Texas Water Development Board approves $59,000,000 to the Riverbend Water Resources District (Red River County) for water system improvements

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AUSTIN – (March 31, 2026) – The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) today approved by resolution financial assistance in the amount of $59,000,000 to the Riverbend Water Resources District (Red River County), consisting of $49,000,000 in financing and $10,000,000 in principal forgiveness from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). The District will use the assistance for the construction of water system improvements.

In addition to the principal forgiveness, the District could save approximately $20,800,000 over the life of the loan by using the DWSRF.

With the assistance approved today, the District will complete construction of a new raw water intake on Wright Patman Lake, raw water pump station and transmission pipeline, and a new 25-million-gallon-per-day water treatment plant. Additionally, the District will perform environmental mitigation efforts, and decommission the old water treatment plant and raw water conveyance system.

The TWDB is the state agency charged with collecting and disseminating water-related data, assisting with regional water and flood planning, and preparing the state water and flood plans. The TWDB administers cost-effective financial assistance programs for the construction of water supply, wastewater treatment, flood mitigation, and agricultural water conservation projects.