Red River Compact Commission
Description
The Red River Compact Commission administers the Red River Compact to ensure that Texas receives its equitable share of quality water from the Red River and its tributaries as apportioned by the Compact. The Compact includes the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.
History
The Red River Compact Commission (RRCC) is authorized by Chapter 46 of the Texas Water Code. The Compact was signed by representatives of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and the United States on May 12, 1978. The Compact has been ratified by each state, approved by Congress, and signed by the President. Thus, the Compact represents both state and federal law. The Compact allocates the waters of the Red River and its tributaries between the four states and establishes an interstate Red River Compact Commission to administer the Compact. Texas is represented on the interstate Red River Compact Commission by the Executive Director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and by one commissioner who is appointed by the governor for a term of six years.
Statute
Commissioners
The Honorable William A. Abney
Red River Compact Commissioner
P.O. Box 1386
Marshall, TX 75671
Telephone: 903-938-6611
Fax: 903-938-4572
Term expires: Feb. 1, 2017
E-mail: waabney@abneywarwick.com
The Honorable Zak Covar
Red River Compact Commissioner
P.O. Box 13087, MC-109
Austin, TX 78711-3087
Telephone: 512-239-3900
Fax: 512-239-3939
Term expires: Term same as TCEQ Executive Director
E-mail: zak.covar@tceq.texas.gov
Advisors
Technical: Suzy Valentine, P.E., CFM
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 13087, MC-160
Austin, TX 78711
Phone: 512-239-4730
Fax: 512-239-2214
E-mail: suzy.valentine@tceq.texas.gov
Legal: Jane Atwood
Office of the Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548
Austin, TX 78711
512-463-2012
512-320-0052
E-mail: jane.atwood@texasattorneygeneral.gov
Meeting Dates
The annual meeting of the Red River Compact Commission is scheduled for April 22-23, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.
Information Links
Official Web Site of the Red River Compact Commission
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission
Oklahoma Water Resources Board
