Rachel Powers
rachel.powers@h-gac.com or 713-993-4559
Past meetings:
2008 October 28: Agenda & Meeting Materials
2008 September 16: meeting cancelled due to Hurricane Ike.
2008 August 19: Agenda & Meeting Materials (PDF) 16K | Draft Notes (PDF)
2008 July 8: Agenda & Meeting Materials (PDF) 16K | Meeting Notes (PDF) 18K
Workgroups
On November 28, 2008, the BIG established fourteen workgroups to address specific water quality issues pertinent to the I-Plan. A simple list of the workgroups is provided below, and a more detailed description can be found here. All interested parties are welcome and encouraged to participate in one or more workgroups. A meeting schedule can be found here.
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
For more information contact Rachel Powers
rachel.powers@h-gac.com or 713-993-4559
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