PITTSBURG, Texas – It’s a fight that’s been brewing for more than 50 years — the proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir.
Northeast Texans gathered Wednesday afternoon to voice their opinions about the project at a water meeting in Pittsburg.
The reservoir — proposed for construction by 2050 — was designed by engineers as a future water supply for the growing population of the Dallas-Fort Worth region.
“I don’t deny that Dallas needs water. There’s no doubt they do. I just think there are other options for them before they come and take people’s private land like that,” said state Rep. Gary VanDeaver, R-Texas…