Public Information

The Lower Neches Valley Authority was created when the Texas Legislature passed a Comprehensive Act in 1933. As a water conservation and reclamation district, Lower Neches Valley Authority is a non-profit agency of the State of Texas with no power to levy or collect taxes of any kind. The Authority is funded by revenue from the sale of both raw and treated water to municipal, industrial and agricultural customers.

The Lower Neches Valley Authority is the local sponsor for three Corps of Engineers projects: Sam Rayburn Reservoir, B.A. Steinhagen Reservoir, and the Neches River Saltwater Barrier. The Authority also operates the North Regional Treatment Plant for industrial waste treatment, and the West Regional Water Treatment System for the production and distribution of potable water.

OUR OPERATIONS ARE GOVERNED BY A NINE-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS

2024 Directors and Officers

With a jurisdictional area that includes all of Jefferson, Hardin and Tyler Counties and parts of Liberty and Chambers Counties, the Lower Neches Valley Authority is committed to developing and managing a system which will meet the present and long term freshwater needs of municipal, agricultural and industrial consumers, to protecting its quality, to insuring its affordability, and establishing conditions which will enhance economic development throughout the Authority’s area of jurisdiction.

The operations of Lower Neches Valley Authority are governed by a nine-member Board of Directors appointed by the Governor of Texas. The directors are residents of the area and serve six-year terms. The Authority has 120 employees for operations and the execution of Board policies and programs.

2024 Committees

Executive

• Clint Mitchell, Chair
• James Scott
• Caleb Spurlock
• Ivy Pate

Finance

• James Scott, Chair
• Steve Lucas
• Jeanie Turk

Operations

• Bill Voigtman, Chair
• Kal Kincaid
• Steve Lucas
• Jeanie Turk

Personnel

• Ivy Pate, Chair
• Lonnie Grissom
• Bill Voigtman

Long Term/Strategic Planning

• Steve Lucas, Chair
• James Scott
• Bill Voigtman

Legislative

• Kal Kincaid, Chair
• Ivy Pate
• Caleb Spurlock

2024 Industrial Development Corporation

Directors & Officers

• PRESIDENT – Steve Lucas
• SECRETARY/TREASURER – Lonnie Grissom

Financing Program

In addition to the North Regional Treatment System, LNVA has issued over $200 million in bonds to construct other water and air environmental improvement facilities. LNVA has also financed several manufacturing and service facilities withing its district, which generates employment and expands commercial activities.