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Study Commission on Region C Water Supply

CHARGES (summarized from SB3 - PDF)

  • Review the water supply alternatives available to the Region C Regional Water Planning Area;
  • Analyze the socioeconomic effect on the area where the water supply is located that would result from the use of the water to meet the water needs of the Region C Regional Water Planning Area;
  • Determine whether water demand in the Region C Regional Water Planning Area may be reduced through additional conservation and reuse measures;
  • Evaluate measures that would need to be taken to comply with the mitigation requirements of the United States Army Corps of Engineers in connection with any proposed new reservoirs;
  • Consider whether the mitigation burden may be shared by the Regions C and D Regional Water Planning Areas in proportion to the allocation to each region of water in any proposed reservoir;
  • Review innovative methods of compensation to affected property owners;
  • Evaluate the minimum number of surface acres required for the construction of proposed reservoirs; and
  • Identify the locations of proposed reservoir sites and proposed mitigation sites, as applicable, as selected in accordance with existing state and federal law, in the Regions C and D Regional Water Planning Areas.

REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

FINAL DRAFT REPORT TO THE 82nd LEGISLATURE FROM THE STUDY COMMISSION ON REGION C WATER SUPPLY

DOCUMENTS & PRESENTATIONS

MEMBERS

Region C:
Region D:
Senator Florence Shapiro Representative Stephen Frost
Representative Jody Laubenberg Tom Duckert, Environmental Health & Safety Manager, International Paper
Jim Parks, Region C Chairman Richard LeTourneau, Region D Chairman

MEETINGS

Next Meeting:

  • The next meeting has not yet been scheduled.

Past Meetings:


For more information, please contact:

Angela Kenndy, Region C Project Manager | 512-463-1437 | Angela.Kennedy@twdb.texas.gov
Temple McKinnon, Region D Project Manager | 512-475-2057 | Temple.McKinnon@twdb.texas.gov

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