What are system operations?

by The Brazos River Authority

Authorized by the state, the Brazos River Authority’s system operations permit allows the Authority to sell up to 705,000 acre-feet of water basin-wide from the 11 system reservoirs and the rivers within the watershed. The system permit allows the Authority to draw the water from any of the reservoirs and rivers included in the system allowing the Authority to utilize the sources with the largest storage of water at any specific time.  For a full size map, click here

 

 

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The Brazos River Authority was created by the Texas Legislature in 1929 as the first state agency in the country with the purpose of developing and managing the water resources of an entire river basin. Today, the Authority develops and distributes water supplies, provides water and wastewater treatment, monitors water quality, and pursues water conservation through public education programs. Although the Authority is an agency of the state, it does not levy or collect taxes and is entirely self-supporting.

 

The information provided on this site is intended as background on water within the Brazos River basin. There should be no expectation that this information is all encompassing, complete or in any way examines every aspect of this very complex natural resource. 

 

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