Clean Rivers Program

Clean Rivers Program Clean Rivers Program is a state fee-funded water quality monitoring, data assessment and public outreach program administered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. River authorities, water supply districts and government councils...

Protecting water quality

Protecting Water Quality Water quality data   Interactive map with water quality data for the basin VIEW MAP Nuisance aquatic plants   Managing invasive plants in the lower Colorado River basin LEARN MORE Algae in the Highland Lakes   Monitoring toxic blue-green algae...

Recreation and Safety

Your guide to water safety on the Highland Lakes and lower Colorado River   The lower Colorado River and Highland Lakes offer some of Texas’s best swimming, boating and recreation. They also come with real risks that catch people off guard every season....