Controversial Northeast Texas reservoir project still on table, but Dallas-Fort Worth will look at another possible water source

Members of the Region D Water Planning Group serving Northeast Texas approved a mediated agreement with leaders of the Region C Water Planning Group.

PITTSBURG, Texas — Opponents of the proposed $7 billion Marvin Nichols Reservoir in Northeast Texas have scored some victories in their battle against the long-discussed project, though it isn’t off the table. 

Members of the Region D Water Planning Group serving Northeast Texas approved a mediated agreement with leaders of the Region C Water Planning Group serving Dallas during a meeting Wednesday in Pittsburg, the latest chapter in the decades-long fight by people in this region against the proposed 66,000-acre reservoir.  

The agreement requires Region C leaders, who serve the Dallas-Fort Worth area, to consider piping water from the Toledo Bend Reservoir to Dallas, but also allows them to continue considering building Marvin Nichols in Titus, Franklin and Red River counties as a future water supply for North Texas.

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