SRBA Board

The 69th Texas Legislature in June 1985 delegated responsibilities to the SRBA Board of Directors. These responsibilities are:

"...to provide for the conservation and development of the state's natural resources within the basin of the Sulphur River, including:

1. the control, storage, preservation, and distribution of the state's water for domestic and municipal uses, industrial uses, irrigation, mining and recovery of minerals, stock raising, underground water recharge, electric power generation, navigation, recreation and pleasure, and other beneficial uses and purposes;
2. the reclamation and irrigation of land needing irrigation;
3. the reclamation and drainage of overflowed land and other land needing drainage;
4. the maintenance and enhancement of the quality of the water;
5. the conservation and development of the forests, water and hydroelectric power;
6. the navigation of inland water; and
7. the provision of systems, facilities, and procedures for the collection, transportation, handling, treatment, and disposal of waste of all types. "

The Sulphur River Basin Board of Directors

	Name	Term Expires
Representing Region I: (Bowie and Red River Counties)
	Borden E. Bell, Jr.	2/1/2015
	Texarkana, Texas 75503
	Richard (Doug) Smith	2/1/2011
	Clarksville, Texas 75426
Representing Region 2: (Cass, Franklin, Hunt, Morris and Titus Counties)
	David T. Neeley	2/1/2015
	Mt. Pleasant, Texas 75455
	Patricia A. Wommack, Vice President	2/1/2011
	Lone Star, Texas 75668
Representing Region 3: (Delta, Hopkins and Lamar Counties)
	Mike Russell, President	2/1/2013
	Powderly, Texas 75473
	Brad Drake	2/1/2013
	Paris, Texas 75462
	Kirby Hollingsworth	6/15/2015
	Mt. Vernon, Texas 75457