Controversial Marvin Nichols Reservoir on DFW agenda

DFW water planners (Region C) are meeting to advance the controversial Marvin Nichols Reservoir in the state water planning process on Monday, September 30, 2024, at 1:00 p.m.

According to the release from preservenortheasttexas. org, “The reservoir, proposed more than 50 years ago, would dam the Sulphur River in Northeast Texas and use eminent domain to take 200,000 acres from private ownership to be flooded or used for environmental mitigation. At least 80% of the water would be pumped to the Dallas-Fort Worth region.

“This month, at the direction of the Texas Legislature, the Texas Water Development Board published a draft report on the feasibility of the reservoir inviting public comment through October 15, 2024. Residents and leaders from the Northeast Texas region impacted by the reservoir will attend this meeting to voice their opposition to the unnecessary, outdated project.

Public comments can be made during the meeting and are limited to two minutes per person, as well as submitted via an online form or emailed before and after meetings to: info@regioncwater.org.

The meeting will be held at North Central Texas Council of Governments, First Floor Transportation Council Room, 616 Six Flags Drive, Centerpoint Two Building, Arlington, TX, 76011.

Speakers from Northeast Texas will be on-site to speak out against Marvin Nichols and will be available for interviews, including: · Jim Thompson, Chair of North East Texas Regional Water Planning Group · Janice Bezanson, Senior Policy Director at Texas Conservation Alliance · Cass County Judge Travis Ransom, Preserve Northeast Texas Steering Committee member · Dr. Jim Marshall, Preserve Northeast Texas Steering Committee member