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
2018 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 95 employees for operations and the execution of Board policies and programs.
Directors
- Lonnie B. Grissom, Jr.
- Kal A Kincaid
- Steven R. “Steve” Lucas
- Steven McReynolds
- Clint A. Mitchell
- Virginia “Ivy” Pate
- Charles “Caleb” Spurlock
- Juanita “Jeanie” Turk
- William D. “Bill” Voigtman
Officers
- PRESIDENT – Ivy Pate
- VICE PRESIDENT – Steve Lucas
- SECRETARY – Jeanie Turk
- TREASURER – Kal Kincaid
2018 Committees
Executive
- Ivy Pate, Chair
- Kal Kincaid
- Jeanie Turk
- Steve Lucas
Finance
- Kal Kincaid, Chair
- Steve Lucas
- Steve McReynolds
- Bill Voigtman
Operations
- Steve Lucas, Chair
- Kal Kincaid
- Clint Mitchell
Personnel
- Caleb Spurlock, Chair
- Steve McReynolds
Public Relations
- Jeanie Turk, Chair
- Lonnie Grissom
Legislative
- Lonnie Grissom, Chair
- Caleb Spurlock
- Jeanie Turk
Business Development
This committee will be made up of all the committee chairs and meet on an as needed basis.
2018 Industrial Development Corporation
Directors & Officers
- PRESIDENT – Steve McReynolds
- SECRETARY/TREASURER –
- Lonnie Grissom
Financing Program
In addition to the North Regional Treatment System, the LNVA has issued over $200,000,000 dollars in bonds to construct other water and air environmental improvement facilities. LNVA has also financed several manufacturing and service facilities within its district, which generate employment and expand commercial activities.
Current Audited Financial Statements
Standard Purchase Order Terms and Conditions
Meetings
Meetings 2018
| Date | Type | Agenda |
|---|---|---|
| January 08, 2018 | Operations Committee |  Agenda |
| January 23, 2018 | Board of Directors | Agenda |
| February 20, 2018 | Board of Directors | Agenda |
| February 20, 2018 | Finance Committee | Agenda |
| March 20, 2018 | Board of Directors | Agenda |
| April 17, 2018 | Board of Directors | Agenda |
| May 11, 2018 | Legislative Committee | Agenda |
| May 15, 2018 | Board of Directors | Agenda |
| June 11, 2018 | Operations Committee | Agenda |
| June 19, 2018 | Board of Directors | Agenda |
| July 10, 2018 | Operations Committee | Agenda |
| July 17, 2018 | Board of Directors | Agenda |
| August 21, 2018 | Board of Directors | Agenda |
| September 12, 2018 | Personnel Committee | Agenda |
| September 18, 2018 | Board of Directors | Agenda |
| October 03, 2018 | Finance Committee | Agenda |
| November 29, 2018 | Personnel Committee | Agenda |
Meeting Archives
Water Rates Schedule 2018
| 2017 | 2018 | |||||
| 1,000 gallons | Acre Foot | 1,000 gallons | Acre Foot | Rate Change | % Change | |
| Contracted | ||||||
| Mining - Reservoir | $0.58 | $188.99 | $0.60 | $196.00 | $0.02 | 3% |
| Spot Purchase/Excess Rate | $0.50 | $162.93 | $0.80 | $260.68 | $0.30 | 60% |
| Industrial - Contracted (1) | $0.35 | $114.05 | $0.40 | $130.34 | $0.05 | 14% |
| Municipal - Contracted (1) | $0.26 | $84.72 | $0.30 | $97.76 | $0.04 | 15% |
| Agriculture Water | ||||||
| Rice Irrigation Rate (2) | $0.09 | $29.33 | $0.10 | $32.60 | $3.27 | 11% |
| Crawfish Water | $0.09 | $29.33 | $0.10 | $32.60 | $3.27 | 11% |
| Ag-Rice Crop | $0.09 | $29.33 | $0.10 | $32.60 | $3.27 | 11% |
| Ag-Turf/Hay/Leveling/Livestock, other | $0.09 | $29.33 | $0.10 | $32.60 | $3.27 | 11% |
| Other | ||||||
| Reservation Rate - Industry | $0.18 | $57.02 | $0.20 | $65.20 | $0.03 | 14% |
| Reservation Rate-Municipality | $0.13 | $42.36 | $0.15 | $48.90 | $0.02 | 15% |
| Duck Water (Recreation) | $75/Acre | $750 min | $86.50/Acre | $865 min | $11.50 | 16% |
| Potable Water (Bolivar SUD) | $61,485 /Month $0.90 /1,000 gal. | $72,291/Month $0.90 /1,000 gal. | $10,806 $0 | 18% 0% |
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| North Regional Water Treatment | 100% Cost Reimbursement | 100% Cost Reimbursement | ||||
| Plus: Management Fee | $7,500 /Month | $7,500 /Month | $0 | 0% | ||
| 30% of Operating Labor (Est.) | $42,674 /Month | $44,627 /Month | $1,953 | 0% | ||
| Allocation of Overhead | $21,042 /Month | $21,442 /Month | $400 | 0% | ||
(2) consumption of 3.50 acre-feet per acre farmed on unmetered 1st crop rice fields and consumption of 1.50 acre-feet per acre farmed on unmetered 2nd crop rice fields.
DISCLAIMER
The following data is being made available by Lower Neches Valley Authority and has been collected by United States Geological Survey (USGS), National Ocean Survey (NOS), Lamar University Beaumont (LUB), Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TECQ), Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and Lower Neches Valley Authority (LNVA), and is furnished “as is”. The data has not been quality controlled and may contain errors. LNVA makes no warranties (including no warranties as to merchantability or fitness) either expressed or implied with respect to the data or its fitness for any specific application.
