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Chapter 2 Regional Summaries - Texas Water Development Board

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2 Summary of<br />

East <strong>Texas</strong> (I) Region<br />

The East <strong>Texas</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Water</strong> Planning Area<br />

is composed of all or parts of 20 counties.<br />

The East <strong>Texas</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Water</strong> Planning Area is composed of all or parts of 20 counties (Figure I.1). The<br />

largest cities include Beaumont, Tyler, Port Arthur, Nacogdoches, and Lufkin. The major economic sectors are<br />

petrochemical, timber, and agriculture. The principal surface water sources are the Sabine and Neches Rivers<br />

and their tributaries. The 2011 East <strong>Texas</strong> (I) <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Water</strong> Plan can be found on the TWDB Web site at https://<br />

www.twdb.state.tx.us/wrpi/rwp/3rdRound/2011_RWP/RegionI/.<br />

PLAN HIGHLIGHTS<br />

• Additional supply needed in 2060—182,145 acre-feet per year<br />

• Recommended water management strategy volume in 2060—638,076 acre-feet per year<br />

• Total capital cost—$885 million<br />

• Conservation accounts for 7 percent of 2060 strategy volumes<br />

• Two new major reservoirs (Lake Columbia, Fastrill Replacement Project)<br />

• Limited unmet steam-electric power and mining needs<br />

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<strong>Chapter</strong> 2: east texas (I) region summary<br />

WAT E R FOR TEXAS 2012 STATE WATER PLAN

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