Texas Water Plan proposes 53 new reservoirs overall
The Texas Water Development Board released a plan for about 53 new reservoirs and an 80 mile north south water diversion to move water from East Texas through Fort Worth to the Lower Rio Grande. The proposal, costing an estimated 273 billion, envisions municipal and irrigation systems, new sewage plants, and state funding participation with costs paid by users.
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State Water Project would span 980 miles in Texas
A proposed statewide plan details a 980 mile conduit of lakes canals pumping stations and river beds to satisfy water demands. It starts in the Sulphur River basin and includes Sob Sulphur Bluff and Texarkana reservoirs with diversions to the Trinity Brazos Colorado and Rio Grande basins ending in Hidalgo County with water from Guadalupe and San Antonio basins fed as needed.
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Memorial Day Road Toll Reaches New Peak At519
The Associated Press reports a record Memorial Day road death toll with 519 lives lost by monday midnight local time. The three-day period began 6 p.m. Friday and includes 43 drowning and 90 other accident fatalities, with California recording the most deaths. The worst single crash occurred in Somerset Kentucky, a fivedead three-car collision.
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Waterway Would Aid The Rio Grande Valley Development Plan
The preliminary statewide water plan released Monday outlines a 650 mile north south conduit starting in South Texas with terminus in Hidalgo County. It would irrigate about 20 040 new acres in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Coastal Bend and secure water for 174 000 already irrigated acres. The plan covers Texas water development through 2026 and notes 14 million acres have potential irrigation in the Valley while several districts must organize to contract for water delivery and repayment.
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Education Commission Urges Four Year Old Schooling
Washington AP The Educational Policies Commission urges mandatory schooling for four and five year olds and federal support for early childhood education. It says early schooling shapes future character, aids disadvantaged children most, and current practice of starting at age six is obsolete.
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West Texas Water Plan Urges Urgent State Action
A tentative Texas Water Development Board plan stresses West Texas needs for surface water in El Paso, the Trans Pecos and High Plains. It warns rest of state lacks water to meet current use, suggests importing external supplies within 15 years, and proposes state leadership, financing, and desalination efforts to secure future irrigation and municipal needs.
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