Lake Fork Pipeline

Summarized from http://www.sra.dst.tx.us/projects/LakeForkPipeline.htm on 11/15/05

Dallas Water Utilities has started construction to move water in Lake Fork to their Eastside Water Treatment Plant as part of the City of Dallas’ contract agreement with the Sabine River Authority. The City of Dallas has invested over $250,000,000.

Lake Fork Reservoir has a total capacity of 675,819 acre-feet with a dependable annual yield of 188,660 acre-feet. The dependable annual yield represents the estimated quantity of water that can be provided to customers during a recurrence of the drought of record (1952 – 1957). The SRA/Dallas/TXU agreement divides this yield with approximately 70% going to the City of Dallas. SRA’s portion of the annual yield is totally committed to 14 different customers in the upper Sabine River Basin. The 188,660 acre-foot yield quantity divided between the three entities is only 28% of the total capacity of the reservoir.

Dallas officials estimate completion of the entire water conveyance system to be early 2007. The recreational uses of Lake Fork Reservoir are only a secondary benefit.