Managing Groundwater in Far West Texas with Local Control Presented at the Texas Groundwater 2004
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Managing Groundwater in Far West Texas with
Local Control
Presented at the
Texas Groundwater 2004Towards Sustainability
November 18, 2004Austin, Texas
Presented by
Janet AdamsGeneral Manager
Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation DistrictPresidio County Underground Water Conservation Districts
Jeff Davis
• Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation District– 2258 square miles– 1993– Economy
• Agricultural• Tourism• Hunting
Presidio County
• Presidio County Underground Water Conservation District– 1999– 3,855 square miles – Economy
• Agricultural• Hunting• Art• Tourism
Water Transfers in 1999-2003
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Reeves
Alpine
Acre Feet
PurposedTransfers from Ryan Flat
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
Current
ProposedEl Paso
ProposedRioNuevo
Acre Feet
STATIC LEVELS
-200-180-160-140-120-100-80-60-40-20
0
Well 1 Well 2 Well 3 Well 4
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
Chapter 36 36.121. Limitation on Rulemaking Power of Districts
Over Wells in Certain Counties Except as provided by Section 36.117, a district that is
created under this chapter on or after September 1, 1991, shall exempt from regulation under this chapter a well and any water produced or to be produced by a well that is located in a county that has a population of 14,000 or less if the water is to be used solely to supply a municipality that has a population of 121,000 or less and the rights to the water produced from the well are owned by a political subdivision that is not a municipality, or by a municipality that has a population of 100,000 or less, and that purchased, owned, or held rights to the water before the date on which the district was created, regardless of the date the well is drilled or the water is produced. The district may not prohibit the political subdivision or municipality from transporting produced water inside or outside the district’s boundaries.
Gallons Pumped in One Year
0100,000,000200,000,000300,000,000400,000,000500,000,000600,000,000700,000,000800,000,000
Gallons Pumped
Total
Regulated
Unregulated
Districts Need
– Sound Science
• Funding
• Time
– Sustainability
• Aquifers different
Groundwater Districts Role
• Permits– Drilling– Production– Export
• Fees – Production– Export
• The Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation District and the Presidio County Underground Water Conservation District will strive to develop, promote, and implement water conservation and management strategies to protect water resources for the benefit of the citizens, economy, and environment of the District.
West Texas