By: Armbrister S.C.R. No. 77 97S1303/1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of Texas recognizes the 1-2 Allens Creek Reservoir site in Austin County as an ideal location 1-3 for the development of a reservoir and that its purchase by the 1-4 state should be ranked as a high priority; and 1-5 WHEREAS, The Allens Creek Reservoir site consists of 1-6 approximately 9,424 acres of land, and the site's owner is willing 1-7 to sell the property; the land has been identified by the Texas 1-8 Water Plan as a potential reservoir site that would greatly benefit 1-9 the citizens of Texas; and 1-10 WHEREAS, If the site is not acquired soon, the property may 1-11 be sold in the near future, jeopardizing its viability as a 1-12 reservoir site; and 1-13 WHEREAS, The Trans-Texas Water Program has determined that 1-14 the proposed reservoir would consist of a dam on Allens Creek and 1-15 impoundment of 142,892 acre-feet of water, with an annual firm 1-16 yield of approximately 70,000 acre-feet of water per year; and 1-17 WHEREAS, The Allens Creek Reservoir would include the 1-18 diversion of 168,000 acre-feet of water per year from the Brazos 1-19 River for storage in the reservoir; the diversion rate would be 1-20 approximately 1,800 cubic feet of water per second at a diversion 1-21 point that would be specified in the permit; and 1-22 WHEREAS, The development of the Allens Creek Reservoir and 1-23 the impoundment and diversion of the water in the specified amounts 2-1 would be to the benefit of the public and a prudent usage of the 2-2 water; now, therefore, be it 2-3 RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas 2-4 hereby recommend that if funding for the state participation 2-5 program or other programs allowing state ownership of facilities is 2-6 approved, the purchase of the Allens Creek Reservoir site be ranked 2-7 as a high priority by the Texas Water Development Board; and, be it 2-8 further 2-9 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for the 2-10 Texas Water Development Board.