June 22, 2021
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Lake Ralph Hall groundbreaking celebrates ‘Water for the People’ LADONIA, TX (June 16, 2021) — The Upper Trinity Regional Water District (UTRWD) celebrated the groundbreaking of Lake Ralph Hall, North Texas’ newest lake and one of the first built in Texas in decades. Named after the late longtime U.S. Congressman Ralph M. Hall, the new reservoir will be located on
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the North Sulphur River in southeast Fannin County, just north of the City of Ladonia. Created by the State of Texas as a conservation and reclamation district on June 16, 1989, UTRWD also celebrated its 32nd birthday. UTRWD serves approximately 325,000 residents in one of the fastest growing regions in North Texas. The area’s population is expected to increase nearly five-fold over the next 50 years. The official start of construction marks an important milestone to ensure crucial 2012 VW Routan SE OVED /APPR 2012 Buick LaCrosse LD SO 2012 Honda Pilot LX 2012 Ford Fusion SEL 2012 Ford Focus SEL 2012 Chevy Malibu 1LT 2012 Chevy Equinox LT OVED 2012 Chevy Cruze LTZ /APPR LD SO 2011 Chevy Suburban 2011 Chevy Impala 2011 Chevy HHR LS 2011 Chevy Equinox LT 2010 Pontiac G6 2010 Mitsubishi Galant ES 2010 Ford Focus SES PROVED 2010 Ford /APFusion LD SO OVED 2010 Chevy Malibu /APPR LD SO 2010 Chevy Equinox 1LT 2010 Chevy Camaro LT 2009 Toyota Sienna LE 2009 Ford PROVED /APFocus LD SO 2009 Nissan Versa S ED PROVLX 2009 Kia Borrego /AP LD SO 2009 Jeep Patriot 2009 Ford F-350 Flatbed 2009 Dodge Caliber SXT OVEDSXT 2009 Dodge Avenger /APPR LD SO 2009 Chevy 1500 LT 2009 Chevy Colorado
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water supplies for the growing North Texas region. “Today’s celebration acknowledges 20 years of planning, permitting and design activities coupled with the hard work of District board members, staff and consultants – past and present – who made today’s groundbreaking possible,” said Larry N. Patterson, Executive Director of Upper Trinity. “Lake Ralph Hall will be able to provide up to 54 million gallons per day of water to meet the future water needs of communities in
Denton, Collin and Fannin capable of storing 180,000 gathered together for this counties. The lake will not acre-feet of water, which will momentous occasion. only provide a safe, secure be constructed over the next “Our journey with Lake Ralph Hall began as an idea and reliable water source to four years. this region, but will provide The event theme was ‘Wa- shared at a community meetLadonia and Fannin County ter for the People’ and more ing chaired by our former significant economic benefits than 300 celebrants, consist- Mayor Leon Hurse in 1991,” and new recreational oppor- ing of representatives from said Ladonia Mayor Jan *All prices +TT&L, W.A.C. - Some units down payment may be slightly higher UTRWD’s Member Cities/ Cooper. “Our lake team met tunities.” withFORD Congressman Ralph and board of 2006 The 2015 groundbreaking was Municipalities KIA FORTE 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING F-150 SD 2014 F-150 2008 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HallFORD who F-150 suggested we find a elected officials 2006 hosted at FORD the site of the future directors; 2014 FORD ESCAPE (BLK) 2008 CHEVY EQUINOX FORD EXPEDITION partner to help build the lake. Fannin,COBALT Denton and 2006 Leon2013 Hurse Dam, named for from DODGE DART 2008 CHEVY EDDIE 2012 FORD FUSION 2007 SUBARU FORESTER the City of Ladonia’s former Collin Counties and the City 2006 DODGE GRAND Continued 2012and CHEVY EQUINOX viPONTIACrepresentatives G6 CARVAN of2007 Ladonia; Mayor a long-time 2011 FORD TAURUS 2007 PONTIAC 2006 DODGE DURANGO Texas Water De- 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER sionary theEXPEDITION project. The from 2011of FORD 2007 the KIA SPECTRA See Ralph Hall 2011dam, DODGE RAM 2007 HYUNDAI SANTAFE velopment Board (TWDB); 2006 earthen approximately CHRYSLER P.T. onCRUISER page 5 TOURING 2010 DODGE CALIBER 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE family members 2.3 miles long and about 110 and, 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE 2007 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGEof 2005 FORD MUSTANG Hall and Leon Hurse 2005 FORD F350 SUPER CAB feet 2010 tall CHEVY forms IMPALA a reservoir Ralph GLS
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