G ALVESTON B AY F OUNDATION Preserving, protecting, and enhancing the natural resources of Galveston Bay.

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G ALVESTON B AY F OUNDATION Preserving, protecting, and enhancing the natural resources of Galveston Bay

Do you know Galveston Bay? Largest bay in Texas (660 square miles) and 7 th largest in U.S. Averages 7 feet deep 4 major sub-bays 4 counties: Brazoria, Harris, Chambers, Galveston Freshwater inflows from the San Jacinto and Trinity Rivers Tidal exchange from Bolivar Roads, San Luis Pass, and Rollover Pass

Galveston Bay Watershed 24,000 square mile watershed from the Houston metropolitan area, along the Trinity River Basin, past the DFW metroplex About half of the population of Texas lives in the Galveston Bay watershed

Why is GB important? Most productive bay in Texas and one of the most productive bays in the U.S.: recreational and commercial fisheries Tourism and recreation strengthens local economies: birding, recreational boating (3 rd highest concentration of privately-owned marinas in the country) Transportation advantages: Port of Houston ranks first in the nation for waterborne commerce and is the second largest port in the U.S. based on tonnage Ecosystem services: Replacement value of GB wetlands estimated at $5.7 billion (The Economic Value of Ecosystem Services Provided by the Galveston Bay/Estuary System)

Galveston Bay Foundation Mission: To preserve, protect, and enhance the natural resources of the Galveston Bay estuarine system and its tributaries for present users and for posterity Four target areas: Advocacy Conservation Education Research

Advocacy Program Goals are to encourage and actively seek solutions to conflicts among the diverse users of the Bay and to attempt to balance the multiple uses of Galveston Bay so that the long-term interests of the Bay itself are not compromised Programs and activities include: Oyster Waters Implementation Plan Clean Water Partnerships Boater Waste Outreach Seafood Consumption Advisory Outreach Freshwater Inflows Wetland Permit Review Legislative Presence

Wetland Permit Review We’ve been meeting for 27 years now Grassroots effort Our comments do have an impact on Corps permits

Wetland Permit Review

WPR Law and Process Code: atoryProgramandPermits/FederalRegulation.aspx atoryProgramandPermits/FederalRegulation.aspx Regs: idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title33/33cfr332_main_02.t pl idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title33/33cfr332_main_02.t pl

Current Permit Applications D.R. Horton /Article/643961/swg d-r-horton-texas-ltd- galveston-county.aspx /Article/643961/swg d-r-horton-texas-ltd- galveston-county.aspx County of Brazoria County /Article/643058/swg county-of-brazoria- brazoria-county.aspx /Article/643058/swg county-of-brazoria- brazoria-county.aspx

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