Pecos River Compact Commission
Description and history of the Pecos River Compact Commission. Commissioners and TCEQ Interstate Compact Coordinator contact information. Contact information of the legal counsel assigned to the Pecos River Compact Commission by the Texas Attorney General's Office. Date of the annual meeting.
Description
The Texas Pecos River Compact Commission represents Texas on the interstate Pecos River Commission to ensure that Texas receives its equitable share of quality water from the Pecos River and its tributaries as apportioned by the Pecos River Compact. The Compact includes the states of New Mexico and Texas.
History
The Texas Pecos River Compact Commission (PRCC) is authorized by Chapter 42 of the Texas Water Code. The Pecos River Compact was signed by representatives of Texas and New Mexico on December 3, 1948. Subsequently, the Compact was ratified by both the Texas and New Mexico legislatures and was approved by Congress and signed by the President in 1949. Thus, the Compact represents both state and federal law. The Compact allocates the waters of the Pecos River between the two states and established the interstate Pecos River Commission to administer the compact. The interstate Pecos River Commission includes one commissioner appointed by the governor from each of the signatory states and one commissioner appointed by the President.
Statute
Commissioner
The Honorable Frederic "Rick" TatePecos River Compact Commissioner
P.O. Box 969
Marfa, Texas 79843
432-729-3225
Fax:432-729-3224
Term expires: January 23, 2029
E-mail: tatecattle@sbcglobal.net
Advisors
Technical:
Scott Van Winkle, Ph.D.Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 13087, MC-160
Austin, TX 78711
512-239-4696
Fax: 512-239-2214
E-mail: scott.vanwinkle@tceq.texas.gov
Legal:
J. Amber AhmedOffice of the Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548-MC-066
Austin, TX 78711
512-475-4006
E-mail: amber.ahmed@oag.texas.gov
Meeting Dates
The 2024 Pecos River Commission annual meeting will be held remotely on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 8:30 AM MDT, 9:30 AM CDT. Please see agenda for call-in links.
NOTICE to MEMBERS of the PUBLIC
Pursuant to
the suspension of certain open meetings laws by Governor Greg Abbott and
restrictions applicable to other out-of-state PRCC members, this meeting
will be held by video and teleconference to advance the public health goal
of limiting face-to-face meetings to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Information Links
Pecos River Commission Rules, Revised 2016
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Pecos River Basin
U.S. Geological Survey Gages in Texas
Pecos River Basin, New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission
Pecos River Watershed Protection Plan, Texas Water Resources Institute
Pecos Amended Supreme Court Decree, 1988
Pecos River Water Quality Coalition Fact Sheet
Pecos River Initial Watershed Assessment, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2012