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• Created in 1924 as a political subdivision of the State of Texas • Primary missions: water supply, flood control and recreation • District provides untreated surface water to customers cities • Reservoirs / Pipelines located in 8 North Central Texas counties • Four primary customers: • Arlington • Fort Worth • Mansfield • Trinity River Authority • TRWD provides water supply to more than 70 cities in 11 counties: Denton, Ellis, Freestone, Henderson, Jack, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Parker, Tarrant, and Wise • TRWD serves water supply to nearly 2 million people – population expected to double by 2060. • Four reservoirs: • Lake Bridgeport • Eagle Mountain Lake • Cedar Creek Reservoir • Richland-Chambers Reservoir • More than 80% of our water comes from East Texas lakes – Richland-Chambers and Cedar Creek • $2.3 billion water supply pipeline funded by TRWD & City of Dallas • Joint project reduces construction costs by $500 million • 150-mile pipeline will deliver 350 million gallons per day to North Texas • Integrates TRWD’s existing pipeline with Dallas’ pipeline system – adds reliability • Connects Lake Palestine in East Texas to Cedar Creek and Richland-Chambers Reservoirs, and Lake Benbrook • First phase - allows additional water delivery to TRWD’s balancing reservoir in Kennedale - operational by 2020 • Makes use of return flows in the Trinity River to supplement supplies in Richland- Chambers and Cedar Creek Reservoirs. • Sustainable/available supply because it relies on the treated water released from North Texas wastewater treatment plants. • Wetlands used as a natural system to clean the river water being added to reservoirs without degrading water quality. • Creates prime wetland habitat. An ideal spot for bird watching and educational excursions. • Water conservation and reuse: 24% of new water supplies in Region C according to 2012 State Water Plan • Water conservation is the least expensive strategy • Existing resources: • Oklahoma water • Toledo Bend Pipeline • New sources: • Marvin Nichols Reservoir • Since 2007, TRWD water conservation initiatives have generated an average10% decrease in peak water demands. • 45 billion gallons over a five year period = an average savings of 9 billion gallons per year • Saving enough water to meet the demands of approximately 135,000 people annually • That’s a year’s supply for the communities of Hurst, Euless, Bedford and Azle • The success of water conservation in our region extends the timeline for developing new supplies beyond 2030 • Regional outreach campaign with City of Dallas since 2007 • Coordinate advertising efforts and share costs • Lawn Whisperer introduced in 2011 • Twice per week or less watering is the key message • Television, radio, billboards, newspaper, and social media – he has more than 2,000 friends on Facebook. Are you one of them? …communities both here and within central Oklahoma, and, yes, there in north Texas, will be knocking at the doors of the Army Engineers and of those able to supply that water, standing in line with the money in their hands, or the contract of purchase in their hands, saying, ‘We are ready to help provide economic justification and economic compensation for these reservoirs.’ United States Senator from Oklahoma, Robert S. Kerr; Hugo, Oklahoma; 1956 2002 Oklahoma Legislature adds to an embargo on out of state water transfers 2007 TRWD files suit regarding the constitutionality of Oklahoma laws, rules and Attorney General Opinions which comprise this embargo TRWD continues to seek discussion of potential water agreement Oklahoma has more unallocated water (more than 1.5 times) than the entire annual Colorado River Compact allocation, which serves needs in 7 western states, their major cities (Los Angeles, Denver, Colorado Springs, Phoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas, San Diego) and Mexico. Wayne P. Owen, Jr. Tarrant Regional Water District Planning Department (817) 720-4357 [email protected] .

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