Upper Colorado River Authority

Upper Colorado River Authority
Abbreviation UCRA
Formation 1929
Type Government-owned corporation
Purpose Water conservation
Headquarters 512 Orient St., San Angelo, Texas, 76903
Region served
Concho, Coke, Schleicher, and Tom Green Counties in Texas
Chairperson
Jeffie Roberts
Main organ
Board of Directors
Website http://www.ucratx.org/

The Upper Colorado River Authority or UCRA was created in 1935 by the Texas Legislature as a quasi-governmental entity to manage the Colorado River as a water resource in Tom Green County and Coke County, Texas.[1] The authority has since been extended to include Schleicher County and Concho County. The organization is managed by a nine-person Board of Directors appointed to six-year terms by the Governor of Texas.[2]

The UCRA has served as a lending institution, offering loans to municipalities in its served district for water management projects. The authority also participates in the Clean Rivers Program, and other environmental programs of the state of Texas. In 2008, the UCRA began construction in San Angelo of the Concho River Basin Education and Research Center, which offers educational programs to schoolchildren about water use and conservation.[3]

Reservoirs

The Upper Colorado River Authority does not directly manage or operate any dams. The authority has helped to provide financial and administrative support to other operating authorities to establish three reservoirs on the Upper Colorado River and its tributaries:[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Upper Colorado River Authority from the Texas Handbook Online
  2. Upper Colorado River Authority (2009). "About Us". Accessed August 4, 2009.
  3. Upper Colorado River Authority (2009). "Concho River Basin Education & Research Center". Accessed August 4, 2009.
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