Between 2015 and 2019, the West Harris County Regional Water Authority (WHCRWA) plans to allocate $1.13 billion in bond funding toward the completion of four water pipeline projects, aimed to help the authority reach surface water usage goals mandated by the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District. The authority will sell bonds and adjust MUD fees to fund the water pipeline projects. The mandate intends to prevent subsidence by requiring the water authority must convert pumped water to 60 percent surface water by 2025 and 80 percent surface water by 2035. The first project is the $350 million Luce Bayou Project, of which the WHCRWA will pay $70 million. The project will transport water from Trinity River to the San Jacinto River and into Lake Houston, which will then be used by the Northeast Water Purification Plant.
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