TGPC Groundwater Issues Subcommittee
Purpose and Projects
Additional Resources
Meetings
Meeting Records
Subcommittee Purpose and Projects
The primary goals of the Subcommittee are to:
- Facilitate interagency communication for assessment programs addressing groundwater contamination;
- Coordinate and assist member agencies with monitoring programs for:
- Ambient groundwater conditions;
- Pesticides; and,
- Emerging contaminants or constituents of concern.
- Review published data reports and evaluate data independent of reports to assist in the determination of the effectiveness of existing regulatory programs;
- Review published data reports and evaluate data independent of reports for potential contaminants not addressed by existing regulatory programs; and,
- Develop recommendations for consideration by the TGPC to address potential groundwater contamination identified through monitoring and data review.
A more detailed explanation of the Subcommittee’s goals is provided in its Subcommittee Charge. (Help with PDF)
Additional Resources
Status Reports
- Agricultural Chemicals Task Force Status Report (June 2022, PDF)
- TGPC Publications Status Report (June 2022, PDF)
- Texas Groundwater Protection Strategy Update Task Force Status Report (March 2018, PDF)
White Papers
- TGPC Groundwater Issues Subcommittee White Paper Outline (September 2019, Word)
- The Process for Independent Data Sources to Submit Information to the TGPC for Consideration in PGMA Studies (January 2017, PDF)
- How is Groundwater Quality Affected by Failing On-Site Sewage Facilities (OSSFs) ? (January 2019, PDF)
- How is Groundwater Quality Affected by Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) ? (July 2019, PDF)
- Transboundary Groundwater Resources along the Texas-Mexico Border (July 2019, PDF)
- Aguas Subterráneas Transfronterizas a lo largo de la Frontera Texas-México (julio de 2019, PDF)
- How is Groundwater Quality Affected by Wellhead Impacts from Flooding during Natural Disasters ? (July 2021, PDF)
- ET Networks and the Protection of Groundwater Supplies and Quality (January 2022, PDF)
- Opportunities and Challenges in Aquifer Storage and Recovery (July 2022, PDF)
Annual Reports
- TGPC Groundwater Issues Subcommittee Annual Report (October 2016, PDF)
- TGPC Groundwater Issues Subcommittee Annual Report (October 2017, PDF)
- TGPC Groundwater Issues Subcommittee Annual Report (October 2018, PDF)
- TGPC Groundwater Issues Subcommittee Annual Report (October 2019, PDF)
- TGPC Groundwater Issues Subcommittee Annual Report (October 2020, PDF)
- TGPC Groundwater Issues Subcommittee Annual Report (October 2021, PDF)
Activity Plans
- TGPC Groundwater Issues Subcommittee Fiscal Year 2018 – 2019 Activity Plan (July 2017, PDF)
- TGPC Groundwater Issues Subcommittee Fiscal Year 2020 – 2021 Activity Plan (July 2019, PDF)
- TGPC Groundwater Issues Subcommittee Fiscal Year 2022 – 2023 Activity Plan (July 2021, PDF)
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Subcommittee Meetings
The Groundwater Issues Subcommittee is comprised of representatives from TGPC member agencies and organizations, as well as interested individuals. Meetings are open to the public.
Records of Groundwater Issues Subcommittee Meetings
