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COLLINGSWORTH COUNTY UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT |
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Location: 802 9th St.,Wellington, Texas 79095 Purpose: The purpose of the District is to provide for the conservation, preservation, protection, and prevention of waste of the underground water reservoirs of Collingsworth County according to Chapters 36, 51 and 52 of the Texas Water Code. Creation: The Collingsworth County Underground Water conservation District is a local governmental agency created by HB1148 of the 68th Legislature of the State of Texas and ratified by the voters of Collingsworth County in 1986. The boundaries of the District are the same as those of Collingsworth County, Texas. Operation: The District is governed by five locally- elected landowners who each represent a specific zone within the District and serve as District Directors for four-year terms of office. Board of Directors The Board of Directors meets on the second Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the District office at 802 Ninth Street in Wellington. The Board of Directors employs a General Manager, Kenddall Harris, to administer the general operations of the District. The District has developed a comprehensive long-range Groundwater Management Plan to guide its operations and uses a current set of District Rules to implement the plan. These rules include requirements for issuance of permits and spacing of new wells, drilling completion procedures, prevention of water waste, export of water from the District, pollution of groundwater, closure of abandoned wells, procedures for hearings, and other rules governing District operations. Resources: Local farmers irrigate about 26,000 acres of agricultural crops each year, primarily cotton and peanuts. These crops, and the water that produces them are vital to the future of the economy. Ninety-five percent of the water pumped each year from District aquifers, or 33,000 acre-feet, is used for irrigation. The other five percent is about equally divided between livestock and human consumption. Eighty-five percent of the groundwater used in the District comes from the Seymour Aquifer, with the remaining fifteen percent provided by the Blaine and Whitehorse formations. These aquifers are recharged by local rainfall to some extent. A major thrust of the District at the present time is to monitor groundwater levels to determine trends in water levels and usage in order to predict future supplies and demands on local aquifers. The District also plans to continue monitoring quality of groundwater in the future. Information: Contact the District office in Wellington for information concerning the groundwater resources of Collingsworth County. |
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