NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE EAST TEXAS REGIONAL WATER PLANNING GROUP 2026 INITIALLY PREPARED REGIONAL WATER PLAN

 

Notice is hereby given that the East Texas Regional Water Planning Group (ETRWPG) will conduct a public hearing to accept oral and written comments for the East Texas Regional Water Planning Group (Region I) 2026 Initially Prepared Plan (IPP). The hearing will be held Thursday May 1, 2025, 10:00 am, at the C.L. Simon Recreation Center/Library, 1112 North Street, Nacogdoches TX 75961.

The ETRWPG was established under provisions of Texas Senate Bill 1 (7th Texas Legislature) to develop a regional water plan for the East Texas area that includes the following counties: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Hardin, Henderson, Houston, Jasper, Jefferson, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Panola, Polk, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Trinity, and Tyler.

 

A copy (electronically accessible and/or printed) of the IPP is available at the County Clerk's office and at a depository library in each county in Region I. A list of these locations is available on the RWPG website at https://www.etexwaterplan.org/dc/final-2026-initially-prepared-plan/.

 

Copies of the IPP are available for review on the Texas Water Development Board website at http://www.twdb.texas.gov/waterplanning/rwp/plans/2026/index.asp;on the East Texas Regional Water Planning Group website at www.etexwaterplan.org; and at the City of Nacogdoches, Office of the Region I Administrative Contact Cheryl Bartlett, 202 E Pilar Street, Room 343 Nacogdoches, TX 75961. Written and oral comments will be accepted at the public hearing. Written comments may also be submitted immediately following the 30-day public notice posting from April 1, 2025 through July 1, 2025 and may be emailed or mailed to the address below:

QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED TO:

Brigit A. Buff, PE, PMP Plummer Associates, Inc.

8911 N Capital of TX Hwy, Bldg 1 - Ste 1250 Austin, Texas 78759

Phone: 972.996.5681 or [email protected]