R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, Sedimentation problems in Lake Stamford are

 1-2     adversely affecting the water supply for the towns of Stamford and

 1-3     Hamlin, Texas; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, The firm annual yield of Lake Stamford is expected

 1-5     to be reduced from 1,900 acre-feet to 400 acre-feet by the year

 1-6     2050 according to state forecasts, resulting in water demands for

 1-7     the area exceeding available supplies during dry periods shortly

 1-8     after the year 2000 and exceeding demands in normal periods in the

 1-9     longer term; and

1-10           WHEREAS, The sedimentation problem recently has shut down the

1-11     diversion facilities from Lake Stamford for short periods; and

1-12           WHEREAS, There are regionally focused options that could be

1-13     used to provide water to Stamford and Hamlin that could also

1-14     benefit other entities in the region; and

1-15           WHEREAS, The initial use of any supply line from such

1-16     improvements would be small while Stamford and Hamlin continue to

1-17     use the supply from Lake Stamford, with the towns increasingly

1-18     using line capacity over time to carry approximately 2,500

1-19     acre-feet of water per year as the supplies from Lake Stamford are

1-20     lost to sedimentation; and

1-21           WHEREAS, Given the limited water supply availability in the

1-22     area and limited financial capability of Stamford, Hamlin, and

1-23     other towns in the area, state planning and technical and financial

1-24     assistance are needed; and

 2-1           WHEREAS, The State Participation Program of the Texas Water

 2-2     Development Board allows the state to purchase a partial ownership

 2-3     of a project to allow the oversizing of the project to be

 2-4     constructed in advance of need when the local entities could not

 2-5     otherwise finance the project to its optimum size; now, therefore,

 2-6     be it

 2-7           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

 2-8     Legislature hereby find that the construction of pipelines or other

 2-9     solutions to solve the water problems of the towns of Stamford and

2-10     Hamlin, and other towns and cities in the region, should be ranked

2-11     of the highest priority by the Texas Water Development Board if the

2-12     legislature approves funding for the State Participation Program or

2-13     other programs allowing state ownership of facilities; and, be it

2-14     further

2-15           RESOLVED, That the Texas Water Development Board also be

2-16     directed to provide planning and technical assistance to the area

2-17     to help craft a solution to its water supply needs.

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                                                   Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.R. No. 342 was adopted by the House on April

         7, 1997, by a non-record vote.

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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House