Chapter 2 Regional Summaries - Texas Water Development Board

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FIGURE D.1. NORTH EAST TEXAS (D) REGIONAL WATER PLANNING AREA. Red River Sulphur River Lamar Red River Bowie Sabine River Delta Hunt Hopkins Franklin Titus Morris Region D Cass Major Rivers Cities Camp Existing Reservoirs Carrizo - Wilcox Aquifer (outcrop) Carrizo - Wilcox Aquifer (subsurface) Rains Wood Upshur Marion Trinity Aquifer (subsurface) Blossom Aquifer (outcrop)* Blossom Aquifer (subsurface)* Van Zandt Gregg Harrison Nacatoch Aquifer (outcrop)* Region D Nacatoch Aquifer (subsurface)* Major Rivers Queen City Aquifer* Neches River Cities Woodbine Aquifer (outcrop)* Existing Reservoirs Woodbine Aquifer (subsurface)* Carrizo - Wilcox Aquifer (outcrop) * Minor aquifer (only shown where there is no major aquifer) Carrizo - Wilcox Aquifer (subsurface) Trinity Aquifer (subsurface) Blossom Aquifer (outcrop)* Blossom Aquifer (subsurface)* Nacatoch Aquifer (outcrop)* Nacatoch Aquifer (subsurface)* Queen City Aquifer* Woodbine Aquifer (outcrop)* Woodbine Aquifer (subsurface)* * Minor aquifer (only shown where there is no major aquifer) Smith Cypress River WAT E R FOR TEXAS 2012 STATE WATER PLAN 51 Chapter 2: North East Texas (D) Region s u m m a ry
POPULATION AND WATER DEMANDS Approximately 3 percent of the state’s total population resided in the North East Texas Region in the year 2010. By 2060, the region’s population is projected to grow 57 percent to 1,213,095. Water demands for the region are projected to increase 50 percent (Table D.1). Throughout the planning period, manufacturing makes up the largest portion of demands, with the total volume of its demands increasing by 40 percent (Table D.1). Steam-electric and municipal demands will also increase significantly. By 2060, demand for steam-electric power generation is projected to more than double, and municipal demand will increase about 51 percent (Table D.1, Figure D.2). EXISTING WATER SUPPLIES The total existing water supply for the North East Texas Region was estimated to be approximately 999,745 acre-feet in 2010, increasing to 1,036,488 acre-feet in 2060 (Table D.1, Figure D.2). Existing supplies increase over the planning horizon to reflect new uses, including groundwater wells and surface water contracts. In 2010, surface water, primarily from the Sabine, Cypress, and Sulphur river basins, was projected to provide 83 percent of existing supplies, and the remaining 17 percent was equally divided between groundwater and reuse. Major aquifers include the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer in the central and southern part of the region and the Trinity Aquifer in the north. NEEDS In 2010, the total water supply volume was not accessible to all users in the region. As a result, the North East Texas Region was projected to have a water supply need of 10,252 acre-feet, with steam-electric power generation needs making up approximately 84 percent of the total, or 8,639 acre-feet (Table D.1, Figure D.2). By 2060, water supply needs are projected to total 96,142 acre-feet. Steam-electric power generation needs will account for nearly 81 percent of the total needs, while the remaining needs will affect municipal, rural, and irrigated agriculture users. RECOMMENDED WATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND COST Of the 61 identified shortages in the region, 21 are the result of contract expirations. However, the planning group assumed that all contracts would be renewed. For the remaining projected shortages, the planning group recommended two types of water management strategies to meet needs: new groundwater wells and new surface water purchases. If fully implemented, recommended water management strategies would provide an additional 98,466 acre-feet of supply in the year 2060 (Figures D.3 and D.4) at a total capital cost of $38.5 million (Appendix A). Although groundwater will provide more individual water user groups with water, surface water constitutes approximately 93 percent of the total volume of supply from recommended water management strategies (Figure D.4). 52 Chapter 2: North East Texas (D) Region s u m m a ry WAT E R FOR TEXAS 2012 STATE WATER PLAN
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