I have written a slew of columns that were very similar to what you are about to read now. But some snakes just refuse to die.
The issue of Marvin Nichols Reservoir is back, as those water greedy folks to the east of us are digging hard to get it included in the 2022 State Water Plan. It seems the fine folks in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex just can’t seem to find their way to doing things as complicated as water conservation, so they are once again talking about digging a huge hole out in the Sulphur River bottoms to make a reservoir. They, and those who are partners with them here in our neck of the woods, want to dig this big hole so they can make sure they have enough water to fill up their pools and run their water sprinklers 24/7 365 and not have to worry if the tap is going to run dry.
They are also raising the levels of Wright Patman. I wonder how many folks will lose their land in those lost feet?
Well, if you haven’t lived here long you might not know much about the proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir.
This massive lake will flood thousands upon thousands of acres of timber land that is crucial to the economy of Northeast Texas. I don’t guess you see a lot of log trucks running up and down the roads around Dallas, but in these parts we all know that those trucks are providing a lot of jobs.
This hole in the ground that they want us to dig for them is about a 100 square mile behemoth that will put over 70,000 acres under water. It is proposed to stretch from a dam that is set to run alongside Hwy. 259 in Bowie County all that way back across the southern section of Red River County.
Those here that do want the lake built look at the possible chances for recreation and related industries to be the draw for its construction, and then there are those who simply say it will get built whether we want it or not.
By the way, for all of those who look to days in the sun out on a new lake, or maybe opening up a bait shop on its shores, we are talking about a lake that most likely wouldn’t get built until most of us are dead and gone, and also a lake that will most likely not have much use for recreational purposes.
