Texas HB3728 mandates salinity requirements for bays and estuaries, affecting water quality standards.

Texas HB3728 amends the Water Code to require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to incorporate numeric salinity gradients and narrative criteria for bays and estuaries into water quality standards. The bill also mandates the commission to publish a report on long-term studies of estuarine salinity gradients by September 1, 2026. This legislation aims to ensure water quality standards comply with the new salinity requirements, affecting estuarine dependent wildlife.

Texas HB3728 mandates salinity requirements for bays and estuaries, affecting water quality standards.

Texas HB3728 amends the Water Code to require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to incorporate numeric salinity gradients and narrative criteria for bays and estuaries into water quality standards. The bill also mandates the commission to publish a report on long-term studies of estuarine salinity gradients by September 1, 2026. This legislation aims to ensure water quality standards comply with the new salinity requirements, affecting estuarine dependent wildlife.