The Trinity River Authority (TRA) was formed in 1955 by the Texas legislature. Its main concerns are water supply and water conservation in the Trinity River Basin. The authority extends over , including all or part of 17 counties. The general offices of the authority are located in Arlington, Texas.
TRA is a self-funded entity from its operations; it receives no state appropriations or taxes.
Leadership
TRA is governed by a 25-member board of directors, all of whom are appointed by the Governor of Texas for six-year terms. Roughly 1/3 of the board is reappointed or replaced every two years. The board, in turn, hires the General Manager, who oversees TRA's operations.
Under the statute creating the TRA, the board members are appointed as follows: Four members must be appointed from residents of Dallas County Three members must be appointed from residents of Tarrant County One member must be appointed from residents of each of the following counties (15 in total): Anderson, Chambers, Ellis, Freestone, Henderson, Houston, Kaufman, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Navarro, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, and Walker Three members are appointed at-large but must be residents of a county within TRA's jurisdiction
Dams and reservoirs
Since 1911, 31 major reservoirs have been constructed in the drainage basin of the Trinity River, 29 of which fall under the jurisdiction of the Trinity River Authority.
Lake Anahuac
Lake Arlington (Texas) Lake Amon G. Carter Lake Bardwell Benbrook Lake Lake Bridgeport Cedar Creek Reservoir Fairfield Lake Grapevine Lake Lake Halbert
Houston County Lake
Lake Ray Hubbard
Lake Lavon
Lewisville Lake
Lost Creek Reservoir
Lake Livingston
Eagle Mountain Lake
Joe Pool Lake
Mountain Creek Lake
Navarro Mills Lake
North Lake
Richland-Chambers Reservoir
Ray Roberts Lake
New Terrell City Lake
Trinidad Lake
Wallisville Lake
Lake Waxahachie
Lake Weatherford
Lake Worth
See also
List of Texas river authorities
List of Trinity River tributaries
References
External links
Official site
Trinity River (Texas) River authorities of Texas State agencies of Texas Water companies of the United States Companies based in Arlington, Texas Public utilities established in 1955 1955 establishments in Texas