Impaired Waterways (Texas)
There are 115 impaired waterways in the state of Texas. An impaired waterway is a river, lake, stream, pond, bay, or estuary that does not meet the water quality standards of the Clean Water Act and the state. Sources of water impairment include pesticides, fertilizers, mercury and other metals, sediment, and other pollutants that are carried through a watershed by rain water.
Viewer Tip: Which watershed do you live in, and are there impaired waterways nearbyFind out by “surfing” your watershed with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Gulf of Mexico Program. Visit www.epa.gov/gmpo/surfgulf.
Seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
(Sources: US Environmental Protection Agency. National Water Quality Assessment Report: Assessing and Reporting Water Quality (Questions and Answers). http://www.epa.gov/waters/ir/attains_q_and_a.html. Surf Your Gulf Watershed: Texas Fact Sheet, 2002. http://www.epa.gov/gmpo/surfgulf/texas/index.html.)
