Results are presented from a water quality study in an urbanizing subtropical estuary, Oso Bay, TX.
Symptoms of eutrophication were observed in an area of Oso Bay that receives wastewater effluent.
Eutrophied water may be exported to a region of Corpus Christi Bay that has episodic hypoxia.
Wastewater nutrient inputs will need to be reduced to alleviate the symptoms of eutrophication.