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Region E Planning Group
Stretching from the city of El Paso at the Texas-New Mexico state line over salt flats and southeastward toward the sparsely populated mountainous Big Bend country and the Pecos River, the Far West Texas Planning Area includes seven counties and lies within the Rio Grande Basin. The largest economic sectors in the region are agriculture, agribusiness, manufacturing, tourism, wholesale and retail trade, government, and military. About 96 percent of the region's residents reside in El Paso County, where the population density is 760 persons per square mile. The other six counties have a density of 1.1 persons per square mile.
Region E Counties
- Brewster
- Culberson
- El Paso
- Hudspeth
- Jeff Davis
- Presidio
- Terrell
Meeting Minutes & Updates
Upcoming Planning Group Meeting Schedule
Last Meeting: The Far West Texas (Region E) Regional Water Planning Group (RWPG) met on Thursday September 27, 2012 in Alpine, Texas. Highlights include:
- The planning group affirmed Groundwater Management Area 4 Representative, John T. Jones (GMA 4)
- The planning group affirmed the of ascension of Alternate to Primary Voting Member Status, Roger Chacon (Electric Generating Utilities)
- The planning group approved appointment of Chairman Beard to be the designated Region E voting member liaison to Region F.
- The planning group approved creation of a resolution in honor of Vice Chair Archuleta's service and to encourage his continued participation in the regional water planning process after his retirement from EPWU Summer 2013.
- The planning group approved technical consultant recommendations for task budget adjustments for the upcoming Region E RWPG contract amendment. Also, the group approved the Executive Committee to meet if necessary during the upcoming contract amendment process to address any additional contract negotiation issues that may arise.
Meeting Minutes: visit the "Meetings" link on the Far West Texas Water Planning Group's External Website for meeting minutes.
Region E Water Plans
Projections Data
Region E Related Links
- Far West Texas Regional Water Planning Area Map
- Planning Group Members & Contacts
- Far West Texas Water Planning Group External Website
- Rio Grande Council of Governments
- Rio Grande Watermaster Program
- Rio Grande Compact Commission
- International Boundary & Water Commission (IBWC)
- Groundwater Management Areas - GMA #4, #5, and #7 overlap with Region E
TWDB Contact for Region E
To contact the TWDB Project Manager, please click Region E Project Manager