Water-Right Holders Letters Archive
This page lists letters from previous years to water-right holders, and other interested parties, concerning drought.
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2009-2012
- Contingency Plans
- Statewide
- Brazos River Basin
- Colorado River Basin
- Llano Watershed
- San Saba Watershed
- Concho River Basin
- Neches River Basin
- Sabine River Basin
Contingency Plans
- Nov. 16, 2011 Letter to Public Water Systems on Drought Contingency Planning
- Nov. 16, 2011 Letter to County Extension Agents on Drought Contingency Planning
- Nov. 16, 2011 Letter to County Judges on Drought Contingency Planning
- Sept. 16, 2011 Letter to Junior Municipal Water-Right Holders on Mandatory Water Restrictions
- June 24, 2011 Letter to County Extension Agents on Drought Contingency Plans
- June 24, 2011 Letter to County Judges on Drought Contingency Plans
- June 21, 2011 Letter to Public Water Systems on Drought Contingency Plans
Statewide
- July 20, 2012 Alert Letter to Water-Right Holders Statewide
- July 20, 2012 Statewide Alert Letter to County Judges
- July 20, 2012 Statewide Alert Letter to County Extension Agents
Brazos River Basin
- Dec. 14, 2012 – Brazos River Basin Letter to Domestic Rights Holders
- Dec. 14, 2012 – Brazos River Basin Letter to Non-Responsive Municipal Water Systems
- Dec. 14, 2012 – Brazos River Basin Letter to Municipal Water Systems Mandatory
- Nov. 19, 2012 Brazos River Basin Letter to Water-Right Holders–Alert
- Nov. 19, 2012 Brazos River Basin Letter to Water-Right Holders–Suspension
- Nov. 19, 2012 Brazos River Basin Letter to County Judges
- Nov. 19, 2012 Brazos River Basin Letter to County Extension Agents
- Nov. 19, 2012 Brazos River Basin Letter to Municipal Water Users
- Nov. 19, 2012 Brazos River Basin Letter to Power Generation Water Users
- Nov. 19, 2012 Brazos River Basin Letter to Brazosport Water Authority
- Nov. 19, 2012 Brazos River Basin Letter to Dow
- Jan. 27, 2012 Brazos River Basin Letter to Water-Right Holders Easing Some Restrictions
- Jan. 27, 2012 Brazos River Basin Letter to County Extension Agents Easing Some Restrictions
- Jan. 27, 2012 Brazos River Basin Letter to County Judges Easing Some Restrictions
- Aug. 8, 2011 Brazos River Basin Letter to Municipal Water Facilities
- Aug. 8, 2011 Brazos River Basin Letter to County Extension Agents
- Aug. 8, 2011 Brazos River Basin Letter Implementing Mandatory Water-Use Restriction
- Aug. 8, 2011 Brazos River Basin Letter to Water-Right Holders
- Aug. 8, 2011 Brazos River Basin Suspension Letter
- June 27, 2011 Brazos River Basin Suspension Letter to Water-Right Holders
- June 27, 2011 Brazos River Basin Suspension Letter to County Extension Agents
- June 27, 2011 Brazos River Basin Warning Letter to Municipal and Power Generation Water Users
- May 18, 2011 Brazos River Basin Warning Letter to Water-Right Holders
- May 18, 2011 Brazos River Basin Letter to County Extension Agents
- May 18, 2011 Brazos River Basin Letter to Municipal and Power Generation Water Users
- May 18, 2011 Brazos River Basin Suspension Letter to Water-Right Holders
Colorado River Basin
- Sept. 14, 2012 Response Letter to Kirby Powell
- Jan. 24, 2012 Letter Rescinding the Priority Call in the Colorado River Basin
- May 5, 2011 Warning Letter to Junior Water-Right Holders Downstream of the O. H. Ivie Reservoir in McCulloch, Concho, and Coleman Counties
- June 17, 2011 Suspension Letter to Junior Water-Right Holders Downstream of the O.H. Ivie Reservoir in McCulloch, Concho and Coleman Counties.
Llano Watershed
- Oct. 26, 2011 Response Letter to City of Llano
- Oct. 26, 2011 Letter to Water-Right Holders in the Llano Watershed
- Oct. 26, 2011 Llano Watershed Letter to County Judges
- Oct. 26, 2011 Llano Watershed Letter to County Extension Agents
- Aug. 8, 2011 Llano Watershed Letter Implementing Mandatory Water-Use Restriction
- July 5, 2011 Warning Letter to Junior Water-Right Holders in the Llano Watershed
- July 5, 2011 Suspension Letter to Junior Water-Right Holders in the Llano Watershed
- July 5, 2011 Llano Watershed Letter to County Extension Agents
- July 5, 2011 Llano Watershed Letter to Municipal and Power Generation Water Users
San Saba Watershed
- Aug. 21, 2012 Response Letter to Bob Davee
- Aug. 21, 2012 Response Letter to Bruce James
- Aug. 21, 2012 Response Letter to John Quinn
- Aug. 21, 2012 Response Letter to Nick Singleton
- Aug. 21, 2012 Response Letter to Jamie Smith Jackson
- Aug. 21, 2012 Response Letter to Dr. Griff Thomas
- July 20, 2012 Alert Letter to Water-Right Holders in the San Saba Watershed
- Feb. 7, 2012 Letter to Water-Right Holders in the San Saba Watershed No Suspension
- Feb. 7, 2012 Letter to County Extension Agents in the San Saba Watershed No Suspension
- Feb. 7, 2012 Letter to County Judges in the San Saba Watershed No Suspension
- Feb. 7, 2012 Letter to Municipal Water-Right Holders in the San Saba Watershed No Suspension
- Feb. 7, 2012 Response Letter to Gray TV Ranch
- Feb. 7, 2012 Response Letter to Bruce James
- Feb. 7, 2012 Response Letter to Joan McFarland
- Feb. 7, 2012 Response Letter to John Quinn
- Feb. 7, 2012 Response Letter to Matthew Singleton
- Feb. 7, 2012 Response Letter to Nick Singleton
- Aug. 8, 2011 San Saba Watershed Suspension Letter
- Aug. 8, 2011 San Saba Watershed Letter to County Extension Agents
- Aug. 8, 2011 San Saba Watershed Letter to Municipal Water-Right Holders
Concho River Basin
Neches River Basin
- Apr. 4, 2012 Resume Diversion Letter to Some Water-Right Holders in the Neches River Basin
- Apr. 4, 2012 Letter to County Judges about Diversions in the Neches River Basin
- Apr. 4, 2012 Letter to County Extension Agents about Diversions in the Neches River Basin
- Jan. 23, 2012 Resume Diversion Letter to Some Water-Right Holders in the Neches River Basin
- Jan. 23, 2012 Do Not Resume Diversion Letter to Some Water-Right Holders in the Neches River Basin
- Jan. 23, 2012 Letter to Junior Municipal Water-Right Holders in the Neches River Basin
- Jan. 23, 2012 Letter to County Judges About Diversions in the Neches River Basin
- Jan. 23, 2012 Letter to County Extension Agents About Diversions in the Neches River Basin
- Jan. 23, 2012 Warning Letter to Water-Right Holders in the Neches River Basin.
- Jan. 23, 2012 Response Letter to LNVA
- Nov. 10, 2011 Suspension Letter to Non-Municipal Water-Right Holders in the Neches River Basin
- Nov. 10, 2011 Letter to Municipal Water-Right Holders in the Neches River Basin
- Nov. 10, 2011 Letter to County Judges in the Neches River Basin
- Nov. 10, 2011 Letter to County Extension Agents in the Neches River Basin
- Nov. 10, 2011 Warning letter to Water-Right Holders in the Neches River Basin
- Nov. 10, 2011 Alert Letter to Non-Municipal Water-Right Holders in the Neches River Basin
- Nov. 10, 2011 TCEQ Response Letter to LNVA Priority Call
Sabine River Basin
- Feb. 16, 2012 Resume Diversion Letter to Water-Right Holders in Little Sandy Creek Watershed
- Feb. 16, 2012 Resume Diversion Letter to County Extension Agents in Little Sandy Creek Watershed
- Feb. 16, 2012 Resume Diversion Letter to County Judges in the Little Sandy Creek Watershed
- Feb. 16, 2012 Response Letter to Little Sandy Creek Hunting and Fishing ClubL
- Jan. 4, 2012 Suspension Letter to Junior Water-Right Holders in the Little Sandy Creek Watershed
- Jan. 4, 2012 Warning Letter to Junior Water-Right Holders in the Little Sandy Creek Watershed
- Jan. 4, 2012 Little Sandy Creek Watershed Letter to County Extension Agents
- Jan. 4, 2012 Little Sandy Creek Watershed Letter to Judges
- Jan. 4, 2012 Letter to the Little Sandy Hunting and Fishing Club
- Sept. 9, 2011 Letter to Sabine River Authority of Louisiana
- Aug. 22, 2011 Sabine River Basin Warning Letter to Water-Right Holders
- Aug. 16, 2011 Letter to Sabine Water-Right Holders Regarding Possible Releases
2010
No letters were issued in 2010.
2009
Brazos River Basin
- July 7, 2009 Letter to Brazos River Basin Water-Right Holders
- Aug. 10, 2009 Suspensions of Junior Water-Right Diversions
- Aug. 14, 2009 Letter to County Extension Agents
- Aug. 19, 2009 Letter to County Judges
- August, 2009 Letters to Junior Municipal Water-Right Holders
- Sept. 1, 2009 Letter to Brazos River Basin Water-Right Holders
- Sept. 19, 2009 Letter to Resume Suspended Diversions