The NAS Report: Where to from here?

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The NAS Report: Where to from here? David Maidment Center for Research in Water Resources University of Texas at Austin

Major Questions in NAS Report How to define soundness of ecological environment in Texas How to form a conceptual model that links characteristics of ecological environment with characteristics of streamflow

Scientific Principles for Definition of Environmental Flows Representatives of three committees who worked on this subject Andy Sansom (Study Commission on Water for Environmental Flows) Paul Montagna and George Ward (Science Advisory Committee) David Maidment and Kirk Winemiller (National Academy Committee) Written statement on this subject is in your conference packet

General Scientific Principles Ecological integrity is ensured by sustainability of natural resources Field measurements are key Scientific inference needed to establish relationship between ecological integrity and environmental flows Adapability of assessment procedures

Principles for Instream Flows Unified approach to ecological assessment considering both water quantity and quality Existing criteria for aquatic life use in Texas water quality regulations help define ecological soundness Build on existing procedures

Aquatic Life Use Categories: Excellent High Intermediate Low Aquatic Life Attributes: Habitat Characteristics Species Assemblage Sensitive Species Diversity Species Richness Trophic Structure All the main rivers and streams of Texas have been classified using this structure and the results are documented in the Texas Administrative Code Defines “how good is good enough”

Streamflow Characteristics Frequency of peak flows Flow Frequency of instream flow pulses Base flows Subsistence flows Time

UT Streamflow Characteristics Project 409 gages with 20 years of record and defined peak flows

Bay and Estuary Flows Build on existing monitoring and modeling studies Characterize ecological integrity using measures of habitat Consider multiple stressors: erosion, pollution, altered flows, development, extractive uses, navigation projects