Addendum to Regional Water Supply Facilities Plan Final Report (April 2011) Page: 4
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To: Deren
Cc: scrain@atlashall.com; 'Godfrey Garza'; Sharlotte' Teague; Arturo. Ballesteros@senate.state.tx. us;
Sean.Abbott@senate.state.tx.us; Herman Settemeyer; Jim Harrison; Kathy Alexander; Linda Brookins; Ronald L. Ellis;
Robin Smith
Subject: Re: Water Rights for the Hidalgo County Water Facilities Plan
Importance: High
Deren:
Thank you for the additional information provided on August 10, 2010. Staff has researched
information related to water rights in Hidalgo County in the Nueces Rio Grande Coastal Basin.
During the Final Determination of Water Rights in the Nueces Rio Grande Coastal Basin, which was
approved in court, a Certificate of Adjudication (22-4524) was granted to Hidalgo County Water
Improvement District No. 6, which subsequently became the Engleman Irrigation District. In
addition to authorizing diversion of water transferred from the Rio Grande Basin, the certificate
authorizes diversion of 254.5 acre-feet of Nueces Rio Grande Coastal Basin water from the Hidalgo
County Drainage District Drain. The Hidalgo County Drainage District Drain and the Donna Drain
were determined to be watercourses in the certificate and were further designated as tributaries to
the Laguna Madre. Therefore, staff believes a water rights permit would be required for diversion
from this watercourse.
With the exception of Certificate 22-4523, the remaining attached water rights authorize diversion of
Nueces Rio Grande Coastal Basin water from flood control features, which were defined as
watercourses in the adjudication and diversions would require a water rights permit.
There are potential options that might make some water available for diversion for your project in
this area. We would be happy to meet with you to discuss these options further.
There are a number of TPDES permits authorizing discharge into drains, canals and other flood
control features. The Texas Water Code (Chapter 26) requires an authorization to discharge sewage,
and municipal, recreational, agricultural, or industrial waste into or adjacent to any water in the
state.
If you have additional questions, please contact Kellye Rila at krila@tceg.state.tx.us, or by phone at
512-239-4612. If you have questions about the GIS information, or need assistance for the ftp site,
please contact Kathy Alexander at kalexand@tceq.state.tx.us, or by phone at 512-239-0778.
Attached are the following documents:
Water Use Permits 5300 and 5045
Certificates of Adjudication 22-4520 to 22-4525.
Copy of the front matter from the Final Determination of Water Rights in the Nueces Rio Grande
Coastal Basin.
Copy of the Final Determination for Certificate 22-4524
Copy of Texas Water Code 26.121
Copy of excerpt from 30 TAC 307.3 providing the definition of Surface water in the state
Due to technical issues involved with transmitting GIS data via email, the GIS information for water
right locations and wastewater treatment plant outfalls within the boundary of the North Main Drain
watershed are available at:
ftp: //ftp.tceg .state.tx.us/pub/WaterResourceManagement/WaterOuantitv/GIS/HidalgoCountv/4
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