In a recent study funded by the National Science Foundation and reported in the journal of Environmental Science and Technology, researchers from the University of Houston report on water quality impacts on Houston Bayous and Galveston Bay in the aftermath of Harvey. Their study demonstrated sweeping water quality impacts in urbanized bayous, especially those with anthropogenic activities. Their data show lower dissolved oxygen levels and elevated indicator pathogens in most bayous. Buffalo Bayou, the main water artery of Houston suffered lower pH levels that were attributed to releases from the Addicks and Barker reservoirs. Sampling data from undeveloped watersheds indicated the relatively rapid recovery of these systems within days after Harvey when compared to the other more developed watersheds. The impacts on Galveston Bay have yet to be fully articulated. Particularly, significant loads of metals such as chromium and nickel from industrial and Superfund sites in the Greater Houston Area were noted by the researchers to have been delivered to Galveston Bay.