Preserve Northeast Texas
The TWDB ruled that there was a conflict between the two regions and ordered them to go to mediation to resolve the issue. The issue is very simple. Region C’s long range water plan includes the construction of the Marvin Nichols Reservoir in the Sulphur River Basin, and the Region D plan states specifically that Marvin Nichols should not only not be included in the Region C plan, but should not be included in any regional or state plan.
The Texas Water Development Board voted Thursday to declare the proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir an interregional conflict, sending local planners to mediation to attempt to find a solution.
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) has officially declared an interregional water conflict between Region C (the Dallas–Fort Worth metro area) and Region D (East Texas) regarding the proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir.
Dallas-Fort Worth and Northeast Texas are officially in conflict over the proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir, the Texas Water Development Board declared at its June 26 meeting.
The $7 billion, 66,000-acre man-made lake has become a flashpoint between locals and public officials ― and a symbol of what happens when the economic development needs of a booming region collide with longstanding community norms.
The Texas Water Development Board has declared an interregional conflict between water Region C and Region D over the proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir.
The Texas Water Development Board concluded to declare the conflict on Thursday after hearing testimony from both Region C, representing North Texas, and Region D, which represents Northeast Texas. Region C’s 50-year plan includes the reservoir as a recommended source of water; Region D’s plan states that it “should not be included as a water management strategy” in any regional or state water plan.
The Texas Water Development Board voted Thursday to declare the proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir an interregional conflict, sending local planners to mediation to attempt to find a solution.
All parties involved in the controversial Marvin Nichols Reservoir proposal met in Austin Tuesday morning before the Texas Water Development Board. In the end, the water development board decided that a conflict exists and recommended facilitated mediation between the two regions.
The editorial defends the current plan to take about 30,000 acres in East Texas by eminent domain in order to meet the increasing water demands of North Texas via the Marvin Nichols Reservoir. Before choosing that option, each of us should consider the personal impact of the land grab.
It’s time to stop using 20th century methods to solve 21st century water woes. The recent, rather disingenuous, editorial assumes that Marvin Nichols Reservoir is the only solution.
After decades of protest, the reservoir, which would seize land from generational East Texans, is still being considered.