Planning for the Future

Overview

Water is our most precious resource, and it's essential for our quality of life. Today, North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) supplies water to more than 2.3 million residents, a number expected to grow to 4.5 million by 2080 in our rapidly growing service area.

The District remains committed to conservation as the most cost-effective and environmentally responsible way to extend our water supplies. Our successful conservation program, embraced by our Member Cities and Customers, can continue saving our most precious resource, but we’ll also need new sources.

The availability of water is critical to sustaining our economy and to continuing to attract employers to the area. While ongoing water conservation and reuse efforts will help by making more efficient use of existing supplies, the development of new water supplies is required to meet demand in NTMWD's service area.

Sources For Future Water Supply

NTMWD recently completed the Bois d'Arc Lake project, which is now supplying about 20 percent of the water in NTMWD's service area. While Bois d’Arc Lake is a cornerstone of our long-range water supply plan, it’s not enough to meet the future needs of North Texas.

As part of our long-range water supply planning process, NTMWD has identified and is developing additional strategies to meet future water demands for the next 50 years. These identified water management strategies are included in the 2022 State Water Plan, which is updated every five years per Texas law.

Water conservation and reuse play a critical role in our future supplies, and aggressive conservation outreach and collaborative reuse strategies will account for about 30 percent of the water supplied by NTMWD in 2070.