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Toledo Bend Water Releases Advisory #19

Persons having interests in the Sabine River Basin below the reservoir are hereby advised that at 8:30 A.M. on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, the reservoir elevation was 172.54' m.s.l. Currently one generator is out of sevice for repairs and one generator is operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Six (6) spillway gates have been closed and now five (5) spillway gates are open one (1) foot each for a total discharge (spillway & powerhouse) of +/- 11,450 cfs.SRA Posted 11/17/2009 11:15:01 AM

Toledo Bend Water Releases Advisory #18

Persons having interests in the Sabine River Basin below the reservoir are hereby advised that at 3:00 P.M. on Monday, November 16, 2009, the reservoir elevation was 172.67' m.s.l. One generator is operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. One generator is down for repairs. Eleven (11) spillway gates are open one (1) foot each for a total discharge (spillway & powerhouse) of +17,560 cfs. SRA Posted 11/16/2009 3:45:42 PM

Toledo Bend Water Releases Advisory #17

Persons having interests in the Sabine River Basin below the reservoir are hereby advised that at 12:30 P.M. on Monday, November 16, 2009, the reservoir elevation was 172.71' m.s.l. One generator is operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. One generator is down for repairs. Five (5) spillway gates are open one (1) foot each for a total discharge (spillway & powerhouse) of +11,500 cfs. SRA Posted 11/16/2009 2:55:22 PM

Toledo Bend Water Releases Advisory #16

Persons having interests in the Sabine River Basin below the reservoir are hereby advised that at 12:00 P.M. on Thursday, November 12, 2009, the reservoir elevation was 172.36' m.s.l. Both generators are operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week with a discharge of +/- 13,830 cfs from the powerhouse. All eleven (11) spillway gates have been closed.SRA Posted 11/12/2009 2:00:22 PM

Toledo Bend Water Releases Advisory #15

Persons having interests in the Sabine River Basin below the reservoir are hereby advised that at 8:00 A.M. on Thursday, November 12, 2009, the reservoir elevation was 172.41' m.s.l. Six (6) spillway gates have been closed and now five (5) spillway gates are open one (1) foot each for a total discharge (spillway & powerhouse) of +18,830 cfs.SRA Posted 11/12/2009 9:00:00 AM

Toledo Bend Water Releases Advisory #14

Persons having interests in the Sabine River Basin below the reservoir are hereby advised that at 6:30 A.M. on Wednesday, November 11, 2009, the reservoir elevation was 172.54' m.s.l. Currently eleven (11) spillway gates are open one (1) f00t each for a total discharge of +/- 25,790 cfs.SRA Posted 11/11/2009 11:30 AM

Toledo Bend Water Releases Advisory #13

Persons having interests in the Sabine River Basin below the reservoir are hereby advised that at 7:15 A.M. on Monday, November 9, 2009, the reservoir elevation was 172.71' m.s.l. Currently eleven (11) spillway gates are open two (2) feet each for a total discharge of +/- 22,000 cfs.SRA Posted 11/9/2009 9:00:19 AM

Toledo Bend Water Releases Advisory #12

Persons having interests in the Sabine River Basin below the reservoir are hereby advised that at 3:00 P.M. on Friday, November 6, 2009, the reservoir elevation was 172.50' m.s.l. Currently, one generator is out of service for repairs and the other generator is operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Eleven (11) spillway gates have been lowered and are now open one (1) foot each for a total discharge (spillway & powerhouse) of +/- 18,650 cfs.SRA Posted 11/6/2009 4:00:19 PM

Toledo Bend Water Releases Advisory #11

Persons having interests in the Sabine River Basin below the reservoir are hereby advised that at 8:30 A.M. on Thursday, November 5, 2009, the reservoir elevation was 172.61' m.s.l. Currently, one generator is out of service for repairs and the other generator is operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Eleven (11) spillway gates have been lowered and are now open two (2) feet each for a total discharge (spillway & powerhouse) of +/- 30,200 cfs.SRA Posted 11/5/2009 9:15:11 AM

Application for Round 2 of FY-2010 Community Assistance Program now available

The Sabine River Authority of Texas Community Assistance Program (CAP), part of our Economic Development Initiative, is for eligible water resource projects. Applicants should be a governmental entity (City, County, SUD, MUD or COG) or a non-profit, member-owned Water Supply Corporation and located within the Sabine River Basin of TexasSRA Posted 11/3/2009 9:20:22 AM

October 2009 Monthly Water Quality Report

Latest water quality report for the Sabine River Basin. SRA Posted 11/03/2009 11:45:10 AM

Toledo Bend Water Releases Advisory #10

Persons having interests in the Sabine River Basin below the reservoir are hereby advised that at 4:45 P.M. on Wednesday, November 4, 2009, the reservoir elevation was 172.72' m.s.l. Currently, one generator is out of service for repairs and the other generator is operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Eleven (11) spillway gates have been lowered and are now open three (3) feet each for a total discharge (spillway & powerhouse) of +/- 41,520 cfs.SRA Posted 11/4/2009 5:15:48 PM

Toledo Bend Water Releases Advisory #9

Persons having interests in the Sabine River Basin below the reservoir are hereby advised that at 10:15 A.M. on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, the reservoir elevation was 172.87' m.s.l. Currently, one generator is out of service for repairs and the other generator is operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Eleven (11) spillway gates have been lowered two (2) feet each. We now have eleven (11) gates open four (4) feet each for a total discharge (spillway & powerhouse) of +/- 53,100 cfs.SRA Posted 11/3/2009 11:10:48 AM

Toledo Bend Water Releases Advisory #8

Persons having interests in the Sabine River Basin below the reservoir are hereby advised that at 6:30 A.M. on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, the reservoir elevation was 172.89' m.s.l. Currently, one generator is out of service for repairs and the other generator is operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Eleven (11) spillway gates have been lowered one (1) foot each. We now have eleven (11) gates open five (5) feet each for a total discharge (spillway & powerhouse) of +/-64,100 cfs.SRA Posted 11/3/2009 9:30:02 AM

Toledo Bend Water Releases Advisory #7

Persons having interests in the Sabine River Basin below the reservoir are hereby advised that at 8:00 A.M. on Monday, November 2, 2009, the reservoir elevation was 173.22' m.s.l. Currently, one generator is out of service for repairs and the other generator is operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Eleven (11) spillway gates have been opened six (6) foot each for a total discharge (spillway & powerhouse) of +73,300 cfs.SRA Posted 11/2/2009 9:30:45 AM

Toledo Bend Water Releases Advisory #6

Persons having interests in the Sabine River Basin below the reservoir are hereby advised that at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, October 31, 2009, the reservoir elevation was 173.44' m.s.l. Currently, one generator is out of service for repairs and the other generator is operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Eleven (11) spillway gates have been opened five (5) foot each for a total discharge (spillway & powerhouse) of +62,200 cfs.SRA Posted 10/31/2009 3:30:19 PM

Toledo Bend Water Releases Advisory #5

Persons having interests in the Sabine River Basin below the reservoir are hereby advised that at 8:30 A.M. on Friday, October 30, 2009, the reservoir elevation was 172.91' m.s.l. Currently, one generator is out of service for repairs and the other generator is operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Eleven (11) spillway gates have been opened three (3) foot each for a total discharge (spillway & powerhouse) of 39,369 cfs.SRA Posted 10/30/2009 9:30:19 AM

Toledo Bend Water Releases Advisory #4

Persons having interests in the Sabine River Basin below the reservoir are hereby advised that at 7:00 A.M. on Friday, October 30, 2009, the reservoir elevation was 172.83' m.s.l. Currently, one generator is out of service for repairs and the other generator is operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Eleven (11) spillway gates have been opened two (2) foot each for a total discharge (spillway & powerhouse) of 28,394 cfs.SRA Posted 10/30/2009 8:20:19 AM

Toledo Bend Water Releases Advisory #3

Persons having interests in the Sabine River Basin below the reservoir are hereby advised that at 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, October 29, 2009, the reservoir elevation was 172.21' m.s.l. Currently, one generator is out of service for repairs and the other generator is operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Five (5) spillway gates have been opened one (1) foot each for a total discharge (spillway & powerhouse) of 11,434 cfs.SRA Posted 10/29/2009 4:05:10 PM

Toledo Bend Water Releases Advisory #2

Persons having interests in the Sabine River Basin below the reservoir are hereby advised that at 6:30 A.M. on Thursday, October 29, 2009, the reservoir elevation was 172.14’ m.s.l. Currently, one generator is out of service for repairs and the other generator is operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Based on the National Weather Service forecast, the reservoir will continue to rise and spillway gates will have to be opened. SRA Posted 10/29/2009 9:30:25 AM

Toledo Bend Water Releases Advisory #1

Persons having interests in the Sabine River Basin below the reservoir, please be advised that at 7:00 AM on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, the elevation of Toledo Bend Reservoir was 171.53 ft. m.s.l. Currently one generator is out of service for repairs and the other generator is operating 24 hours per day, seven days per week.SRA Posted 10/28/2009 9:15:17 AM

Board of Directors Meeting 10/8/2009

The Sabine River Authority of Texas Board of Directors will meet in Carthage, Texas, on October 8, 2009, at 10:00 AM (local time). SRA Posted 10/1/2009 9:15:17 AM

Governor Perry Appoints Three to SRA Board of Directors

(Orange,Tx)Governor Rick Perry recently appointed three members to the Sabine River Authority of Texas Board of Directors. SRA Posted 9/23/2009 9:00:10 AM

September 2009 Monthly Water Quality Report

Latest water quality report for the Sabine River Basin. SRA Posted 10/05/2009 11:03:10 AM

Application for Round 1 of FY-2010 Community Assistance Program now available

The Sabine River Authority of Texas Community Assistance Program (CAP), part of our Economic Development Initiative, is for eligible water resource projects. Applicants should be a governmental entity (City, County, SUD, MUD or COG) or a non-profit, member-owned Water Supply Corporation and located within the Sabine River Basin of Texas. Posted 8/5/2009 8:31:17 AM

July 2009 Monthly Water Quality Report

Latest water quality report for the Sabine River Basin. Posted 7/28/2009 4:03:10 PM

Toledo Bend Project FERC License Renewal Scoping Document and Scoping Meetings

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has released the two documents related to Relicensing Scoping. Posted 12/10/2008 8:58:01 AM

PRESS RELEASE Toledo Bend Project Initiates FERC License Renewal

The Toledo Bend Project Joint Operation (Project) at Toledo Bend Reservoir has initiated the process with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to renew the Project’s hydroelectric generation license which expires in September of 2013. Posted 10/7/2008 1:22:02 PM

Fishing Access Expanded at Toledo Bend Dam

(Orange, TX) The Operating Board of the Toledo Bend Project Joint Operations recently approved a change to the Toledo Bend Project security plan to allow more access for fishing and recreation activities at the Toledo Bend Dam. Posted 6/18/2008 2:15:09 PM

City of Edgewood receives Community Assistance Grant

(Edgewood, TX) The Sabine River Authority of Texas (SRA) is pleased to award the City of Edgewood a Community Assistance Grant as part of their FY-2008 Economic Development Initiative. The $3,000 check presented to the City will be used to improve the City's water system. Posted 6/2/2008 11:22:29 AM

Governor Perry appoints five to SRA Board of Directors

(Orange, TX) Governor Rick Perry recently appointed five members to the Sabine River Authority of Texas Board of Directors. Posted 1/24/2008 7:24:44 AM

SRA-TX Approves Resolution to Halt Generation When Toledo Bend is Low

(Orange, TX) - In a board meeting held yesterday in Marshall, Texas, the Sabine River Authority of Texas’ (SRA-TX) Board of Directors approved a resolution that would authorize Jerry Clark, Executive Vice President and General Manager of SRA-TX to execute a contract amendment that would halt hydroelectric power generation at the Toledo Bend Project when the reservoir drops to 168 feet mean sea level (msl). Posted 5/1/2007 3:52:45 PM