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Region I - East Texas

Region I - East Texas

Regional Facts

Major Cities	Beaumont, Port Arthur, Orange, Tyler
Primary Rivers	Neches, Sabine, Trinity
Major Aquifers	Gulf Coast, Carrizo-Wilcox
Annual Precipitation	40-60 Inches
Net Evaporation	<16-32 Inches

2011 Regional Water Plan

Read the 2011 Regional Water Plan: http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/wrpi/rwp/3rdround/2011RWP.asp

Additional Resources

Comments on the 2005 IPP submitted jointly by National Wildlife Federation, Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, and Environmental Defense

Comments on the 2005 IPP submitted by National Wildlife Federation


		Find out what is happening in Region I. Meeting information and planning documents are posted on the TWDB website. Go to TWDB's Region I page. Here are just a few things you can do.


		LNVA: Changes would specify between East Texans and outsiders The Lufkin Daily News, 11/24/2007 Read Article Water Supplies At Issue As New Project Starts Tyler Paper, 10/30/2007 Read Article City Council Council concerned about coast Orange City Council, 1/23/2007 Read Article Fish and Wildlife service announces wildlife refuge in NE Texas Associated Press Read Article East Texans voice concerns at water planning meeting The Daily Sentinel, 7/14/2005 Read Article Reservoir Idea Meets Resistance Tyler Morning Telegraph, 7/12/2005 Read Article New Report Details Water Needs of Sabine Lake Estuary TPWD Press Release, 6/13/2005 Read Article Water Planners try to determine regional needs The Lufkin Daily News, 5/16/2005 Read Article Regional water board assesses long-term needs The Lufkin Daily News, 4/17/2005 Read Article Proposed Water Diversions Could Pose Threat to Sabine Lake National Wildlife Federation For Immediate Release: August 12, 2003 Read Press Release