PILLAR: Sustainable
AGENDA DATE: October 8, 2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): Outside
DEPARTMENT: Dallas Water Utilities Department
PRIORITY: N/A
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) the first of two permitted ten year renewals with the North Texas Municipal Water District to transport North Texas Municipal Water District owned water supply from Lake Fork to Lake Tawakoni for the period October 14, 2025 through October 13, 2035; and (2) an amendment to reflect the terms of the Sabine River Authority Contract with the North Texas Municipal Water District - Estimated Annual Revenue: $3,462,101.65 (at current untreated water transportation rate)
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BACKGROUND
The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) is a regional wholesale treated water provider to 2.3 million residents in its North Texas service area. NTMWD has an established water supply and holds water rights for raw water supplies from Lavon Lake, Lake Texoma, Jim Chapman Lake, Lake Bonham, Lake Tawakoni, Lake Fork and reuse water along the East Fork of the Trinity River.
NTMWD has a contract with the Sabine River Authority (SRA) for the purchase of 17.9 MGD (20,000 acre-feet per year) of Lake Fork water. However, neither NTMWD nor SRA have diversion facilities or infrastructure for transporting their water supply from Lake Fork to Lake Tawakoni. Therefore, NTMWD has requested that the Dallas Water Utilities Department (DWU) transport the water via Dallas' Lake Fork Pump Station and Lake Fork to Lake Tawakoni pipeline. NTMWD will pay to Dallas a "Water Transport Fee" per 1,000 gallons of untreated water which is based on DWU's Untreated Water Cost of Service Study.
On November 14, 2018, the City Council authorized a contract with NTMWD to transport NTMWD owned water supply from Lake Fork to Lake Tawakoni for the period November 14, 2018 through October 13, 2025. The Water Transmission Contract also allows for two additional 10-year extensions ...
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