Each year the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) reflects on the services provided to over 1.6 million citizens residing in our service area and looks forward to continuing the tradition of providing high-quality, cost-effective services for sustainability within the region. By providing the vital services of water treatment and delivery, wastewater treatment, and solid waste disposal services, the NTMWD service area has the ability to sustain the infrastructure required for growth and to continue the high quality of life enjoyed by the residents and businesses served.

To meet future water needs, the NTMWD continues to plan and participate in the statewide water planning process mandated by Senate Bill 1 as passed into law in 1997. As a participant in the Region C Water Planning Group, the NTMWD has completed its second planning cycle. The long-term water plan, which includes projected water management strategies, has been approved and
included in the 2006 Region C Water Plan and the 2007 State Water Plan. The planning process remains very complex due to the large increases in population projected to occur in the NTMWD service area by 2060 and the multifaceted water management strategies that have been identified to meet the region’s ever-increasing water supply needs. The permitting, development, construction, and connection to new and/or existing water supplies requires a level of effort today that is much more difficult and expensive to obtain than in previous endeavors.

During 2008, two water management strategies came to fruition. The NTMWD completed the East Fork Raw Water Supply Project and the Upper Sabine Raw Water Supply Project. The East Fork Raw Water Supply Project will ultimately provide an additional 90.7 million gallons per day (MGD) of water supply. This additional supply is just shy of the 92.5 MGD permitted supply of Lavon Lake. The Upper Sabine Raw Water Supply Project, a contract for water supply from the Sabine River Authority, will provide an additional 44.5 to 71.2 MGD. The NTMWD continues to actively pursue many options for the development of additional water supplies to meet short-term and long-term needs of the region. As a result of the expected growth and the increased water needs by all Metroplex water providers, partnerships have been developed to meet the many challenges that lie ahead. Through the partnerships, new supplies can be delivered at the lowest possible cost to NTMWD Member Cities and Customers.

The NTMWD looks forward to meeting the challenges of providing water supply, wastewater treatment, and solid waste disposal for one of the most rapidly growing regions in the nation.