The Clean Rivers Program
In 1991 the Texas Clean Rivers Program was introduced as a state-funded, non-regulatory program dedicated to developing a collaboration with local entities to help manage and improve water quality issues within each river basin. The Clean Rivers Program is a partnership between the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), LNVA and stakeholders working to assess, maintain and improve the quality of surface waters within the Lower Neches basin. The program uses a watershed management approach to identify and evaluate water quality issues, establish priorities for corrective action and work to implement those actions.
Clean Rivers Program Objectives
- Provide quality-assured data to TCEQ for use in decision making
- Identify and evaluate water quality issues
- Promote cooperative watershed planning
- Recommend management strategies
- Inform and engage stakeholders
- Maintain efficient use of public funds
Quality Assurance Project Plan — Lower Neches River Basin/Neches-Trinity Coastal Basin Scope of Work
Clean Rivers Program Coordinated Monitoring Schedule
Clean Rivers Integrated Report of Surface Water Quality
Continuous Ambient Monitoring Station 749 on Pine Island Bayou
For more information on LNVA’s local CRP efforts, or to become a member e-mail us.
Major Rivers
A Texas Specific Water Education Program
Major Rivers and his horse Aquifer will make learning all about water in Texas irresistibly fun. Major Rivers is a water education program designed to teach students about Texas’ major water resources, how water is treated and delivered to their homes and schools, how to care for their water resources, and how to use them wisely. The program’s host, Major Rivers (named for the major rivers of Texas), and his horse Aquifer cover these topics in eight lessons that include a variety of activities in science, math, language arts, social studies and other subjects.
The Clean Rivers Program Partners
Clean Rivers Program partners work together in an effort to improve water quality in LNVA’s jurisdiction.
For a list of the Texas Clean Rivers Program Partners click here.
Texas Stream Team
Texas Stream Team is a group of citizen scientists who are trained to collect and submit surface water and environmental quality data that can be used to help protect the thousands of miles of Texas waterways. Becoming a local Stream Team member is a great way for concerned citizens to join together and help promote a healthy and safe environment through environmental education, data collection, and community action. If you are interested in becoming a member and would like to be informed of our next training, please Email us for more information.
Clean Rivers Program Steering Committee Meetings
| Date | Type | Agenda/Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| September 20, 2018 | Lower Neches Basin Steering Committee |  Minutes |
| August 01, 2019 | Lower Neches Basin Steering Committee | Minutes |
| September 17, 2020 | Lower Neches Basin Steering Committee | Minutes |
| August 31, 2021 | Lower Neches Basin Steering Committee | Minutes |
| August 25, 2022 | Lower Neches Basin Steering Committee | Minutes |
Lower Neches Basin Segments
Segment 0601
Neches River TidalNeches River Tidal
From the confluence with Sabine Lake to a point 11.3 km (7.0 mi) upstream of IH 10 in Orange County.
Segment 0602
Neches River below B.A. Steinhagen LakeNeches River below B.A. Steinhagen Lake
From a point 11.3 kilometers (7.0 miles) upstream of IH 10 in Orange County to Town Bluff Dam in Jasper/Tyler County.
Segment 0603
B.A. Steinhagen LakeB.A. Steinhagen Lake
Jasper/Tyler County: From Town Bluff Dam in to immediately upstream of the confluence of Hopson Mill Creek on the Neches River Arm & upstream of the confluence of Indian Creek on the Angelina River Arm, up to normal pool elevation at 83 feet.
Segment 0607
Pine Island BayouPine Island Bayou
From the confluence with the Neches River in Hardin/Jefferson County to FM 787 in Hardin County.
Segment 0608
Village CreekVillage Creek
From the confluence with the Neches River in Hardin County to the confluence of Big Sandy Creek and Kimball Creek in Hardin County.Segment 0609
Angelina River below Sam Rayburn ReservoirAngelina River below Sam Rayburn Reservoir
From a point immediately upstream of the confluence of Indian Creek in Jasper County to Sam Rayburn Dam in Jasper County.
Neches-Trinity Coastal Basin Segments
Segment 0701
Taylor Bayou Above TidalTaylor Bayou Above Tidal
From the salt water lock 7.7 kilometers (4.8 miles) downstream of SH 73 in Jefferson County to the Lower Neches Valley Authority Canal in Jefferson County.
Segment 0702
Intracoastal Waterway TidalIntracoastal Waterway Tidal
From the confluence with Galveston Bay at Port Bolivar in Galveston County to the confluence with the Sabine-Neches Canal in Jefferson County (including Taylor Bayou Tidal from the confluence with the Intracoastal Waterway up to the salt water lock 7.7 kilometers (4.8 miles) downstream of SH 73 in Jefferson County).
Segment 0703
Sabine/Neches Canal TidalSabine/Neches Canal Tidal
From the confluence with Sabine Pass at the southern tip of Pleasure Island in Jefferson County to the Sabine Lake seawall at the northern tip of Pleasure Island in Jefferson County.
Segment 0704
Hillebrandt BayouHillebrandt Bayou
From the confluence of Taylor Bayou in Jefferson County to a point 100 meters (110 yards) upstream of SH 124 in Jefferson County.
ASSESSING THE SURFACE WATERS IN THE LOWER NECHES RIVER BASIN AND NECHES-TRINITY COASTAL BASIN
DISCLAIMER
The following data is being made available by Lower Neches Valley Authority and has been collected by United States Geological Survey (USGS), National Ocean Survey (NOS), Lamar University Beaumont (LUB), Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TECQ), Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and Lower Neches Valley Authority (LNVA), and is furnished “as is”. The data has not been quality controlled and may contain errors. LNVA makes no warranties (including no warranties as to merchantability or fitness) either expressed or implied with respect to the data or its fitness for any specific application.