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List of Impaired Waters (Texas)
Galveston Bay,
Buffalo-San Jacinto 12040104
Cycle 2006
| ID Num |
WBID | Waterbody Name | State Basin Name | # of Impairments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TX-1001 | San Jacinto River Tidal | San Jacinto | 2 |
| 2 | TX-1005 | Houston Ship Channel/San Jacinto River Tidal | San Jacinto | 3 |
| 3 | TX-1006 | Houston Ship Channel Tidal | San Jacinto | 5 |
| 4 | TX-1006D | Halls Bayou Below US 59 | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 5 | TX-1006F | Big Gulch Above Tidal | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 6 | TX-1006H | Spring Gully Above Tidal | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 7 | TX-1006I | Unnamed tributary of Halls Bayou | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 8 | TX-1006J | Unnamed tributary of Halls Bayou | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 9 | TX-1007 | Houston Ship Channel/Buffalo Bayou Tidal | San Jacinto | 4 |
| 10 | TX-1007B | Brays Bayou Above Tidal | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 11 | TX-1007C | Keegans Bayou Above Tidal | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 12 | TX-1007D | Sims Bayou Above Tidal | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 13 | TX-1007E | Willow Waterhole Bayou Above Tidal | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 14 | TX-1007F | Berry Bayou Above Tidal | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 15 | TX-1007G | Kuhlman Gully above tidal | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 16 | TX-1007H | Pine Gully above tidal | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 17 | TX-1007I | Plum Creek above tidal | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 18 | TX-1007K | Country Club Bayou above tidal | San Jacinto | 2 |
| 19 | TX-1007L | Unnamed non-tidal tributary of Bray's Bayou | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 20 | TX-1007M | Unnamed non-tidal tributary of Hunting Bayou | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 21 | TX-1007N | Unnamed non-tidal tributary of Sims Bayou | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 22 | TX-1007O | Unnamed non-tidal tributary of Buffalo Bayou | San Jacinto | 2 |
| 23 | TX-1007R | Hunting Bayou above tidal | San Jacinto | 2 |
| 24 | TX-1013 | Buffalo Bayou Tidal | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 25 | TX-1013A | Little White Oak Bayou | San Jacinto | 2 |
| 26 | TX-1013C | Unnamed non-tidal tributary of Buffalo Bayou Tidal | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 27 | TX-1014 | Buffalo Bayou Above Tidal | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 28 | TX-1014H | South Mayde Creek | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 29 | TX-1014K | Turkey Creek | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 30 | TX-1014M | Neimans Bayou | San Jacinto | 2 |
| 31 | TX-1014N | Rummel Creek | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 32 | TX-1014O | Spring Branch | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 33 | TX-1016 | Greens Bayou Above Tidal | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 34 | TX-1016A | Garners Bayou | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 35 | TX-1016B | Unnamed tributary of Greens Bayou | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 36 | TX-1016C | Unnamed tributary of Greens Bayou | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 37 | TX-1016D | Unnamed tributary of Greens Bayou | San Jacinto | 2 |
| 38 | TX-1017 | White Oak Bayou Above Tidal | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 39 | TX-1017A | Brickhouse Gully/Bayou | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 40 | TX-1017B | Cole Creek | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 41 | TX-1017D | Unnamed tributary of White Oak Bayou | San Jacinto | 2 |
| 42 | TX-1017E | Unnamed tributary of White Oak Bayou | San Jacinto | 1 |
| 43 | TX-2427 | San Jacinto Bay | San Jacinto, Trinity-San Jacinto | 2 |
| 44 | TX-2429 | Scott Bay | San Jacinto | 2 |
| 45 | TX-2430 | Burnett Bay | San Jacinto | 2 |
| 46 | TX-2436 | Barbours Cut | San Jacinto | 2 |
| Total # of Impairments | 67 | |||
Delistings for Galveston Bay
Delistings for Buffalo-San Jacinto 12040104
| ID Num |
WBID | Waterbody Name |
Status | Delisted | Basis for Delisting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TX-1001 | San Jacinto River Tidal | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 2 | TX-1005 | Houston Ship Channel/San Jacinto River Tidal | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 3 | TX-1006 | Houston Ship Channel Tidal | Impaired Water Segment | Chlorodane, Dieldrin in Tissue, Heptachlor Epoxide, Temperature | Chlorodane, Dieldrin in Tissue, Heptachlor Epoxide - These impairments were moved to Category 4b because further accumulation of these substances in fish tissue and residual amounts of these pesticides should attenuate over time. The use and sale of these pesticides were banned by the EPA in the mid 1980s. Temperature meets requirements. |
| 4 | TX-1006D | Halls Bayou Below US 59 | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 5 | TX-1006F | Big Gulch Above Tidal | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 6 | TX-1006H | Spring Gully Above Tidal | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 7 | TX-1006I | Unnamed tributary of Halls Bayou | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 8 | TX-1006J | Unnamed tributary of Halls Bayou | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 9 | TX-1007 | Houston Ship Channel/Buffalo Bayou Tidal | Impaired Water Segment | Chlorodane, Dieldrin in Tissue, Heptachlor Epoxide | Chlorodane, Dieldrin in Tissue, Heptachlor Epoxide - These impairments were moved to Category 4b because further accumulation of these substances in fish tissue and residual amounts of these pesticides should attenuate over time. The use and sale of these pesticides were banned by the EPA in the mid 1980s. |
| 10 | TX-1007B | Brays Bayou Above Tidal | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 11 | TX-1007C | Keegans Bayou Above Tidal | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 12 | TX-1007D | Sims Bayou Above Tidal | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 13 | TX-1007E | Willow Waterhole Bayou Above Tidal | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 14 | TX-1007F | Berry Bayou Above Tidal | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 15 | TX-1007G | Kuhlman Gully above tidal | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 16 | TX-1007H | Pine Gully above tidal | Impaired Water Segment | Low Dissolved Oxygen | Original data used to list the water body was removed due to QA issues |
| 17 | TX-1007I | Plum Creek above tidal | Impaired Water Segment | Low Dissolved Oxygen | Original data used to list the water body was removed due to QA issues |
| 18 | TX-1007K | Country Club Bayou above tidal | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 19 | TX-1007L | Unnamed non-tidal tributary of Bray's Bayou | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 20 | TX-1007M | Unnamed non-tidal tributary of Hunting Bayou | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 21 | TX-1007N | Unnamed non-tidal tributary of Sims Bayou | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 22 | TX-1007O | Unnamed non-tidal tributary of Buffalo Bayou | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 23 | TX-1007R | Hunting Bayou above tidal | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 24 | TX-1013 | Buffalo Bayou Tidal | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 25 | TX-1013A | Little White Oak Bayou | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 26 | TX-1013C | Unnamed non-tidal tributary of Buffalo Bayou Tidal | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 27 | TX-1014 | Buffalo Bayou Above Tidal | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 28 | TX-1014H | South Mayde Creek | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 29 | TX-1014K | Turkey Creek | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 30 | TX-1014M | Neimans Bayou | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 31 | TX-1014N | Rummel Creek | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 32 | TX-1014O | Spring Branch | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 33 | TX-1016 | Greens Bayou Above Tidal | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 34 | TX-1016A | Garners Bayou | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 35 | TX-1016B | Unnamed tributary of Greens Bayou | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 36 | TX-1016C | Unnamed tributary of Greens Bayou | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 37 | TX-1016D | Unnamed tributary of Greens Bayou | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 38 | TX-1017 | White Oak Bayou Above Tidal | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 39 | TX-1017A | Brickhouse Gully/Bayou | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 40 | TX-1017B | Cole Creek | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 41 | TX-1017D | Unnamed tributary of White Oak Bayou | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 42 | TX-1017E | Unnamed tributary of White Oak Bayou | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 43 | TX-2427 | San Jacinto Bay | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 44 | TX-2429 | Scott Bay | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 45 | TX-2430 | Burnett Bay | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 46 | TX-2436 | Barbours Cut | Impaired Water Segment | ||
| 47 | TX-1006E | Halls Bayou Above US 59 | Restored | Bacteria | Combined with Halls Bayou (1006D) which is impaired for bacteria |
| 48 | TX-1007P | Brays Bayou above tidal | Restored | Bacteria | Assigned to a new SegID (1007D) and will now be reported under AU_ID of 1007D_02 |
| 49 | TX-1007Q | Sims Bayou above tidal | Restored | Bacteria, Low Dissolved Oxygen | Assigned to a new SegID (1007D) and will now be reported under AU_ID of 1007D_01 |
In Summary:
| Impaired Water Segments | 46 |
| TMDL Completed | 0 |
| Restored | 3 |