Galveston is where stormwater, industry, neighborhoods, and tourism all meet the same water. In this one-hour session, we’ll follow water’s path from rainfall to runoff to the Bay/Gulf and break down what “water quality” actually means in real life. We’ll cover the biggest local stressors (runoff, bacteria, nutrients, sediment, trash), how monitoring works, what common results mean, and the practical “why it matters” for health, wildlife, and recreation.