Texas Administrative Code
Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
Part 1 - GENERAL LAND OFFICE
Chapter 20 - NATURAL RESOURCES DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
Subchapter C - NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS
Section 20.30 - Preliminary Field Investigation
Universal Citation: 31 TX Admin Code ยง 20.30
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) The state trustees shall conduct a preliminary field investigation to determine whether a natural resource damage assessment is necessary and, if so, the scope of the natural resource damage assessment. The state trustees shall determine the appropriate methods to be used in conducting the preliminary field investigation.
(b) A preliminary field investigation may include, but is not limited to:
(1) sampling of surface waters for reference
information, such as temperature, pH, total suspended solids, salinity,
dispersion and other parameters relevant to the fate and effects of oil and its
degradation constituents;
(2)
sampling of sediments and shoreline materials for reference and for oil and its
degradation constituents;
(3)
identification of the properties of the discharged oil;
(4) identification of special protection or
management areas, state and federal wildlife refuges, parks, habitats of
threatened and endangered species, and other relevant natural areas;
(5) an evaluation of the observable mortality
and the potential for acute and chronic effects;
(6) photography, ground truthing, and other
appropriate methods to delineate the extent of exposure in the assessment area;
and
(7) identification of
potentially reduced services provided by natural resources.
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