It provides raw water for over 2.1 million people, implements vital flood control measures and creates recreational opportunities for the residents of 11 North Texas Counties.
The primary roles of the District continues to be flood control and water supply under Article 16, Section 59 in the Texas Constitution.
Directors must reside inside the Tarrant Regional Water District and be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
In 1929, a contractor was awarded the contract to construct Bridgeport and Eagle Mountain reservoirs, on the West Fork of the Trinity River.
Lake Bridgeport, located primarily in west Wise County, was the first reservoir constructed by the Tarrant Regional Water District.