Water-Related Publications

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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)
• Water Development Projects

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 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.
  
  • Part 1 - Introduction, overview and accounts of prohibited fishes (PDF 115.5 MB)
  • Part 2 - Prohibited shellfishes and aquatic plants, references, and regulations (PDF 68.1 MB)
  • Part 3 - Illustrated Quick Reference Guide, appendices, index (PDF 142.2 MB)
• 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

• Blanco River Restoration Design Guidelines (PDF 35.6 MB)

Water Resources

• Cow Bayou Tidal Use Attainability Analysis (PDF 22.3 MB)
• Priority Groundwater Managment Areas (PGMAs)
• Water Development Projects
• 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 462.1 KB) - 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 513.5 KB)