National Coastal Condition Assessment

Purpose/Objectives

To better address questions about the nation's coastal resources, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is facilitating a multi-agency effort called the National Coastal Condition Assessment (NCCA). The Environmental Institute of Houston (EIH) was contracted to complete the national survey for all sites in Texas and Louisiana in summer 2020.

Study Area

Western Gulf of Mexico Coastal Waters

Project Period

2020

Description

In summer 2020, EIH sampled a total of 138 sites in the bays, estuaries, and nearshore waters along the western Gulf Coast. This sampling was part of the NCCA, a probabilistic survey designed and implemented by the EPA. Condition indicators sampled included water quality, sediment, benthic macroinvertebrates, and fish. EIH has previously participated in the 2015 NCCA by sampling 55 sites and 53 sites for the 2010 NCCA.

Project Sponsors

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
• Great Lakes Environmental Center

Related links

EPA National Coastal Condition Assessment