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<br /> <br />, <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />714 Sam Houlton State Office Building 612.476-4331 Box 12728. Capitol Stltlon, Austin, rex.. 78711 Tel.x No. 776.488 <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />TEXAS INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />C. Truett Smith <br />Wylie <br />Chairman <br /> <br />John B. Turner <br />Houlton <br />Vice Chairman <br /> <br />James B. Bond <br />Nevasat. <br /> <br />Gerald R. Brown <br />Austin <br /> <br />Eloy Centeno <br />San Antonio <br /> <br />L. T. Faircloth <br />Irving <br /> <br />James Hunt <br />Sonora <br /> <br />Sam C. Nalfeh <br />Orange <br /> <br />William A. Porter <br />Terrell <br /> <br />A. B. Shelton <br />Abilene <br /> <br />Chester C. Wine <br />Laredo <br /> <br />Mario Yzaguirre <br />Brownsville <br /> <br />Jame. H. Harwell <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />July 23,1976 <br /> <br /><"':) <br />.~.::> <br />.... <br />(..:) <br />~ <br />en <br /> <br /> <br />General James M, Rose, Executive' Director <br />Texas Water Development Board <br />P. O. Box 13087 - Capitol Station <br />Austin, rx 78711 <br /> <br />Dear General Rose: <br /> <br />Mr. Harwell has instructed me to review the Arkansas-White-Red River <br />Basins State Regional Future. The report thoroughly addresses all <br />pertinent factors as prescribed in the Guidelines for Activity 2, Phase <br />II, from the United States Water Resources Council. <br /> <br />The Texas Industrial Commission is pleased that the report contains an <br />analysis of industrial development in the Texas High Plains. It is <br />important that you have identified the overall economic problems associated <br />'with ground water depletion since over 80% of the water usage is for <br />farming activity. As the, report has noted, a decline in economic activity <br />is expected as irrigated farms revert to dry land production due to water <br />level decline. With this in mind, it is important that alternative uses <br />of human and natural resources be developed to reduce the effect of such <br />an economic decline. The water needs assessment report for the Arkansas- <br />White-Red River Basins provides significant insight into the economic <br />problems and needs of the area. ' <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />[) ~ <br /> <br />Dan~te <br />Economist <br /> <br />sm 4/4 <br /> <br />184 <br />