Amarillo Borger Brownfield Lamesa Levelland Lubbock O'Donnell Pampa Plainview Slaton Tahoka
CRMWA Canadian River Municipal Water Authority

CRMWA's Board of Directors is made up of 17 members appointed to two-year terms by the member cities.  Member cities with a population over 10,000 are represented by two directors.  Cities with less than 10,000 citizens have one director.  The Board meets once every quarter to set policy, review progress on major activities and issues, and authorize large expenditures and projects.  The average tenure of CRMWA's Board of Directors is 17 years!

President of the Board of Directors - Norman Wright

Vice President - Steve Tucker

Directors and Cities Represented

Amarillo O'Donnell
William Hallerberg E.R. Moore
Robert Keys  
   
Borger Pampa
Tom Edmonds Jerry Carlson
Glendon Jett Benny Kirksey
   
Brownfield Plainview
L.J. Richardson Norman Wright (President)
  Glenn Bickel
   
Lamesa Slaton
Dale Newberry Steve Tucker (Vice President)
   
Levelland Tahoka
Richard Ellis Larry Hagood
Carl Shamburger  
   
Lubbock  
James Collins  
Robert Rodgers  
   

Committees   

Many of the issues considered by the full Board of Directors are first reviewed by the appropriate standing committees.

Finance & Budget Committee
This committee submits an annual budget to the Board of Directors and implements that budget with procedural recommendations as necessary.  The committee conducts interim surveys of the financial management of the Project as in its opinion are desirable, and makes recommendations to the Board regarding the investment of funds.

Operating Committee
This committee investigates and reports on all questions pertaining to operations and administration of the Project and the Authority, including matters pertaining to water sales and service, supervision of land interest, and purchase of electric energy.

Recreation, Water Quality, & Pollution Control Committee
This committee investigates the operative conditions associated with recreation, water quality, and pollution control; and recommends operating procedures, rules, and regulations.

Personnel Committee
This committee is responsible for personnel management and policy questions including wage rates; fringe benefits such as insurance, leave, and overtime; and retirement policies.  It also sits as an appeals board to consider appeals from employer decisions as rendered by the General Manager.

Legislative Committee
This committee develops and recommends legislation deemed necessary or desirable to implement the operation of the Authority.

President's Cabinet Committee
This committee consists of the Board of Directors' President and Vice President and the Chairman of each standing committee.  

Staff
The CRMWA staff is led by Kent Satterwhite, who serves as CRMWA's General Manager and Secretary-Treasurer.  He is assisted by Chad Pernell, the Deputy General Manager.

Reporting to the General Manager are four division heads, each responsible for one of CRMWA's major areas of operations:  Northern Operations Division, Southern Operations Division, Water Quality Division, and Administrative Services. 

Stan Poling, Chief of Operations - Northern Division, operates from the headquarters at Sanford Dam.  Bill Basom holds the Chief of Operations position for the Southern Division. The Southern Division headquarters or Lubbock Field Office is located near Lubbock, Texas. Chief of Water Quality, Rod Goodwin, heads the Water Quality Division.  CRMWA Corp. (which manages the Lake Meredith Salinity Control Project located near Logan, New Mexico) falls under the Water Quality Division.  The Administrative Services Division is overseen by Administrative Officer, Buddy Trent.  

Lake Meredith
Current Depth
(11-19-2008)
53.50 feet
Current Volume
(11-19-2008)
103,700 acre feet
Record High (April 1973) 101.85 feet
Record Low (July 8, 2008) 45.25 feet
USGS Real-Time Lake Elevation
(subtract 2813 feet from above link for lake depth)
Canadian River
USGS Gauging Station North of Amarillo at US 287
NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service at US 287