A Water Plan for Mutual Benefit
Who owns water companies and how they're financed has been a hot topic lately. While many don't worry about it, others are uncomfortable with the idea of a private company providing a public service. Finding a water plan for mutual benefit between urban and rural areas is a concern.
We understand the concerns.
Our plan - responsible, but challenging - can be done.
We believe we've created a responsive, achievable plan that sets the benchmark for how a private company can deliver public good, not just in the water-user sector but for the private owners of groundwater. And do it to the mutual benefit of both the rural and urban areas.
It’s not just a plan; it’s a strategic copyrighted project that has been developed over a half-century, 50+years, of work in the development of water resources.
Water Sales in Texas
(The following information, while taken from accepted and professional sources, is not certified by Rural/Urban Resources, nor is it claimed to be completely accurate. It is being provided solely for informational purposes, only for speculation in regard to any potential sale of water. Nor, do we make any claim that the data and information is being used by us for any purposes other than those stated here.)
Within Texas, back in November, 2006, the average interbasin transfer cost of water was approximately $253.00 per acre-foot: (Draft Report to the Texas Water Development Board, "The Socioeconomic Analysis of Selected Interbasin Transfers in Texas", by R. W. Beck, Inc.)
In 2014, water Use by the City of Dallas (as reported on website): Approximately 468.8-million gallons were used per day – 1,440 acre feet daily. The 2070 projected water resource demand is an anticipated 717.8-million gallons of water per day or 2,204 acre feet daily. It all adds up to a considerable demand for additional water resources.
The North Texas Municipal Water District (https://www.ntmwd.com/our-water-system/) reports it serves 1.8 million people in about 80 communities in 10 counties, and that their region is expected to double in size by 2050. The district reported its water use in 2019 at over 320-million gallons of water per day, and because of continued growth, they'll need another estimated 120-million gallons daily by the year 2050.
Water Resource Market
Historically, development of water resources in Texas has been dominated by government – state and national with cities and, more recently, water districts. This is especially true in the area of municipal and, for that matter, industrial use.
At this point in the State’s development, Texas can basically be divided in half, between east and west, along a line divided by IH-35 which runs north and south from Laredo to Fort Worth and into Oklahoma. Groundwater for agricultural use, because of up to 45-48 inches of rainfall annually, is limited in the upper northeast region.
Generally, the west and southwest sectors of Texas have used groundwater for agriculture irrigation.
Most cities east of this I-45 line (San Antonio being the major exception) have water supplies from surface reservoirs paid for by state and national taxpayers and constructed by the U. S. Corp of Engineers.
Regions and local areas west of IH-35 generally have limited surface water supplies available for community and economic development purposes. Historically, water for municipal and industrial use has come from groundwater. A half-century of regulations, rising, rightly or wrongly, from concerns over the depletion of groundwater in the regional aquifers, have created perceptions of extremely limited water resources.
These perceptions have essentially limited growth, however, as other regions of the state have experienced considerable growth in population and economic expansion. This has also been the result for many smaller, mostly rural, communities in east and central Texas areas that suffer from a limited supply of water resources for long-range growth.
Rural/Urban Resources, working with area landowners, established a maximum of 76,000-acres that can be included in a pooled or communitized unit (fewer acres, but not more), with the same agreement for additional multi-pooled (or ‘communitized’) units. There is no limit on the number of units. (As income is based on the per acre average, the number of acres the landowner has in the communitized pool determines each landowner’s income).
The first 35-cents of every dollar of water sales is reserved for the landowners.
There are no deductions to the landowner for any development, labor, office, or other costs; nor does the landowner have any legal liability regarding the sale of water, nor for the day-to-day company operations.
Water recharges, making it likely the royalty could be a long-term pay on a presently unused asset.
Rural/Urban Resources cannot and will not make guarantees on possible sales and/or income, or that estimates are realistic or achievable: While we think the above numbers are conservative, in actuality, they be lower or higher. They are only provided for possible speculations, which may or may not be realistic.
The cost of development demands the highest possible price for the greatest number of acre-feet of water. A large quantity of water is needed to pay the costs of wells, gathering systems, and pumping stations, as well as utilities; and these are costs that have a direct bearing on a negotiated price for water. All these factors, and more, make it impossible to project with a degree of certainty any final results, but whatever the final price, the landowners take the first 35% off the top.
What we can state with certainty is that – like the City of Dallas, the North Texas Municipal Water District, and most West Texas areas, and others, all need additional water supplies. We also know (1) these areas have the need and (2) this area has the water.
All we can do is provide the opportunity to put it all together for the benefit of those who have it (and want to make money from it) and those who want it (and are willing to pay for it).
Inquiries are invited and welcomed. For additional information
903-737-8899
Rural/Urban Resources, llc
E-mail: Groundwater@suddenlink.net
4369 FM 2573
Bagwell, Texas 75412-0083
Who owns water companies and how they're financed has been a hot topic lately. While many don't worry about it, others are uncomfortable with the idea of a private company providing a public service. Finding a water plan for mutual benefit between urban and rural areas is a concern.
We understand the concerns.
Our plan - responsible, but challenging - can be done.
We believe we've created a responsive, achievable plan that sets the benchmark for how a private company can deliver public good, not just in the water-user sector but for the private owners of groundwater. And do it to the mutual benefit of both the rural and urban areas.
It’s not just a plan; it’s a strategic copyrighted project that has been developed over a half-century, 50+years, of work in the development of water resources.
Water Sales in Texas
(The following information, while taken from accepted and professional sources, is not certified by Rural/Urban Resources, nor is it claimed to be completely accurate. It is being provided solely for informational purposes, only for speculation in regard to any potential sale of water. Nor, do we make any claim that the data and information is being used by us for any purposes other than those stated here.)
Within Texas, back in November, 2006, the average interbasin transfer cost of water was approximately $253.00 per acre-foot: (Draft Report to the Texas Water Development Board, "The Socioeconomic Analysis of Selected Interbasin Transfers in Texas", by R. W. Beck, Inc.)
In 2014, water Use by the City of Dallas (as reported on website): Approximately 468.8-million gallons were used per day – 1,440 acre feet daily. The 2070 projected water resource demand is an anticipated 717.8-million gallons of water per day or 2,204 acre feet daily. It all adds up to a considerable demand for additional water resources.
The North Texas Municipal Water District (https://www.ntmwd.com/our-water-system/) reports it serves 1.8 million people in about 80 communities in 10 counties, and that their region is expected to double in size by 2050. The district reported its water use in 2019 at over 320-million gallons of water per day, and because of continued growth, they'll need another estimated 120-million gallons daily by the year 2050.
Water Resource Market
Historically, development of water resources in Texas has been dominated by government – state and national with cities and, more recently, water districts. This is especially true in the area of municipal and, for that matter, industrial use.
At this point in the State’s development, Texas can basically be divided in half, between east and west, along a line divided by IH-35 which runs north and south from Laredo to Fort Worth and into Oklahoma. Groundwater for agricultural use, because of up to 45-48 inches of rainfall annually, is limited in the upper northeast region.
Generally, the west and southwest sectors of Texas have used groundwater for agriculture irrigation.
Most cities east of this I-45 line (San Antonio being the major exception) have water supplies from surface reservoirs paid for by state and national taxpayers and constructed by the U. S. Corp of Engineers.
Regions and local areas west of IH-35 generally have limited surface water supplies available for community and economic development purposes. Historically, water for municipal and industrial use has come from groundwater. A half-century of regulations, rising, rightly or wrongly, from concerns over the depletion of groundwater in the regional aquifers, have created perceptions of extremely limited water resources.
These perceptions have essentially limited growth, however, as other regions of the state have experienced considerable growth in population and economic expansion. This has also been the result for many smaller, mostly rural, communities in east and central Texas areas that suffer from a limited supply of water resources for long-range growth.
Rural/Urban Resources, working with area landowners, established a maximum of 76,000-acres that can be included in a pooled or communitized unit (fewer acres, but not more), with the same agreement for additional multi-pooled (or ‘communitized’) units. There is no limit on the number of units. (As income is based on the per acre average, the number of acres the landowner has in the communitized pool determines each landowner’s income).
The first 35-cents of every dollar of water sales is reserved for the landowners.
There are no deductions to the landowner for any development, labor, office, or other costs; nor does the landowner have any legal liability regarding the sale of water, nor for the day-to-day company operations.
Water recharges, making it likely the royalty could be a long-term pay on a presently unused asset.
Rural/Urban Resources cannot and will not make guarantees on possible sales and/or income, or that estimates are realistic or achievable: While we think the above numbers are conservative, in actuality, they be lower or higher. They are only provided for possible speculations, which may or may not be realistic.
The cost of development demands the highest possible price for the greatest number of acre-feet of water. A large quantity of water is needed to pay the costs of wells, gathering systems, and pumping stations, as well as utilities; and these are costs that have a direct bearing on a negotiated price for water. All these factors, and more, make it impossible to project with a degree of certainty any final results, but whatever the final price, the landowners take the first 35% off the top.
What we can state with certainty is that – like the City of Dallas, the North Texas Municipal Water District, and most West Texas areas, and others, all need additional water supplies. We also know (1) these areas have the need and (2) this area has the water.
All we can do is provide the opportunity to put it all together for the benefit of those who have it (and want to make money from it) and those who want it (and are willing to pay for it).
Inquiries are invited and welcomed. For additional information
903-737-8899
Rural/Urban Resources, llc
E-mail: Groundwater@suddenlink.net
4369 FM 2573
Bagwell, Texas 75412-0083