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Did you know that roughly half of Galveston Bay is permanently or temporarily closed to shellfish extraction due to bacteria in the water that would be a risk for humans consuming the shellfish? Viewer Tip: Do your part to avoid adding to the bacteria problems and help create an environment that can support healthy shellfish. [...]

A major source of water pollution in Louisiana comes from independent home sewage systems. In fact, over 1.3 million people in the state depend on home sewage systems. However, more than 50 percent of those systems are malfunctioning due to incompatible soils or inadequate maintenance. When sewage leaks into the ground, it can contaminate our groundwater and surface [...]

Did you know that as of 2002, many miles of rivers and streams in Texas did not meet standard usage requirements? 2,215 miles did not meet safe swimming conditions, 455 miles did not meet aquatic life standards, 285 miles had fish consumption advisories or bans and 825 miles did not meet general use requirements due [...]

Did you know that several Galveston Bay tributaries, including Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou, were on the 2000 Texas Clean Water Act bacterial contamination list? One source of the problem is illegal connections to storm sewer systems in urbanized areas, which introduce untreated sewage materials directly into the Bay’s tributaries. Viewer Tip: Make sure [...]

Because Galveston Bay Watershed is home to Houston, the fourth-largest city in the U.S., water pollution is of special concern in this area. When it rains, rainwater carries a variety of pollutants from city surfaces into storm drains, rivers and bayous that eventually reach the Bay. These “non-point” sources of pollution include runoff from gas [...]