Chapter 2 Regional Summaries - Texas Water Development Board
Chapter 2 Regional Summaries - Texas Water Development Board
Chapter 2 Regional Summaries - Texas Water Development Board
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2 Summary of<br />
Far West <strong>Texas</strong> (E) Region<br />
The Far West <strong>Texas</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Water</strong> Planning<br />
Area includes seven counties and lies within<br />
the Rio Grande Basin.<br />
The Far West <strong>Texas</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Water</strong> Planning Area includes seven counties and lies within the Rio Grande Basin<br />
(Figure E.1). The largest economic sectors in the region are agriculture, agribusiness, manufacturing, tourism,<br />
wholesale and retail trade, government, and military. About 97 percent of the people in this planning area reside<br />
in El Paso County. The 2011 Far West <strong>Texas</strong> (E) <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Water</strong> Plan can be found on the TWDB Web site at<br />
https://www.twdb.state.tx.us/wrpi/rwp/3rdRound/2011_RWP/RegionE/.<br />
PLAN HIGHLIGHTS<br />
• Additional supply needed in 2060—226,569 acre-feet per year<br />
• Recommended water management strategy volume in 2060—130,526 acre-feet per year<br />
• Total capital cost—$842 million<br />
• Conservation accounts for 40 percent of 2060 strategy volumes<br />
• Significant unmet irrigation needs<br />
• Groundwater desalination accounts for 21 percent of 2060 strategy volumes<br />
• One additional unique stream segment recommended for designation (Figure ES.8)<br />
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<strong>Chapter</strong> 2: far west <strong>Texas</strong> (E) Region s u m m a ry<br />
WAT E R FOR TEXAS 2012 STATE WATER PLAN
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