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Toledo Bend Lake Water Sales – Follow Up to Original Proposed Water Sales Agreement

THIS SECTION deals with the time period after January 12, 2012.

More on Water Sales

SENATE BILL 436 BECAME ACT 784 – OUT-OF-STATE WATER SALES SRA LA – 6/15/2012 (submitted by Dianne Lampman)

Background: Texas Wants Water 
Historic and ongoing efforts for Texas to obtain water

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This is what is going on subsequent to ‘Round 1’ with the Toledo Bend Partners Agreement

Round 1: Toledo Bend Partners
This information related to the period 12/20/2011 – 1/12/2012 and the proposed agreement with Toledo Bend Partners

SENATE BILL 436 BECAME ACT 784 – OUT-OF-STATE WATER SALES SRA LA – 6/15/2012 (submitted by Dianne Lampman)

Senate approves Long’s water sales stipulation bill, amends it before sending it to House 4/18/2012 – KVVP-FM News (submitted by Dianne Lampman)

WAKE UP EVERYONE — HERE WE GO AGAIN: Very Important Legislation and trying to keep you informed (submitted by Dianne Lampman)

HB 532 was approved 4/12/2012 at Senator Long’s House Natural Resources Committee meeting in Baton Rouge. This bill extends Act 955 by allowing DNR to negotiate Cooperative Endeavor Agreements to sell ground and surface water. (submitted by Dianne Lampman)

Bill allowing extension of water contracts OK’d – Baton Rouge Morning advocate 4/13/2012 (submitted by Dianne Lampman)

State water management plan given to legislature – Shreveport Times – 3/17/2012 (submitted by Dianne Lampman)

Toledo Bend timeline out of sync – Tri-Parish Times 3/11/2012 (submitted by Dianne Lampman)

Texas water board eyes water from Toledo Bend – Shreveport Times – 3/2/2012 (submitted by Dianne Lampman)

4 Bills in Committee for Louisiana Legislature RE Water / Toledo Bend (either directly or indirectly)

Local River Authorities To Consider Regional Water Supply Partnership – SRA TX 3/1/2012 (PDF)

E-Mail Response From Governor Jindal to Those Sending E-Mail Comments– 2/27/2012 (presumably the same e-mail sent to all persons sending comments)

2003 NWF on Texas’ attempt to get Toledo Bend Water (submitted by Dianne Lampman)

New [Texas] State Water Plan calls for Legislative Action 1/6/2012 (submitted by Dianne Lampman)

Jindal in need of deniability in Toledo Bend water sale issue; à la John Kerry, he was for the sale before he was against it – Louisiana Voice – 2/1/2012 (submitted by Dianne Lampman)

Sale of Toledo Bend’s water – The Advocate – Baton Rouge – 1/27/2012 (submitted by Dianne Lampman)

Texas Water District Appeals Oklahoma Water Ruling to Supreme Court – KTBS – 1/19/2012

OPINION: Nixed water sale an encouraging development – Sulphur Daily News 1/15/2012 (submitted by Dianne Lampman)

Water sales issue likely to resurface in the future – KPLC-TV 1/13/2012

Sale of Toledo Bend water bad idea – American Press – Lake Charles – 1/8/2012 (PDF) (submitted by Dianne Lampman)

2012 LA Legislature: SB436(PDF)    SB436 Ammendments 1 & 2(PDF)  SB495(PDF)   SB498(PDF)   HB532(PDF)   HB954(PDF)

Groundwater Report 3/15/2012

Report Appendices Link
When you go the above website at the Department of Natural Resources you will note on the Report Appendices first two (2) reports are data gathered from SRA LA on water sales from Toledo Bend and other water report data all the way down under the Report
Appendices:
A1 — SABINE RIVER AUTHORITY RFP FOR SALE OF RAW WATER
A2 — SABINE RIVER AUTHORITY RFP RESPONSE LETTER LISTED IS THE FULL 91 PAGE RFP FROM TOLEDO BEND PARTNERS TO SRA LA

SRA Louisiana Contact Information

EMail Comments: becky.anderson@la.gov
Website: https://www.srala-toledo.com/