PLEASE JOIN US – MONDAY, April 8th, 5:30-7:00PM
Del Mar College Center for Economic Development
3209 S. Staples., Corpus Christi, TX 78411
5:30pm – FREE Food & Networking
6 – 7pm – Interactive Presentations with Q&As
“Update on the Corpus Christi Regional Beaches and Bays Implementation Plan“
ALL Coastal Issues Forums (CIFs) are made possible by the Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program, always FREE, and open to the public – NO RSVP REQUIRED! CIFs are designed to bring together diverse community interests to identify Texas Coastal Bend concerns and seek solutions as well as educate our community about programs and opportunities all in a non-biased atmosphere.
This community project was started to reduce bacteria and protect recreational safety at beaches along Corpus Christi Bay. The total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) for waters adjacent to Cole and Ropes Park beaches are adopted, and those for Poenisch Park beach are in development. Stakeholders and TCEQ are developing one implementation plan (I-Plan) for all three beach areas. Together, the adopted TMDLs and I-Plan in development are the road map to improving water quality.
Since 2002, water quality testing has found that concentrations of bacteria are elevated in Oso Creek, which may pose a risk to people who swim or wade in it. Swimming and wading are called “contact recreation” in the state’s standards for water quality; the term refers to all recreation in which people come in direct contact with the water. The goal of this project is to reduce bacteria concentrations to within acceptable risk levels for contact recreation.
PRESENTED BY:
Steve Synovitz, PE, T Baker Smith
Steve is a licensed professional engineer and an NASDS-certified open water scuba diver with 38 years of experience in the management and design of water distribution systems, sanitary sewer facilities, street improvement projects, storm drains, retaining walls, grading plans, hydrology studies, and hydraulic analyses. He leverages his expertise on meaningful improvement projects in South Texas and the surrounding area and is eager to continue to serve the region’s communities and clients with integrated professional solutions at T. Baker Smith.
Steve is the Chair of the Corpus Christi Regional Implementation Plan Coordination Committee