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The Angelina & Neches River Authority was created by Article 16, Section 59 of the state constitution of Texas. Its purpose is water quality management and development and conservation of water resources in part of the Neches River watershed and it oversees several environmental programs in the middle and upper reaches of the watershed.
LCRA's water and community services operations have grown through the years. LCRA began programs in the 1970s and 1980s to control water pollution and monitor water quality. It expanded its parks operations beginning in the 1990s to increase public access to the Highland Lakes and lower Colorado River.
During the 1990s, the Texas Legislature moved to make natural-resource protection more efficient by consolidating programs. In 1991, it combined the Texas Water Commission and the Texas Air Control Board to create the first version of the TCEQ, known as the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission until fall 1993. [3]
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The salt water barrier project also provides recreational opportunities. Public launching ramps are located on the Jefferson County side of the barrier. The area has a walking trail and playground. The state of Texas created its sixty-first (61st) canoe paddling trail in 2014, with the trail head at the salt water barrier.
Texas' water infrastructure, such as dams, pipelines, and reservoirs, is aging and often not equipped to handle modern water management challenges. Leakage and inefficiencies exacerbate the problem.
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The water rights to the lake are allocated to the city of Waco and the Brazos River Authority, although the lake is owned by the United States government. [26] There are numerous industries in the area that rely on water from the lake, including Purvis Industries, Packless Industries, and American Industrial Lifting Products.