Water-Related Publications
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General Information
- An Analysis of Texas Waterways
- Ecologically Significant Stream Segments
- Navigation Law
- Off-Road Motor Vehicle Reports and Studies
- Priority Groundwater Managment Areas (PGMAs)
- Water Development Projects
Artificial Reefs
- Texas Public Reefing Standard Operating Procedure Public Reeefing SOP
(PDF 347.2 KB) - Public Reefing Application Forms (PDF 52.3 KB)
- Public Reefing Agreement Package Forms (PDF 109.4 KB)
- Artificial Reefs in Texas (PDF 492.4 KB)
- Artificial Reef Program: Scientific Diving Standards and Safety Manual (PDF 355.8 KB)
- Texas Artificial Reef Plan Reef (PDF 3 MB)
- Freeport Liberty Ship Reef (PDF 398.3 KB)
- George Vancouver Liberty Ship Reef (PDF 717.8 KB)
- Matagorda Island Liberty Ship Reef (PDF 510.6 KB)
- Mustang Island Liberty Ship Reef (PDF 740.4 KB)
- Port Mansfield Liberty Ship Reef (PDF 652.9 KB)
- S.S. John Worthington WW II Tanker Wrecker (PDF 729.8 KB)
- Texas Liberty Ships (PDF 11.5 MB)
- Artificial Reef Placement For Red Snapper LB Shipley and LH Cowan Jr. (PDF 257.9 KB)
- Boerme Notice to Lessees 2010 G05 Idle Iron Policy (PDF 143.3 KB)
- Fuzzy Rule Based Model for Artficial Reef Placement LB Shipley and MF shipley (PDF 3.1 MB)
- Guidelines for Marine Artificial Reef Materials 2nd Edition 2004 (PDF 9.5 MB)
- PBS&J Archeology Survey HI-323 (PDF 4.2 MB)
- Rigs to Reefs Policy 2000-073 (PDF 168.6 KB)
- Rigs to Reefs Policy Addendum (PDF 51.3 KB)
- Texas Clipper Reef Economic Evaluation Report 2010 (PDF 4.1 MB)
- Texas Clipper Annual Report Year 1 (PDF 380.4 KB)
- Texas Clipper Annual Report Year 2 (PDF 255.6 KB)
- Texas Clipper: She led three lives as the Queens-Excambion-Texas Clipper (PDF 312.7 KB)
Freshwater Resources
Nuisance Aquatic Vegetation
- Managing Nuisance Aquatic Plants (PDF 350.7 KB) (consumer-oriented
brochure)
- Guidelines for Control in Public Waters
- Main Document (PDF 1.3 MB)
- Appendices and Forms (PDF 555.1 KB)
- Main Document
- Triploid Grass Carp Information Sheet (PDF 286.4 KB)
Prohibited Exotic Species
- Guide to Identification of Harmful and Potentially Harmful Fishes, Shellfishes and Aquatic Plants Prohibited in Texas
Note: This book was published in 1999. Some information may be out of date.
Seagrass
- Seagrass Protection Regulation Brochure
(PDF 2 MB)
- Redfish Bay State Scientific Area Brochure (PDF 726.1 KB)
Water Resources
- Cow Bayou Tidal Use Attainability Analysis (PDF 22.3 MB)
- Ecologically Significant Stream Segments
- Priority Groundwater Managment Areas (PGMAs)
- Water Development Projects
- The
Red Tide (Karenia Brevis) Bloom of 2000 (PWD RP V3400-1048) (PDF 1.8 MB)
- Somerville
Reservoir Water Quality (PWD RP V3400-0067) (PDF 276.3 KB)
- Aquatic
Life Assessment of an Intermittent Stream Experiencing Off-Road
Vehicle Activity (PWD RP V3400-1049) (PDF 166.6 KB)
- Thirty
Years of Investigating Fish and Wildlife Kills and Pollution
in Texas (PWD RP V3400-1044) (PDF 295.1 KB)
- TPWD Review of Reservoir Nutrient Criteria (PWD RP V3400-1043)
- Tidal Streams Use Attainability Analyses Water Quality Data (PWD RP V3400-1130) (PDF 9.7 MB)
- Nutrient Effects in Small Brazos Basin Streams: Historical Data Review (PWD RP V3400-1412) (PDF 4.9 MB)
- Interim Data Report for Tehuacana Creek Segment 1242N in the Brazos River Basin (PWD RP V3400-1687)(PDF 5.6 MB)
- Historical Data Review for Tehuacana Creek Segment 1242N in the Brazos River Basin (PWD RP V3400- 1688)(PDF 1.4 MB)
Water Safety
- Texas Water Safety Act (PDF 1.1 MB)
- A Digest of the Texas Water Safety Act, A Summary of Boating Laws (PDF 583.4 KB)
Wetlands
- Texas Wetlands Conservation Plan (PDF 12.5 MB)
- Wetlands Assistsance Guide for Landowners (PDF 1.9 MB)