Tarrant County district's bid for Oklahoma water dismissed
By BILL HANNA, Star-Telegram.com, Posted Friday, Jul. 16, 2010
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Joining the district's legal fight were three other Metroplex water providers: Dallas Water Utilities, the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Upper Trinity Regional Water District.
The Tarrant water district is seeking to divert more than 130 billion gallons of water from river basins just north of the Red River and provide it to the region's growing population, which is expected to hit 4.3 million by 2060.
Oklahoma Secretary of the Environment J.D. Strong said the judge's ruling "strengthens Oklahoma's right to control the use of its most precious natural resource and enables the state to meet its interstate water obligations."
"The action is welcomed by TRWD (Tarrant Regional Water District) as the matter can now be expedited to the appeals court, which will make the ultimate decisions in the case," said Jim Oliver, general manager of the water district. "Today's ruling sets a clear path for us to continue to vigorously affirm our right to acquire water in Oklahoma."
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