Texas Rapid Assessment Method (TXRAM) 2.0

by Kevin Ramberg

TXRAM calculates impacts to jurisdictional waters and corresponding mitigation, and has been used as a monitoring tool since 2011.

On October 14, 2015, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) issued a public notice announcing the availability of an updatedversion of the Texas Rapid Assessment Method (TXRAM). TXRAM was developed as a tool to evaluate the integrity and health ofwetlands and streams. Since its initial publication in 2011, TXRAM is used within the USACE Fort Worth District to calculate impacts tojurisdictional waters and corresponding mitigation, and as a monitoring tool.

A copy of TXRAM 2.0 can be found here.

A copy of the public notice can be found here.

If you have questions regarding TXRAM or its applicability to a project, please contact aci env consulting’s Austin office at (512) 347-9000.