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Exhibit 4

Texas Population Growth by Water Planning Region, 2000-2060 (Projected)

Region Population Growth
Region A: Panhandle 52.0%
Region B1 9.8%
Region C2 149.1%
Region D: North East Texas 72.3%
Region E: Far West Texas 116.6%
Region F3 25.1%
Region G: Brazos 105.4%
Region H4 124.7%
Region I: East Texas 46.6%
Region J: Plateau 79.5%
Region K: Lower Colorado 139.7%
Region L: South Central Texas 110.4%
Region M: Rio Grande 209.5%
Region N: Coastal Bend 63.7%
Region O: Llano Estacado 21.5%
Region P: Lavaca 3.3%
Texas 118.5%

1Region B includes Cottle, Hardeman, Wilbarger, Wichita, Clay, Montague, King, Foard, Baylor, Archer and a small section of northern Young county.

2Region C includes Cooke, Grayson, Fannin, Jack, Wise, Denton, Collin, Parker, Tarrant, Dallas, Rockwell, Kaufman, Ellis, Navarro, Henderson and Freestone counties.

3Region F includes the counties of Andrews, Borden, Brown, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett, Crane, Ector, Glasscook, Howard, Irion, Kimble, Loving, Martin, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Midland Mitchell, Pecos, Reagan, Reeves, Runnels, Schleicher, Scurry, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green, Upton, Ward and Winkler.

4Region H includes the counties of Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Walker, Waller, and parts of Polk and Trinity.

Details of all the regions can be found in the detailed description of each regional plan.

Source: Texas Water Development Board.

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