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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:
Tuesday, July 21, 2009

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

Past Meetings
2009 June 16: Agenda (PDF) 70K (Handouts and summery coming soon)
2009 May 19: Agenda (PDF) 80K Handouts (PDF) 596K Summary (PDF) 148K
2009 April 21: Agenda (PDF) 98K Handouts (PDF)  660K Summary (PDF) 314K
2009 March 17: Agenda (PDF) 71K Handouts (PDF)  487K Summary (PDF) 175K
2009 February 17: Agenda (PDF) 78K Handouts (PDF) 467K  Summary (PDF) 334K
2009 January 20: Agenda (PDF) 137K  Handouts (PDF) 439K Summary (PDF) 348K
2008 December: No meeting in December
2008 November 18: Agenda (PDF) 76K Handouts (PDF) 217 K Summary (PDF) 392K
2008 October 28: Agenda  (PDF) 77K Handouts (PDF) 651K Summary (PDF) 307K
2008 September 16: Meeting cancelled due to Hurricane Ike
2008 August 19: Agenda (PDF) 65K Handouts  (PDF) 233K  Summary (PDF) 363K
2008 July 22 Education Session: Agenda (PDF) 60K  Handouts  (PDF) 3.2M 
2008 July 8: 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:

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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: May 20, 2009

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