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Sabine River Authority of Louisiana
Mission Statement
The mission of the Sabine River Authority of Louisiana, consistent with Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:2321, et. seq., and with Article 48 of the Federal Power Commission License, Project 2305, is to provide for economic utilization and preservation of the waters of the Sabine River and its tributaries by promoting economic development, irrigation, navigation, improved water supply, drainage, public recreation, and hydroelectric power for the citizens of Louisiana.
About Us
Toledo Bend Reservoir Project
- Funded, constructed, and managed jointly with the Sabine River Authority of Texas
- Feasibility Report by Forrest & Cotton, Inc., 1958
- FERC License issued October 14, 1963 (50-year term, expired 2013)
- Construction completed and operations began in 1969
- 186,000 surface acres at normal pool elevation
- Power pool elevation: 172.0 feet msl
- Storage capacity: 4,477,000 acre-feet
- Average inflow: 4,200,000 acre-feet/year
- Approximately 1,200 miles of shoreline
- Drainage area: approximately 7,190 square miles
Toledo Bend Dam
- Embankment length: 11,200 feet
- Height above stream bed: 112 feet
- Elevation of crown: 185 feet
- Width of crown: 25 feet
Toledo Bend Powerplant
- 2 Kaplan vertical shaft turbines – HP rating: 55,750 each
- 2 umbrella-type generators – KVA rating: 42,500 each (95% power factor)
- Average annual production: 205,000 MWh
Toledo Bend Spillway
- Overall length: 838 feet
- Eleven 40 ft. x 28 ft. tainter gates for control
- Top of gates elevation: 173 ft. msl
- Spillway weir elevation: 145 ft. msl
- Design discharge: 290,000 cfs
Toledo Bend Project Joint Operations
- “Basic” contract between Louisiana and Texas
- Administration by SRA Texas
- Engineering by SRA Louisiana
- TBPJO Operating Board:
- 2 board members from each Authority
- Executive Director/General Manager from each Authority
- TBPJO Technical Committee:
- Staff from each Authority
Sabine River Diversion Canal
- Constructed by the Department of Public Works; completed in 1981
- ACT 898 of 1985 transferred maintenance and operations to SRA
- System includes:
- 35+ miles of unlined open-channel canals
- 4.5 miles of underground pipelines
- 3 pumping stations
- 5 automatic level control gates
- Purpose: to divert surface water from the Sabine River for agricultural, municipal, and industrial use in Southwest Louisiana and reduce dependence on the Chicot Aquifer
- Annual diversion: approximately 20 billion gallons
Recreation Facilities
- 2 roadside recreational areas: San Patricio and Clyde’s Crossing
- Recreation sites are a requirement of the FERC license
- 4 full-service recreational facilities:
- Oak Ridge Park
- San Miguel Park
- Cypress Bend Park
- Pleasure Point Park
- 4 day-use recreational areas:
- Cow Bayou Wilderness Park (ATV Trail)
- Converse Bay
- Blue Lake
- Pendleton Bridge Park
Cypress Bend Resort
- Conference Center – Opened May 2000
- Hotel – Opened March 1999, owned by American Liberty Hospitality
- 18-hole Golf Course – Part of the Audubon Trail; opened September 1996
- Operated under lease to American Liberty Hospitality
Executive Director
Warren Founds
Sabine River Authority, State of Louisiana
Executive Director
Education:
Northwestern State University-BS Industrial Technology 1977
Licenses:
Residential and Commercial Construction
Real Estate
Professional:
Sabine River Authority, Executive Director 2018
Sabine River Authority, Deputy Director 2016-2017
Founds Construction, LLC, Residential & Commercial Construction, Owner 2003-2016
Founds & Williams Development, LLC, Owner 1996-present
Sabine River Authority, Deputy Director 1990-1997
Sabine Valley Technical College, Instructor 1988-1990
Classic Construction, Residential & Commercial Construction, Owner 1977-1988
Boards & Commissions:
State of Louisiana Water Resource Commission
State of Louisiana Audubon Golf Trail Commission
El Camino East-West Corridor Commission
Sabine River Authority Board of Commissioners
Sabine Parish Tourist Commission
Sabine Parish Tax Commission
Sabine Parish School Board
Personal:
Lifelong resident of Sabine Parish
Married to Ann Adams Founds, (retired educator) Three children, nine grandchildren
Member of First Methodist Church, Many
Sabine River Authority Staff
Last Name |
First Name |
Title |
Phone |
|
| Anderson | Becky | Administrative Assistant | (318) 256-4112 | becky.anderson@la.gov |
| Burnette | Esther | Administrative Coordinator 4 | (318) 256-4112 | esther.burnette@la.gov |
| Ferguson | Kellie | Deputy Director | (318) 256-4112 | kellie.ferguson@la.gov |
| Ford | Kim | Administrative Program Manager 3 | (318) 256-4112 | kim.ford@la.gov |
| Founds III | Warren | Executive Director | (318) 256-4112 | warren.found@la.gov |
| Graham | John | IT Manager | (318) 256-4112 | john.graham@la.gov |
| Matthews | Colby | Procurement Analyst 1 | (318) 256-4112 | colby.matthews@la.gov |
| Mitchell | Vicky | Accountant | (318) 256-4112 | vicki.mitchell@la.gov |
| Strother | Chad | Land Specialist 3 | (318) 256-4112 | chad.strother@la.gov |
| Thompson | Kelsey | Accounting Specialist | (318) 256-4112 | kelsey.thompson@la.gov |
| Wright | Susie | Human Resource Analyst C | (318) 256-4112 | susie.wright@la.gov |
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