LRGA News
Effective Sept. 1, 2005, the Lower Rio Grande Authority
is abolished and its assets distributed to the Rio Grande Regional Water
Authority, in compliance with House
Bill 2639 enacted by the 79th Legislature.
The officers, members, and ex-officio
members of the Lower Rio Grande Authority pledge to continue their efforts
to bring together all stakeholders to develop and implement solutions to water
supply issues in the region.
The irrigation districts that were members of the LRGA encompass more than
a half-million acres in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and hold rights to more
than 1.37 million acre-feet of water.
Administrative Agent
Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council, Kenneth N. Jones, Jr., Executive Director
311 N. 15th Street, McAllen TX 78501-4705; tel: 956.682.3481; fax: 956.631.4670
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