Water-Related Publications
General Information
- An Analysis of Texas Waterways
- Marine Seawater Desalination Diversion and Discharge Zone Study ( (PDF 4.6 MB))
- Navigation Law
- Off-Road Motor Vehicle Reports and Studies
- Priority Groundwater Managment Areas (PGMAs)
Artificial Reefs
- Texas Public Reefing Standard Operating Procedure (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)
Nuisance Aquatic Vegetation
- Managing Nuisance Aquatic Plants
- Aquatic Vegetation Management in Texas: A Guidance Document
(PDF 2.1 MB)
- Appendix A: Parks and Wildlife Code (Relevant Laws)
- Appendix B: Texas Administrative Code (Relevant Regulations)
- Appendix C: Aquatic Vegetation Treatment Proposal Form
- Appendix D: TPWD Contacts for Aquatic Vegetation Management
- Appendix E: How to Develop a Local Vegetation Management Plan
- Appendix F: Evaluation of Triploid Grass Carp Permit Applications for Public Water
- Appendix G: Aquatic Herbicides
- Triploid Grass Carp Information Sheet (PDF 423.4 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.
- Aquatic Surveys, Introductions, and Relocations: Best Management Practices to Prevent or Minimize Aquatic Invasive Species Transfer (PWD LF T3200-1955) (PDF 150.1 KB)
Seagrass
- Seagrass Protection Regulation Brochure (PDF 1.8 MB)
- Redfish Bay State Scientific Area Brochure (PDF 726.1 KB)
Stream Restoration
- Hill Country Design Guidelines (PDF 31.3 MB)
Water Resources
- Cow Bayou Tidal Use Attainability Analysis (PDF 22.3 MB)
- Priority Groundwater Managment Areas (PGMAs)
- The Red Tide (Karenia Brevis) Bloom of 2000 (PWD RP V3400-1048) (PDF 1.8 MB)
- River Studies Reports
- 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)
- Guidelines for Aquatic Resource Relocation Plans (PWD LF T3200-1958) (PDF 3 MB) - packet includes T3200-1955, T3200-1956 and T3200-1957
- Fish and Shellfish Handling Protocols (PWD LF T3200-1956) (PDF 60.8 KB)
- Freshwater Mussel Survey and Relocation Protocols (PWD LF T3200-1957) (PDF 166.8 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 1.5 MB)
- A Digest of the Texas Water Safety Act, A Summary of Boating Laws (PDF 190.4 KB)