Marvin Nichols Reservoir deemed feasible despite local opposition

Published 5:35 am Tuesday, January 7, 2025

People hold signs with anti-reservoir messages during a meeting in October in PIttsburg discussing the proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir project. (Jordan Green/Longview News-Journal File Photo)

A newly released report found the Marvin Nichols Reservoir, a project that several Northeast Texans say would take away private land acreage to give Dallas-Fort Worth residents more water, would be considered feasible.

The reservoir would be located on According to the document, s the Sulphur Rivers and upstream at the White Oak Creek in Franklin, Titus and Red River counties. It is proposed to be supplying water by 2050.



According to the document, the study found the project feasible in the following areas: its implementation timeline, the cost, land acquisition requirements and economic impact. However, this study is not used to show support or opposition toward the project or to determine if the reservoir should be built.

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