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 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.
- 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 2.2 MB)
- A Digest of the Texas Water Safety Act, A Summary of Boating Laws
(PDF 499.1 KB)