Study Commission on Region C Water Supply

(Effort concluded November 2010)

Charges (summarized from SB3)

• 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.
• Link to SB3 | Bylaws
• Proposed Timeline to Complete Work (06/03/10)
• Phase II Administrative Timeline
• Phase I Administrative Timeline

Request for Statements of Qualifications

• Approved Phase II Scope of Work and Budgets
• Approved Phase I Scope of Work and Budgets
• 10-24-2008 Request for Statements of Qualifications (no longer available from Texas Register archives)
• RFQ Scoring Criteria
• Grant Application to TWDB

Final Draft Report to the 82nd Legislature From the Study Commission on Region C Water Supply

• Final Draft of Study Commission Report
• Appendices A to J
• Appendix K
• Appendix L
• Appendix M
• Appendix N
• Appendix O
• Appendix P
• Appendix Q: Cover Sheet
  • Region C Revised Draft Report Phase I and II - Contracted work by Espey Consultants
    • Appendix A:
      • Data Collection
      • Lit Review Summary
    • Appendix B (Literature Abstracts)
    • Appendix C:
      • Appendix C 1
      • Appendix C 2
      • Agency Coordination
      • Appendix C EC
    • Appendix D
    • Appendix E
    • Appendix F
    • Appendix G:
      • Appendix G
      • Appendix G Scenario 1 Schedules
      • Appendix G Scenario 2 Schedules
    • Appendix H
    • Appendix I:
      • Lone Star Steel
      • NETMWD
      • International Paper
      • Texarkana
    • Appendix J:
      • IP Water Rights
      • IP Diversion
    • Appendix K:
      • TPWD
        • Data Request Letters
        • Index to Digital Data
        • Maps
        • TPWD Letter to David Harkins
        • TPWD Letter to Sharron Nabors
        • TPWD Memo
        • TPWD Response Letter
        • Wright Patman Impact Summary
      • USACE
        • Data Request Letters
        • Data Request Letter #2
        • USACE FOIA Letter
    • Appendix L
    • Appendix M:
      • Lake O' the Pines
        • Final Cost Tables
        • Lake O the Pines Cost Estimates Scenario 1
        • Lake O the Pines Cost Estimates Scenario 2
        • Lake O the Pines Cost Estimates Scenario 3
      • Wright Patman
        • Cost Summary
        • Wright Patman Cost Estimates Scenario 1
        • Wright Patman Cost Estimates Scenario 2
        • Wright Patman Cost Estimates Scenario 3

Meeting Documents & Presentations

6/21/2010 Meeting

• Wright Patman and Lake O' the Pines Cost Analysis (By David Harkins & Espey Consultants
• Proposed Timeline (PDF)
• Groundwater in Region C and D (By TWDB)
• Socioeconomic Effects Study Tasks 2A and 2B (by J. Stonwe & Co.)
• Innovative Compensation Handout (By TWDB)
• Study Commission Proposed Report Outline Handout

4/26/2010 Meeting:

• Region C Study Commission Phase II (By Espey Consultants, Inc.)

3/11/2010 Meeting:

• Current Water Conservation Presentation - Task 3.1 (by Alan Plummer)
• Conservation and Reuse Water Savings Presentation - Task 3.2 (by Alan Plummer)
• Conservation Presentation (by TWDB)
• City of Clarksville Resolution & Mayor's Comments
• City of Clarksville Economic Development Corp Resolution
• Red River County Water Conservation and Improvement District Resolution

9/24/2009 Meeting:

• Phase 1 Draft Report Presentation (by Espey Consultants, Inc.)

Members

Region C

• Senator Florence Shapiro
• Representative Jody Laubenberg
• Jim Parks, Region C Chairman

Region D

• Representative Stephen Frost
• Tom Duckert, Environmental Health & Safety Manager, International Paper
• Richard LeTourneau, Region D Chairman

Meeting Agendas & Minutes

• 11/08/2010 - Meeting Agenda | Meeting Minutes (draft, final minutes not currently available)
• 10/04/2010 - Meeting Agenda | Meeting Minutes
• 06/21/2010 - Meeting Agenda | Meeting Minutes
• 04/26/2010 - Meeting Agenda | Meeting Minutes
• 03/11/2010 - Meeting Agenda | Meeting Minutes
• 11/20/2009 - Meeting Agenda | Meeting Minutes
• 09/24/2009 - Meeting Agenda | Meeting Minutes
• 01/12/2009 - Meeting Agenda | Meeting Minutes
• 11/12/2008 - Meeting Agenda | Meeting Minutes
• 07/29/2008 - Meeting Agenda | Meeting Minutes
• 02/13/2008 - Meeting Agenda | Meeting Minutes

TWDB Contact for Region C Study Commission

For questions regarding this commission or study, contact the TWDB Region Water Planning Team Lead.