Stewards of Water Resources from Amistad to the Gulf

The Rio Grande Regional Water Planning Group (Rio Grande RWPG) is one of 16 local bodies established under Senate Bill 1 to coordinate long-range water supply planning by bringing together stakeholders representing a variety of interests. The Rio Grande Regional Water Planning Area (also known as "Region M") includes Maverick, Webb, Zapata, Jim Hogg, Starr, Hidalgo, Willacy, and Cameron counties. Regional Facts

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Lower Rio Grande Basin Study


The Bureau of Reclamation and the Rio Grande Regional Water Authority (RGRWA) and its 53 member entities, in collaboration with the Texas Region M Planning Group, Texas Water Development Board, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), and International Boundary and Water Commission, are conducting a basin study to evaluate the impacts of climate variability and change on water supply imbalances within an eight county region along the U.S./Mexico border in south Texas.

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Rio Grande RWPG Administrative Agent

Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council
301 W. Railroad
Weslaco, TX 78596
voice: 956.682.3481
fax: 956.631.4670
e-mail:
web: www.lrgvdc.org