Chapter 2 Regional Summaries - Texas Water Development Board

CONSERVATION RECOMMENDATIONS
The planning group considered conservation strategies for water user groups with needs. Recommended
municipal, irrigation, and industrial water conservation strategies provide savings of 183,933 acre-feet per year.
Municipal conservation accounts for up to 105,494 acre-feet of savings; irrigation conservation is recommended
to save up to 77,881 acre-feet; and industrial conservation will save 588 acre-feet per year by 2060.
SELECT MAJOR WATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
• Luce Bayou Transfer of Trinity River Supplies would convey up to 270,742 acre-feet per year of water in the
year 2060 with a capital cost of $253.9 million.
• Indirect Reuse by the City of Houston would provide up to 128,801 acre-feet per year of water in 2060 with
a capital cost of $721.8 million.
• Allens Creek Reservoir would provide up to 99,650 acre-feet per year of water in 2060 with a capital cost of
$222.8 million.
• Four off-channel reservoirs in Brazoria and Fort Bend Counties would collectively provide up to 131,243
acre-feet per year of water in 2060 with a total capital cost of $698.3 million.
REGION-SPECIFIC STUDIES
The Regional Water Planning Group developed three region-specific studies during the initial phase of the third
planning cycle. The final reports documenting the findings can be found on the TWDB Web site at https://www.
twdb.state.tx.us/wrpi/rwp/rwp_study.asp#h.
• Interruptible Supply Study
• Environmental Flows Study
• Drought Management Study
REGION H PLANNING GROUP MEMBERS AND INTERESTS REPRESENTED
Voting members during adoption of the 2011 Regional Water Plan:
Mark Evans (Chair), counties; Roosevelt Alexander, public; John R. Bartos, environmental; John Blount, counties;
Robert Bruner, agriculture; Jun Chang, municipalities; Reed Eichelberger, P.E., river authorities; Robert Hebert,
small business; Art Henson, counties; John Hofmann, river authorities; John Howard, small business; Robert
Istre, municipalities; Gena Leathers, industries; Glynna Leiper, industries; Ted Long, electric generating utilities;
Marvin Marcell, water districts; James Morrison, water utilities; Ron J. Neighbors, water districts; Jimmie
Schindewolf, water districts; William Teer, P.E., water utilities; Steve Tyler, small business; Danny Vance, river
authorities; C. Harold Wallace, water utilities; George “Pudge” Wilcox, agriculture
Former voting members during the 2006 – 2011 planning cycle:
Jim Adams, river authorities; John Baker, river authorities; Jason Fluharty, electric generating utilities; Mary
Alice Gonzalez, small business; Jack Harris, counties; David Jenkins, agriculture; Carolyn Johnson, industries;
James Murray, industries; Jeff Taylor, municipalities; Mike Uhl, industries
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