Eastland County Water Supply District (hereafter referred to as the Supply District) was formed in 1949 by a special act of the Texas Legislature as a joint effort of Eastland and Ranger.
The Supply District delivers water to Ranger at a delivery point of a quality which meets or exceeds all Federal and State standards. At that delivery point the supply District’s responsibilities end. Ranger then delivers water to their citizens and other communities with its own infrastructure. The Supply District does not own or have any responsibility in Ranger’s Water delivery infrastructure.
The City of Ranger is impacted by its antiquated system which dates to the 1920s, built for the oil boom population of over 20,000. That means not only does Ranger have an aging infrastructure, but it also has infrastructure designed to serve a much larger population which translates to many miles of hydrants, and valves now supported by a population of less than 2500. The Supply District believes this is a main factor in Ranger’s high water loss, a water loss on average 3X higher than Eastland’s.
