ANRA History

The Sabine-Neches River Conservation District was created by the Texas Legislature in 1935. In 1949 the legislature divided the Sabine-Neches River Conservation District into the Sabine River Authority and the Neches River Conservation District (NRCD). In 1977 the NRCD’s name was changed by an act of the legislature to the Angelina & Neches River Authority (ANRA) and its territorial jurisdiction was defined as lying wholly or in part of 17 East Texas counties. The major functions of ANRA are water quality management, water resource development, and conservation of water resources.

Today, ANRA administers several water quality related environmental programs including the Texas Clean Rivers Program, Upper Neches Basin Surface Water Quality Monitoring Programs, Permit Compliance Monitoring Program, Industrial Pretreatment Program and the Water/Wastewater Sample Collection Program.