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2016 Water Plan
East Texas Region
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
ES.1 Regional Description ................................................................................. ES-2
ES.2 Regional Water Planning Application ........................................................ ES-5
ES.3 County Summary Sheets............................................................................ ES-5
Chapter 1 Description of Region
1.1 General Introduction to the East Texas Regional Water Planning Area and
the Regional Water Planning Group........................................................... 1-2
1.2 Physical Description .................................................................................. 1-5
1.3 Climate ...................................................................................................... 1-8
1.4 Population ................................................................................................. 1-12
1.5 Economic Activity ..................................................................................... 1-13
1.6 Current Water Demands............................................................................. 1-15
1.7 Sources of Water ....................................................................................... 1-16
1.7.1 Groundwater .................................................................................. 1-16
1.7.2 S prings ........................................................................................... 1-2 5
1.7.3 Surface W ater................................................................................. 1-28
1.7.4 Reuse............................................. 1-32
1.7.5 Special W ater Resources ................................................................ 1-32
1.7.6 Threats and Constraints on W ater Supply ....................................... 1-32
1.8 W ater User Groups and W holesale Water Providers................................... 1-34
1.9 Agricultural and Natural Resources............................................................ 1-36
1.9.1 Prime Farmland.............................................................................. 1-36
1.9.2 Timber, Pulpwood, and Forest Fiber............................................... 1-41
1.9.3 Wetlands ........................................................................................ 1-43
1.9.4 E stuaries......................................................................................... 1-47
1.9.5 Endangered or Threatened Species ................................................. 1-49
1.9.6 Ecologically Significant River and Stream Segments...................... 1-49
1.9.7 State and Federal Parks, Management Areas, and Preserves ........... 1-49
1.9.8 Archeological Resources ................................................................ 1-53
1.9.9 Mineral Resources.......................................................................... 1-53
1.10 Threats to Agricultural and Natural Resources ........................................... 1-55
1.10.1 Water Quality................................................................................. 1-55
1.10.2 Drawdown of Aquifers................................................................... 1-55
1.10.3 Insufficient Instream/Environmental Flows .................................... 1-56
1.10.4 Inundation Due to Reservoir Development ..................................... 1-57
1.10.5 Threats Addressed or Affected by Water Management Strategies... 1-60
1.11 Drought of Record ..................................................................................... 1-60
1.12 Drought Preparation, Water Conservation, and W ater Loss........................ 1-61
1.13 Consideration of Existing Local and Regional Water Planning Efforts....... 1-62
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Alan Plummer and Associates. Regional Water Plan: Region I (East Texas), Volume 1. Main Report, report, December 1, 2015; Nacogdoches, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth838327/m1/5/?q=%22~1~1~1%22~1&rotate=0: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.