Lower Brazos Coalition Formed

The Lower Brazos Coalition formed in January. It is part of the Task Force of the Economic Development Alliance for Brazoria County. Let’s look at who is involved & what the goal is:

Members of the Coalition include:

• Coalition Chair: Brazoria County Judge Matt Sebesta
• Coalition Vice-Chair: Ivan Langford, general manager of the Gulf Coast Water Authority
• concerned individuals
• organizations
• municipalities
• ranchers and farmers
• environmentalists
• conservationists
• businesses and industries, e.g. Kirby Brown for Ducks Unlimited

What’s the Coalition’s goal?

• Respond to upstream efforts to limit water flowing downstream. 
• Protect down stream interests for the 840 miles of the Brazos River 
  • There are more than 1,100 water rights holders in the Brazos River
  • Downstream petrochemical projects bring thousands of direct jobs

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